The team at The Golf Institute at Fraserview would like to wish you a very Happy New Year and a great 2012 golf season! Come visit us in the golf shop to check out some great merchandise specials, lesson promotions and our Winter Golf Card.
Our golf shop is open from 8am to 7pm daily with the driving range opening at 11am Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at 8am Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Our staff is here to answer any questions that you may have and to help you get your game ready for the 2012 season.
Our Winter Lesson Promotion gives you two great options to keep your game in shape! Take either three 30 minute lessons or a 90 minute playing lesson for ONLY $99. Call 604-257-6923 to book today!
$2 Tuesdays at Fraserview Driving Range
For the winter months the Driving Range at Fraserview is running an online only special on Tuesdays from 8am to 8pm. Connect with us on a social media platform and hit a bucket of 40 range balls for only $2! You can Tweet about us, Re-Tweet one of our messages, Post a note on our Facebook page, or check in on Foursquare or Facebook. Just bring in your phone and show us the post and we will give you a $2 bucket. It’s that simple. $2 Tuesdays every Tuesday this winter from 8am to 8pm.
Not on Twitter?
If you do not have a Twitter account here is how to get one and get the deal…
Phase 1:
1. Go to http://twitter.com
2. Create an account by entering your name, email address and unique password
3. Fill out your Twitter profile and add a photo. You can add as much or little information as you like but the more you add the more likely people will find and follow you.
Phase 2:
4. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TGIFraserview
5. Every Tuesday look for our $2 Tuesday tweets and Re-Tweet them
OR
Every Tuesday post your own tweet and mention @TGIFraserview
6. Stop in at the Golf Shop and pick up your token for a $2 warm-up bucket of balls to hit
Long Hours
The Driving Range at Fraserview Golf Course is open from 8am to 8pm on Tuesdays so there is lots of opportunity to take us up on this offer. Come on out at lunchtime or on the way home to relieve some work stress. Our golf shop staff is here until 7pm daily to welcome you. Our regular range hours are as follows:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday – 11am to 8pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday – 8am to 8pm
The golf institute at Fraserview has a great deal for February. During this month, take 3 x 45 minute golf lessons, and get 1 TPI fitness screen from Brad Kahn (certified TPI fitness trainer) Sometimes our body won’t let us have an efficient golf swing… so come check up on your physical mobility and stability with Brad and get 3 golf lessons from either James or Moe! See you soon!
2011 is going to be a great year for golf! TGIFraserview is going to have a heavy online presence this year. Keep checking www.TGIFraserview.comfor updates, and new videos. Our 2011 prices will be up shortly! James Presnail has committed to making a golf related video two times a month, so be sure to check them out! enjoy the season! We look forward to helping you discover YOUR golf game! The golf institute at fraserview is an excellent choice for golf instruction in Vancouver.
Hint: the fairway is not a good target, the green is not a good target, they are too general and don’t give your athleticism enough visual information to help it propel an object accurately towards it. When I learnt how to throw a baseball, my coach always said “stare at the glove you are throwing to!” that is the best sport advice I have ever received, and it relates perfectly to golf. If your throwing a ball from outfield to infield and don’t have a specific target the ball could end up anywhere. This originates from before you even decide to throw it. When you pick someones glove as a target, your whole motion is designed away and towards that glove. If you don’t have a specific target in golf like “hit the fairway’ The motion your body creates away from the target can be so disconnected, and a direct reason you might not be hitting the ball where you are aiming. Think carefully before choosing your target!
As if the golf hole doesn’t seem small enough already! Anyhow, pick super small targets when practicing! It will make the hole seem bigger. In the case of this movie, I was playing pool with golf balls and a golf club, getting the angle right takes a precise target intention. If your target is more specific, you will definitely see better results. When playing golf, don’t try and hit the fairway, try and hit the 150 yard stake post. And when you’re near the green, try and sink every shot! Why not? That is the game isn’t it? Come by Fraserview golf course for some lessons this winter or spring. We would love to help you explore fun ways to drop your handicap! See you in Vancouver @ Fraserview golf course!
All of us are born with a knack for amazing aim towards a target… “Well why don’t I always hit my target then?” – People may ask. My answer – “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it with amazing accuracy.” A great example of this is those darn waterhazards on golf courses. We see it and say to ourselves, “don’t hit it into the water hazard;” inevitably we end up hitting it right into the middle of the water! Why is that? There is a big difference between trying to hit to a target, and connecting with a target. The water hazard is big and familiar, so when our head is down looking at theball before we swing, we still feel where the water hazard is. We feel a connection with it. It is that connection that draws us to hit it there. Do you feel a strong connection with your target (a small hole with a stick in it)? Or do you simply ‘align’ yourself to the best of your ability towards the flag, then hit the ball and hope it goes that direction? Bottom line is, if we can connect to the flag/holes’ proximity as deeply as we do to water hazards; we will hit our intended target more often. Knowing where your targets proximity is not like navigating a city by following; north, east, south, and west directions, it’s a deeper knowing… It’s similar to when people say “I know this city like the back of my hand.”
Scary Lucky
The only scary thing in this video is from my camera’s point of view. I may, or may not have hit it a few times… I told Mewail that the ‘hitting the flag’ shot was harder to do than his hole-in-one… he laughed and chuckled… I guess the only way to prove it would be for me to make a hole-in-one as well? Enjoy the video!
Moe Kidane and James Presnail of The Golf Institute @ Fraserview, set out on a mission at 8am October 21 2010. The mission was for Moe to make a Hole-In-One on the 16th at Fraserview. It took 15 Minutes and half a bucket of balls before an unforgettable omen would occur. Put your undivided attention to ANYTHING, and ANYTHING becomes possible. Check out www.tgifraserview.com for more information on our lesson programs, we would love to help YOU put your undivided attention onto YOUR golf game.
Lessons learned: Get the ball rolling towards the hole and your chances of it going in dramatically increase. Also, have a clear intention! Moe’s was to simply put the ball in the hole!
Trick Shots
Pick a target and commit to it! Sometimes miracles in golf can happen, and the ball goes in! James Presnail @ the golfinstitute has a few miracles in this short golf clip.
hit it a few times… I told Mewail that the ‘hitting the flag’ shot was harder to do than his hole-in-one… he laughed and chuckled… I guess the only way to prove it would be for me to make a hole-in-one as well? Enjoy the video!
