Hitting the Links

After a long, cold winter, spring has finally arrived.  Although it took a while to be here, we are looking forward to seeing our new swings take action on the course.  It is my hope that we transition well, continuing to work on what we have accomplished while getting back into the feel and swing of things.  This next week, we will be outside as much as possible.  The course is now open to walkers only which is perfect for us.  If the range is not open, we will spend more time on the course working on what is needed to prepare us for our first event next weekend at Otter Creek.  The goal of the first tournament for me is to get the last bit of rust off and make sure we get back into competition mode.  From there, we will be able to self critique and diagnose what we need to work on individually to continue to get better and achieve goals.  I have no doubt that each player will perform to their best abilities while learning on the course.  Throughout the course of the spring season, we will be working on our weaknesses while maintaining our strengths.  It is going to be a great season! Go Beavers!

Spring is in the Air

With the first day of spring on it's way, the weather has certainly started to show signs a little early.  Don't get me wrong, I think all individuals in the Midwest are OK with it after a long, cold winter.  As the weather is getting nicer, it is our hope to be outside soon.  The students have been working very hard indoors and are itching to get outside and watch the ball fly while working on the items we have worked on.  I look forward to watching the transition from indoors to outdoors.  With spring break being a little over a week away for the players, it would be great to get outdoors before to see where we are at.  If not, we will have to wait until the week after spring break, which could put us in a semi-difficult position being that our first tournament for men and women is the first weekend of April.  We will have to see what mother nature has in store for the next couple of weeks and also wait to hear from the golf course about getting outside.  Keep an eye out for future blogs indicating how the transition went and how the teams are doing.

Spring Time Preparation

It is time for Mother Nature to make up her mind.  Any and all golfers in the Midwest are itching to get outside and watch a ball fly through the air and end up in the cup.  With this in mind, BVU has started practicing already with our new indoor/outdoor simulator.  Throughout the time frame of our indoor practices, I have seen dramatic improvements in each player that I am looking forward to seeing outside!  Each player has worked so hard during our time inside and they are looking forward to transitioning to outside to see their hard work pay off.  As the winter is hopefully coming to an end soon, it will be our goal to maintain what we have worked on.  The simulator, being indoor and outdoor, will be outside with us and allow us to gain more knowledge of what our swing is providing us each and every day.  Along with this, we will be able to transition from the practice area to the course to make sure we better understand where the ball is going and how far.  As a coach, I am looking forward to the season so that we can show our competitors that we are continuously working hard to get better!  Keep an eye out for the next blog which will be as we begin to be outdoors.