Island Golf - Ideas For Your Upcoming Golf Vacation

If you're like me, you like to find a vacation spot where you can engage in some of your favorite activities. Some people pick the destination based on its beauty or the weather, but I'm not to just sit and watch the sunset every day – I want a little action with my R&R.

Before you start planning a vacation, I want you to consider going to an island, but not because you can snorkel or surf – but because it's the most beautiful golf I've ever seen in my life.

Playing a round of golf on an island is the most peaceful mental game I've been exposed to. Of course, if there are jagged cliffs and shattering waves looming by the green, I'll admit it can get a tad intimidating.

Somehow, though, it's a little easier to accept your ball flying off over a cliff and into the big blue ocean than it is to see it sink into a stagnant pond on a mainland course. It might be the sea air or the fact that when I'm on vacation, nothing seems to matter much, but my game actually improves when I fly away to an island resort and reserve a tee time for the first morning I'm there.

So what do I look for when I want to go on an island golf getaway? Let's take a look at some of the most important criteria for me:

Is it family-friendly? Now I know not all kids belong on the golf course, but I drag my sons and daughter along with me and they hit the ball better than most adult players.

Still, we receive skeptical looks from those who don't know us and assume I'm going to ruin the course with my unmanageable brats. At the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, families get to use the Kiawah Island Family Tee Program from May 29-September 5th.

That means every day between 6 and 7 PM, families can tee up together without being rushed by other players to hurry up to the next hole. It's affordable (free for the kids) and everyone plays from the junior tees to encourage togetherness.

How many courses can I play? When you visit some of the islands, they'll have more than one course – and you'll want to play them all while you're there! It's not like you can drop by three weeks from today, so you want to get access to the various courses whenever you can.

If you order a golf resort package for a particular island, make sure you have access to the various courses, not just one. They may have different levels of course – from Championship courses to those for the average Jane.

How hard will it hit my pocketbook? I'm a savvy shopper, whether it's whole grains or a good golf resort, so I want the most play for my money. A good golf resort package will include more than 1 round of golf, and will include green and cart fees, range balls, and a breakfast, dinner, or meal or two along the way.

Of course the costs will vary depending on what time of year that you go, just as it does for any resort vacation. If you go to Kiawah Island in the winter, from January 1-March 15, for instance, you'll only have to pay $303 per person. But an Easter vacation from April 8-21st will go up in price to $446 per person.

There are always variations of packages. You can downsize the amenities and have a smaller villa or fewer meals for a reduced cost. Or, you can super-size your play and get golf instructions, sports massages, and personalized club fitting if you have the money to do it.

What else does the island have to offer? When we went to Hawaii, we loved exploring the flora and fauna on foot and renting mopeds to travel all around from the Pearl Harbor museum to Diamond Head for a beautiful view of Honolulu.

This, of course, was in between our trips to Coral Creek where we enjoyed a PGA lesson and enjoyed fine dining experience while the kids (along with grandma) went to a luau for the night.

Don't forget that planning a trip to an island golf resort is not very different from planning any other vacation. You want the best amenities for the least amount of money and there are always packages available to cater to your needs.

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Golf Ball Review: Titleist HVC Tour SF

A few days ago I was in my favorite discount department store. I was wandering up and down the isles looking at the new stuff and avoiding the sporting goods section because that's where I spend the most money.

As an avid golfer I eventually made my way to the shelves with the golf balls and noticed that the Titleist HVC Tour SF was on sale for $10 a dozen. So, I picked up a dozen.

The next day I was on the golf course with my new balls in my bag and eager to get started.

The first thing I noticed about the ball was how similar it was to the Pro V1, which is the premium ball for Titleist. That's one of the things I like about Titleist, unless you look at the side label, you can't tell one ball from another. This ball oozes confidence.

Now for the moment of truth. I put on my best game face; I stick the peg in the ground and place my new ball on it. I align myself to my target. I make a mighty swing and...WOOHOO!

I normally play the more expensive Titleist Pro V1 and the Titleist HVC Tour SF was longer by about 30 yards! Now I am not a low handicap player. I normally have GHIN of around 12 and a swing speed right at 100 MPH. For me, a 30 yard gain is impressive.

The same was true of my irons. I was 10 to 15 yards longer on all my irons. Normally I would use an 8 iron to hit 135 yards. I hit my 8 iron over 150 yards and was long to the green on my approach shot. Not a big deal if you are a known short hitter. I was able to adjust as the round went along.

So where is the problem? It did not hold the green like the ProV1. I’m sure that on a hard green you can expect it to go right through the green unless you compensate for it. It should be good for the bump and run golfers. The target golfers may have a problem.

On the green the ball was great. I had a chance to practice on the putting green prior to the 1st tee and was impressed with the feel. It is not as soft as the Titleist Pro V1. Maybe more like the Pro V1X. I was holing out with longer puts and leaving the ball closer on the lags.

I went on to score well for the rest of the round and was impressed overall with the quality of the ball. It didn't scuff as much as I had anticipated. It held its roundness and I was able to get 2 rounds out of it before it was relegated to my shag bag.

So what’s the bottom line? Overall, I was impressed with the Titleist HVC Tour SF. I think I will continue to play this ball. I would give it 3 balls out of 4. It has found a permanent place in my bag. You should be able to find it at the department stores for less than half what you would pay for Pro V1/V1X.

I'm sure that some of the low handicappers would have trouble with my review and will surely dispute my findings. This just my opinion and hopefully it will help a fellow golfer. Play Well.

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PurePoint Golf Instruction Golf Swing Fundamentals � Driver Timing

Let’s spend a couple of minutes talking about one of the three most abused and misunderstood golf swing fundamentals, timing. It’s an important term but it’s misused a lot. So, let me explain to you what timing is, and then it’ll draw you a lot closer to understanding when you're struggling.

Timing is your ability to swing your arms and hands back to the golf ball as your hip turns out of the way. And the reason it has to turn out of the way is so the arms and hands can pass your body and wrap around you. That’s the definition, no more, no less.

Now, I have gone to the golf course many days where I’ve hit the ball beautifully, solid, straight right. So, my timing was off a bit because my body was turning out in front of my golf club and that was sending it off to the right.

Now, the correction would be to slow the bottom half down and speed up the top part. There have been days where my timing has been off because the arms and hands were quicker than the bottom.

How do you correct that? Speed up the bottom and it’ll catch up with the arms and hands, and that will help that.

Now, how do you fix your timing? That’s probably the most difficult question in the game of golf. How do you get your timing back? I believe that if you can’t hit your pitching wedge, you probably aren’t hitting your 5 iron and your 5 wood and your driver.

So, I love to send people out to the practice facility to hit thousands of pitching wedges and work on their golf swing fundamentals. That, to me, is the easiest way to find your timing.

Now, let’s say that your favorite club in your golf bag is your driver and you're driving the ball beautifully. Then go hit a thousand drivers. Or maybe it’s a 5 wood or a 5 iron. Whatever club you're struggling with, stay way away from that one.

Go to the club that you're doing well with. And if you're not doing well with any of them, then go to a pitching wedge.

Now, the next question most difficult after that: How do you know when your timing’s off? I believe that your timing is off when your miss/hit pattern is not consistent. One’s fat, one’s thin, one’s top, one’s good, one’s to the left, one’s to the right. That’s a great indication that your timing’s off.

Find your favorite club and go to the practice tee and hit ten thousand of them and remember when you hit the golf ball to think of the golf swing fundamentals.

Thanks and have a great day.

Copyright 2006 David Nevogt

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