Family Special - Get Out On The Course Together!

I know how much fun a family golf outing can be. So to encourage families to enjoy a round at Ridgewood Golf Course and get fit together, we are introducing a Family Special. For just $5 per golfer, your group can walk up to nine holes and enjoy the course. 

Upcoming dates for this Family Special are June 11 & June 18, with tee times from 5 pm-7 pm. Here’s how it works:

Groups must include one or two adult family members and at least one but no more than three junior golfers (age 7-18), all golfers must walk and have their own clubs. Junior golfers will play a scramble-format based on the adult golfer’s best ball. For example, all golfers tee off or hit their subsequent shots. Assuming the adult golfer has the best shot, junior golfers pick up their balls and play from the best adult’s shot. In order to keep the pace of play, no more than 15 minutes per hole is permitted. All other rules of etiquette are in effect.

This special is only valid on dates and times notes in course advertisements, on our website at www.golfridgewoodohio.com, our Facebook page (Ridgewood Golf Course) and our Twitter account (@RGCParma).

No rain-checks will be issued in the event of inclement weather.

Tip of the Month: Here’s something you can practice while you’re taking advantage of our Family Special, or if you’re just picking up the game.

The beginning golfer faces many challenges, and all the different information thrown at a beginner can be overwhelming. How far do I stand from the ball? How far does my 7 iron go? What is a proper stance and grip? The list goes on and on…

To me the most troubling thing is the amount of advice a beginner receives from his or her friends. Everyone has a way to swing the club and an opinion of why you are doing it incorrectly. They all mean well enough but some advice just takes us down the wrong fairway. An example is a common phrase I hear all the time – “hit down on the ball.”

Here’s how I advise my beginners to make proper contact. When I see my students struggling with good contact, I use an analogy of splashing water - if you hit down on the water you will just get yourself wet because the angle is too steep (a chunked shot in golf). If you try to pick up the water, you may miss completely (a topped shot in golf). Either way, the angles do not work and are too extreme. You want to enter the water about an inch or so deep, extend that angle for about a foot on either side of the entry point (the ball) while pushing the water toward your target. Do this and you will make better contact and be more consistent.

Dave Chuba

Dave Chuba is the general manager of the Ridgewood Golf Course in Parma. He is a PGA professional and an enthusiastic student of the sport.

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Volume 8, Issue 6, Posted 12:50 PM, 06.03.2016