I haven't posted in quite a while due to my recent move from Florida back to my hometown of Shreveport, La. and then the unusually cold winter we've had has really kept the golf to a minimum. I'm also moving away from having a separate "website" and this blog. I prefer to keep this blog, but you can still use the GLBGolf.com URL but it will bring you to this blog instead. As some may know, I'm not a web designer ( I know Luke... it's hard to believe ;-D) and Luke Brown has been helping me to get this transition done and I thank him profusely.
Normally I like the winter time of year. The cooler weather really is nice after a long hot summer. However, this is the coldest and wettest year on record for this part of the country. Yesterday we had about 8 inches of snow at my place and for those who don't live in this area THAT'S A LOT OF SNOW! I got some great pix and video and I'll post them later.
But golf weather is just around the corner. Matter of fact, we have a golf tournament coming up this Monday at East Ridge Country Club, here in Shreveport. The tournament is the David Duncan Memorial Classic and it's the annual fundraiser for the ARC of Caddo-Bossier (Goldman School). There will be 16 LPGA pros and two Nationwide PGA pros playing alongside the participants. There are some excellent prizes to be won and some even better raffle prizes including a seat on a chartered 737 going to The Masters on April 7th. Win this and you get round trip air, food on board, admission to Wednesdays practice round and Par 3 contest, and memories to last a lifetime. This was donated by David Toms and the David Toms Foundation. It's going to be cold so my advice to all entrants is to make sure you stretch adequately before you try to tee off. You will play better golf after stretching and more importantly you will avoid some painful and potentially long lasting injuries.
Oh yeah, I want to let my friends know that I'll be signing a contract to give golf instruction and conduct clinics at Fox Run Golf Club at Barksdale Airforce Base in Bossier City. So contact me for any instruction needs or to simply get yourself ready for this spring. I'll be setting up short game clinics soon and don't worry about not being able to access the base. I can make arrangements for that easy enough. I'm also working on permission to teach at another location here on the SW side of Shreveport. I'll keep you posted on when that happens.
Until then you might want to start looking at your clubs and making sure your grooves are clean and your grips aren't worn (they probably are). I need to change my grips now too, so I'll add that to my list of things to do.
Stay warm,
Gary
