{"id":688,"date":"2012-12-18T16:53:37","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T21:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomharack.com\/?p=688"},"modified":"2013-01-04T11:07:19","modified_gmt":"2013-01-04T16:07:19","slug":"and-for-that-last-minute-golf-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/golf\/instruction\/688\/and-for-that-last-minute-golf-gift","title":{"rendered":"And For That Last-Minute Golf Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Golf instructors may insist that there are certain timeless truths about the golf swing, but teaching strategies are subject to fads and trends just like any other human endeavor. What we\u2019re currently experiencing is a sort of mild backlash against information overload; less emphasis on technical perfection, more on <em>playing golf<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/12\/Unconscious_Scoring_Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-689\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/12\/Unconscious_Scoring_Cover-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>This dovetails nicely with <em>Unconscious Scoring<\/em>, Dave Stockton\u2019s follow-up to his discourse on <em>Unconscious Putting<\/em>, also co-written with Matthew Rudy. At just 126 pages, it\u2019s a refreshingly simple explanation of short game technique intended to encourage less contemplation of mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The text is peppered with anecdotes about Stockton\u2019s short-game interventions with various pros, but mostly it\u2019s just straightforward advice illustrated by equally utilitarian photography. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.penguin.com\">Gotham Books<\/a>, $27.50.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>OK, but what if you want to dip your foot in instruction but don\u2019t have a guru in mind? You could consider <a href=\"http:\/\/www.GolfTEC.com\/holiday\">GolfTEC<\/a>, with its 165 \u201cimprovement centers\u201d around the U.S. and Canada, <a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/12\/Holiday_Gift_Box_image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-690\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/12\/Holiday_Gift_Box_image-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a>staffed by 500 golf professionals. Seasonal specials include a 60-minute swing evaluation, a 30-minute lesson, and a practice session, for $199. (303) 779-9900.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Too much of a commitment? How about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MYPROTOGO.com\">My Pro To Go<\/a>? Using your smartphone, shoot video of your swing from both head-on and down-the-line angles. Then send in the results via an app or the company\u2019s website and get a lesson and drills from a certified golf professional. Single lessons are $39, with volume discounts also available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Recipients of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shawnhumphries.com\">Shawn Humphries\u2019<\/a> Hump-Day Golf Tips already know he can make golf <a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/01\/SHGP_Original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-701\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/01\/SHGP_Original-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a>instruction fun. Much of the appeal of his approach is his good-natured way of breaking down the swing involving discrete steps, concisely explained. Besides no-nonsense training aids, Humphries sells reasonably priced DVDs on full-swing and short game improvement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"># # #<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Golf instructors may insist that there are certain timeless truths about the golf swing, but teaching strategies are&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/golf\/instruction\/688\/and-for-that-last-minute-golf-gift\" title=\"ReadAnd For That Last-Minute Golf Gift\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[705048,89813,705330,676063,705436],"class_list":["post-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-instruction","category-golf","tag-unconscious-scoring","tag-dave-stockton","tag-golftec","tag-my-pro-to-go","tag-shawn-humphries"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/12\/Unconscious_Scoring_Cover.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":700,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions\/700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tomharack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}