Places to play golf in Blue Ridge, Georgia
and around:
The best golf courses in the
entire state of Georgia are found right here in the North Georgia mountains.
We compiled a list of close by golf course, they all will be within 30
minutes drive from our Blue Ridge cabins.
Please call to the gold course before you drive there. Also read some
useful golf articles.
Bent Tree Golf Course, 1885 Little Pine Mountain Rd # 20193, Jasper,
GA 30143-7519, 800-601-9695
The 18-hole "Bent Tree" course at the Bent Tree Golf Course facility in
Jasper, Georgia features 6,587 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par
of 72. The course rating is 71.2 and it has a slope rating of 130. Designed
by Joseph L. Lee, the Bent Tree golf course opened in 1972.
Brasstown Valley Golf,
6321 US Highway 76, Young Harris, GA 30582 -
706-379-9900
Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Brasstown Valley
resort offers a spectacular mountain golf experience with scenery as
breathtaking as the play is challenging.
Butternut Creek
Golf Course, Blairsville GA 30512, 706-439-6076
Surrounded by the majestic beauty of the North Georgia Mountains and
featuring 6,536 yards of dramatic fairways, Butternut Creek Golf Course is
one of the areas finest public golf courses. Experience the thrill of
playing this mountainside course with 18 of the best holes in the northeast
Georgia area.
Chatuge Shores Golf Course,
260 Golf Course Rd, Hayesville NC 28904-7117, 828-389-8940
Our course is nestled
along beautiful Lake Chatuge with a gorgeous backdrop of the Blue Ridge
Mountains. The course consists of 18 holes ranging from Par 3's to Par 5's.
We invite you to walk the course or use a cart while playing, it's your
choice.
Copper Basin Golf Club, 5765 Highway 64, Copperhill NC 37317,
423-496-3579
The 9-hole "Copper Basin" course at the Copper Basin Golf Club facility in
Copperhill, Tennessee features 2,633 yards of golf from the longest tees for
a par of 35. Copper Basin golf course opened in 1943.
Semi-Private 9 hole course &
driving range - Open Year Round - No tee times accepted - Green Fees $25
weekdays $25 weekends.
Gilmer
Golf & Games, 7286 Highway 515
N, Ellijay, GA 30536, 706-698-GOLF
the most scenic miniature golf course in Georgia. The course has
been designed with Mother Nature in mind; rock and water hazards create
challenging diversions for the skillful player. Sparkling blue waterfalls,
rushing streams, and lovely gardens offer a serene setting for golfers
looking for relaxation. What are you waiting for?
White Path Golf Course, 1156 Shenendoa Dr, Ellijay, GA 30540-1202,
706-276-3080
The 18-hole "White Path" course at the White Path Golf Course facility in
Ellijay, Georgia features 6,139 yards of golf from the longest tees for a
par of 72. The course rating is 68.6 and it has a slope rating of 126.
Designed by Rocky Roquemore, the White Path golf course opened in 1985. Mark
Reese manages the course as the General Manager.
Completed in
1987, this magnificent property consists of 750 building lots surrounding 18
glorious fairways. Whitepath is snuggled in the majestic north Georgia
mountains and offers breathtaking scenery from elevated tees overlooking
lush fairways and medium-sized greens. A trout stream and four lakes come
into play, and abundant wildlife including deer, quail and turkey can be
observed throughout the course.
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Some useful articles:
Golf Hitting Power by John Matherly
Golf Training - Should You Get a Golf Professional to Teach You How to Play?
by Juzaily Ramli
We all want more power and more distance in our golf swing. And very
fortunately, there are several options for creating power. If one does not
feel good or suit your body type, there are still many more that can be
used. This report is about hitting. Hitting, as contrasted to swinging, is
when the player accelerates the clubhead by PUSHING ON THE SIDE OF THE GOLF
CLUB.
Technically, this is called a "radial acceleration" of the club meaning
the right elbow and right wrist are pressing against the side of the club
(radius) to achieve club head speed. This is hitting like with a hockey
stick or tennis racket. In hitting, the right elbow, right wrist, and right
shoulder all play very critical roles. The right elbow - How is power
created? How is it used? When the right elbow is bent, energy is stored.
This is the potential energy to open the elbow and move the forearm forward.
This is the same action as a piston cylinder on an old steam locomotive or
the piston action in a car engine. It is the action of a hockey player
standing still on the ice and shooting the puck. It is a hard forward push
on the club coming from the right elbow. (As an aside, this is also probably
why we take a stand to the ball with our left shoulder to the target.
This stand allows us to use our dominant right arm and right elbow with
the best angle to hit the ball, like in tennis with the forehand swing.) The
right wrist - The right wrist keeps pushing on the club during the
milliseconds while the clubface is compressing and deforming the golf ball.
The right wrist helps to resist the slowing down of the clubhead during
impact. To keep it short, by resisting the clubhead tendency to slow down
throught the hitting zone, a player can gain up to 30% more clubhead speed
WITH THE SAME INITIAL CONDITIONS.
So this is not trivial. Also, to be clear, this is NOT flipping the right
wrist at impact. It is a passive but strong resistance to the slowing down
of the club. (Resistance to deceleration of the clubhead through impact will
be discussed in more detail in the report - Swinging from your feet.)
