Jackson Township, NJ – My dad always talked about having fun in the winter.
Winter was very important in Wisconsin, where we were from, and where the thermometer values looked like a leaderboard – minus-10, minus, minus-20 and so on. Shooting, in January back home, the thermometer played in the forest 2000 clip. However, you had to winterize things with risk, so that when spring finally arrived, they were ready. And that meant, for example, checking your tires and your fluids in your car. And sealing your windows. And so on. We can finish there. This is not a home improvement site. But it’s the development of one game, which got me wondering:
Was there a golf equivalent to cover your outdoor AC? And, if so, can I write about it?
Yes, actually. And yes, hopefully.
To help with the following, I spoke with Kelan McDonagh. He is the director of instruction at Scenger MeteDeconk National Golf Club and a golf instructor to watch. And believe in players who are ready for the tee on another day of the golf season, wherever possible when the snow has melted and the sun is shining longer.
In short, he is a blessing that my father will be proud of. So I asked a few questions:
Who is the best winter? For beginners? Player ratings? Low handicappers?
All ’em, said McDonagh.
Why Do They Begin?
“They need to know when they see the ball hit the screen and see it fly through the air or whatever, that makes them want to get off of it,” McDonagh said. “Building the basics of catching, setting, understanding the position of the ball, the distance from the ball – it’s very easy to work on this in a short time at home.”
Why middle players?
“It’s possible they’re looking for their downfall,” McDonagh said. “Perhaps they are a little inclined to the way they have played. They started in a certain industry, they went down and stayed there for a few months, it could be a change, it could be something they are dealing with there.
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“So that golfer who just plays and understands it and plays and finds success but has a reason to go well, that could be a reason to go, exercise, work, yoga, whatever it is, you work with a little more, lose a few kilos, generate speed that way.”
Why are the players more advanced?
“So your top amateurs, your pres, your pros, are at a level where their game is already good enough to compete,” McDonagh said. “So they’re probably working to try to generate more speed and understand different ways to use the ground.”
The most important thing in catching winter
During this interview, McDonagh offered up what he called the most important thing in winter hunting.
Coach.
“Go to someone that your friends recommend or you’ve heard of, someone you can trust,” she said. “Take what they tell you and don’t leave it, because any swing swing we do, like [Top 100 Hall of Fame Teacher] Mike Adams always says, we only hire you. So when I come in, someone comes here for an hour and I change their hold, they hire that hour. It won’t feel good. They should go and put in the work until they have it.
“And the difference that they’ll see in their golf game when they have the changes they’ve been asked to make is that the process of being more enjoyable on the golf course is much easier.”
Are there a few steps the average player can use to winterize?
There were. McDonagh was three years old.
The first step? To improve the system.
“I think the most important thing for anyone trying to get better is to understand how they move and how they’re designed to swing the golf club,” McDonagh said. “As we know in today’s world, you go on Instagram for hours, you go on YouTube for hours, you can get golf tips from any blokes, what they can do if someone shoots in March and April, to put a plan in place, whether it’s a three-year plan, a four-month plan, a five-month plan. Find an instructor to work with regularly. Do I need to change my clubs?
The second step? Find a coach you can get along with.
“The other person you’re enjoying will see, that you can understand and relate to,” McDonagh said. “Because we’re all there. I’ve taken courses for years where I’ve gone on for hours, standing around the room or two hours, I didn’t understand, I went in. And that’s possible. You can buy anything.
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“I mean, I don’t know how many golf coaches there are within a 15-, 20-mile radius of any of us on Planet Earth where you actually look at them in indoor-up putting that works for what you do.”
The third step? Give it time.
“And devoting time,” along with making sure you write down your goals, I want to achieve my irons a little? Do I want to make it fast?
“Then it’s clear that we would all like, when the doors are opened at the edge of the drive in March and April, if you look at the best videos of Golf going at high speed. Little, we have never met someone who can’t. I don’t think I will ever understand. So to understand the details of trying to make changes, but be creative, and then continue to tell that back to your coach and see where your game can go.”
Editor’s note: For more on Golf at MeteDeconk National Golf Club, please click here. And for more information on how to donate to help McDonagh’s father, who is battling cancer, please click here.
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