Coach's Corner - Winterize your golf game! 
By Craig Forgash, PGA
I know that golf gets a little lower on the winter priority scale.  With the holidays and the cold weather, it's hard to find time to get out and play or practice.  That doesn't mean your golf game has to suffer, though.  A few minutes a day can help you transition your game from one season to the next.  You might even find some improvement over the winter if you work on the following parts of your game.  Putting: this is really a no-brainer.  Everyone can find a way to bring the putter inside and roll some putts along the carpet or other suitable surface.  Buy a cheap putting mat and lay it on top of the hardwood or cement floor.  You may not be able to work on your distance control, but you might be the master of the 3-foot putt when next season rolls around.  Setup: one of the reasons your golf game is rusty when you return after a lengthy absence is that you have to relearn some of the basic fundamentals; distance from the golf ball, grip, posture, ball position.  If you grabbed a golf club and repeated your routine of approaching a golf shot, you could really hit the ground running next season.  Flexibility:  use the off-season to improve your flexibility.  Would it be nice to add ten yards to your tee shot without hitting any balls over the winter?  Dumb question.  Sit on the floor with your legs crossed, and stretch your upper body to the left as far as you can.  Hold the position for ten seconds.  Then go to the right and hold.  Do ten repetitions for each side and do it as many days per week as you can.  Put all of the above tips into practice and you might have the most productive golfing winter of your life!

Coach's Corner - Perfect Your Waggle
By Craig Forgash, PGA
You may watch golf on t.v. and wonder why the pros do the things they do.  One thing that almost all pros do, yet do very differently, is waggle the club.  The waggle happens right before you swing the club, and although you may not consider it a very important part of the shot, it might be the most important thing you do.  Tension is a killer for most athletic motions.  Muscles that are tense and tight do not work as well as muscle that are relaxed and loose.  They don't work as fast either.  If you don't waggle the club, or you have quick, jerky movements with the club prior to your swing, work on improving your waggle.  Use it as a way to eliminate the tension in your shoulders, arms and hands.  The arms will move faster which makes the club move faster.  When the club moves faster, the ball goes farther.  And when the ball goes farther, the game is easier!

Notable Golfer - Lee Westwood
As of October 31, 2010 Lee Westwood is the #1 golfer in the world, below are a few facts on this notable golfer.

• Westwood started playing golf at the age of 13 with a half set of clubs his grandparents bought him.  His dad starting playing at the same time to encourage Lee's interest.
• Two years later he was junior champion.
• Westwood is one of a handful of golfers to win championships on every major continent.
• He was named player of the year in 1998, 2000, and 2009.
• Westwood is from the UK and has represented Europed in the past 6 Ryder Cups.