Aha!!!! The right shoulder - We know that better players rotate the right
shoulder very nicely down the plane and down the target line. Yes, that has
been said and observed thousands of times.
But WHY? The right shoulder performs two functions - one is putting body
mass behind the piston movement of the right elbow. So connecting the body
weight into the right elbow with put enormous more momentum into the contact
with the ball and transfer more energy to the ball. It is like being hit by
a bicycle or a 10-ton truck both moving at the same speed. Which is going to
do more damage and transfer more energy? Obviously, the 10-ton truck. So get
your body weight better connected and behind the right elbow for more power.
OK - that is easy to understand. But the second function of the right
shoulder is more subtile. Imagine a dog leash. The dog is free to move for a
certain distance. But when is gets to the end of the leash, it is suddenly
stopped. The rigth shoulder is similar. IF the right shoulder moves down the
swing plane and down the target line, the right elbow can stay bent with all
of its power for a very late hit.
That is the dog leash is still loose enough to allow the right elbow to
explode into the ball. However, if the right shoulder turns on a plane
flatter than the swing plane, the right elbow will start opening up - that
is loosing power - before it is even near the ball. The right elbow is
"leaking power" because the unconscious minds says "You must hit the ball!"
and the only way to hit the ball with a shoulder rotating more flat that the
swing plane is by opening up the right elbow. The right elbow cannot explode
into the ball because it is already opened up and can move only a short
distance before it is at the "end of it's leash."
Don't believe what I am writing here. Try it yourself. Do it now - even
without a club in your hand. Am I right or not? And now you know why
rotating the right shoulder down the swing plane allows a golfer to keep the
power stored in the right elbow until the last possible second before
impact. Until the next report. Best regards,
John Matherly www.swingofchampions.com and
http://golfvideos.blogspot.com
In golf, there are two categories of players - the golf pros and the golf
amateurs. Fortunately for all, the line between these two categories does
meet at some point.
There are many people who are of the opinion that golf is a leisurely
game. Its purpose is for recreation, thus hiring a golf professional to
teach you how to play defeats the purpose of the game and drains it of any
real enjoyment.
However, although there are close to 30 million golfers in the States
alone most of them have never had or will never get to break a score of 100.
Many of these golfers complain not only of a less than satisfactory game,
but also of the aches and pains that they feel after a game of golf.
Being able to play golf like a pro through one's own practice may work
out for some golfers, even if it is not as effective as having the
assistance of someone more professional to help you with the game.
Furthermore, being able to play golf well and being able to enjoy playing
golf can maximize on the satisfaction and pleasure that the game promises.
Deciding on whether or not assistance from a pro is needed is as
important as choosing the right golf equipment. You would need to first
identify and prioritize your goals, decide on the level of commitment that
you are prepared to give, as well as the amount of money that you can afford
to invest in the game. The following are some pointers that you would find
helpful with regards to enlisting the help of a pro.
- Having a coach or a pro to assist you could help in zeroing in onto
your specific weaknesses. Once your weaknesses have been identified, your
coach could give several targeted exercises to help you to correct your
weaknesses. With a coach by your side, this will be monitored to see if
you're doing things right.
- A golf coach could also help with getting rid of bad golfing habits
which normally result in injuries like the golfer's elbow which can be very
painful. Your coach will also be able to guide you through a proper warm-up
routine. This is one of the greatest advantages of having the help of a
professional, as it helps you not just with the way you play but also by
avoiding injuries and unnecessary aches and pains.
- Discuss with your prospective coach and get their opinion on teaching
and playing the game. A good coach or golf pro will readily tell you that
the best way is to build up on the basics of playing golf and to avoid the
short cuts and latest fads. If someone tells you the latter will get faster
results, keep in mind that although this is true, as soon as you stop
working with them your golf performance will drop back to where you were
before. Thus, it is best to stick with the tried and tested basic rules of
playing golf, which could take longer to master but will guarantee a better
performance.
- The average rate for a personal lesson with a golf pro could be about
$75 per an hour's lesson. However, remember that prices may vary with the
different pros that you will be working with, or with the different golf
school or club.
- Should the rates for a personal one-on-one lesson be too high or
expensive, you may choose to go for a lesson with a group of other golfers.
This way expenses can be shared. Please remember though, not to have more
than 4 people to a golf pro. This lets you have attention as good as a
personal one-on-one lesson but with less expenses. A golf pro coaching for
an hour for a group of 4 golfers would cost somewhere around $120.
- A vital thing to keep in mind is that when working with a pro, it means
going for quality rather than quantity. This is after all why you hired them
in the first place. Since there is a limited number of lessons, work hard to
ensure that you achieve your goal of being an excellent golfer at a few
techniques, rather than knowing many techniques but being the master of
none.
- A professional coach will instruct you on the techniques to a better
game on your own in the future without his supervision. The main purpose is
of course so that you can become a better golfer on your own. This includes
not only playing with the right techniques but also having a good warm-up
and stretching routine.
And finally, even after you have completed all your lessons and after
some improvements in your game, you should still go back to see your coach
maybe once a year. This will enable him to check up on your golf game and to
see if there are any other techniques or aspects that you still need to work
on. There will always be room for improvement, more so if you want to play a
better game of golf.
About the Author
Juzaily Ramli and his friend Tommy Lehmann are golf
enthusiasts and proud owners of
golf school website.
You'll discover how you too can increase your distance and lower your golf
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