The 4th Annual Moe Norman Memorial
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Where: Eagle Creek Golf Club - Orlando,
FL - GGA's Orlando home
Who: YOU!!
Cost: $429
/ golfer through August 15th, 2008. Registration will then become $459 /
golfer
It's hard to believe it's been 4 years since we said goodbye to
Moe. And we are proud and honored to host the Moe Norman Memorial Outing
in his honor. Now only 2 months away, the 4th Annual Moe Norman Memorial
will continue the tradition of gathering to honor the legend, and the man who
has allowed us all to become better ball strikers.
Whether this is your
first time, or if you've been every year, don't wait to reserve your
space. This event has become a great reunion each year of Moe Norman
fans. Many friendship's have been forged at the "Moe", and we expect
this year's event will be no different.
Now to the golf itself.
We get many people each year who say they don't want to play because they feel
like they aren't "good enough". Friends, this simply isn't the
case. This outing is PRIMARILY about meeting fellow Moe golfers, making
lasting friendships, and experiencing Moe Norman's legacy. We (GGA) look
at it the Moe Memorial is more of an outing/gathering rather than a
competitive tournament. This event each year only expands Moe's legacy,
and you should be part of it.
To register for the memorial, simply
visit our Moe
Memorial Page on our website. If you have further questions, please
email Scott Renfrow at scottr@swinglikemoe.com.
We
look forward to seeing you at the 'Moe'!
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First Webinar - FREE Live Online Instructional Clinic
&
Second FREE Webinar - "Tiger should KNOW MOE"
Sign up NOW! Only 500 seats available
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Last Thursday, July 10th, Moe's birthday, GGA held
it's first ever LIVE online (computer) training seminar (we call it a webinar)
from the Academy in OKC. We had over 250 people attend the webinar,
which included live audio and video, live Q&A, and a special announcement
of the upcoming KNOW MOE premium content website. While we had some
initial technical difficulties, once the webinar started, it was
AWESOME! And now it's available to watch on our website!
To watch the first webinar, simply click HERE.
We've had very positive response from the first webinar, and
are working to get the whole hour plus session on our website so all can
see. The response was so overwhelming, we are planning a 2nd webinar for
the end of this month. (You can see some of the responses at: http://fuzz2moe.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~7872.asp
)
During the July 10th webinar, the majority of the questions were
focused around the proper grip and the Feeling of Greatness Training
Club.
Questions included:
- Overlapping vs. 10 Finger
Grip
- Pinching the trail hand pressure point for proper release
- Proper of
positioning of lead and trail hands
- How proper positioning creates leverage
and power in the swing
- How grip size affects power in the swing
The
answers to several of these questions are answered with the Feeling of
Greatness Training club and it's accompanying instructional video, which can be
seen FREE HERE.
Please take a few minutes to see how this tool has become a foundation of
GGA's teaching of the grip and setup of the Moe Norman Single Plane
swing.
Now
for the NEXT WEBINAR SIGN UP:
Date: July
31st
Time: 8:00p - Eastern Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 -
Mountain, 5:00 - Pacific....
Length: 1
hour
Where: LIVE ON YOUR COMPUTER
Number of
Participants / "Seats" in the Webinar: Limited to the FIRST 500 who
register
Topics to be Covered: (Scheduled): How to get
more distance in your golf swing, proper set up, proper release, facing ball
at impact, Moe vs. Pro, Questions from participants, Live email
questions/comments, and much more.
How to Sign
Up:
2. Enter you name and email address to let us know you want to attend. 3. IMPORTANT: You will receive an email from us titled RESPONSE REQUIRED: Confirm your request to attend GGA's Know Moe Seminar. a. YOU MUST CLICK THE LINK ON THIS EMAIL TO CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS! b. If
you are one of the first 500 people, this link will take you to the
registration page. If you don't click this link you will NOT be
registered for the event. c. If the event is full. Clicking this link will let you know. 4. After
going to the registration page. Enter all required information and
submit. You will receive a second email from this email address: admin@knowmoe.com, confirming your registration
and containing details about the event. IMPORTANT: If you do not find any emails in your inbox, please check you junk mail folder. IMPORTANT:
Unfortunately the software used for viewing live video is Windows based
only. So if you are using a Mac computer you will not be able to see
any of the live video presentations. The only solution is if you are running the PC emulation software and can run Windows on your Mac.
If you have any questions regarding the Know Moe Live Training Seminar contact promotion@swinglikemoe.com.
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Callaway Fusion Driver Giveaway / Contest
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Thought it might be time to
have another contest for a new driver. In fact, thought we'd make this
one a little different and fun.
First - We absolutely love to see all
the posts / questions / comments, etc.. on our forum at www.moenormanforum.com
Second - We know we have
many who post on the forum, but 10 times that many that just come and visit every
so often.
Third - We love to give away "stuff" and I bet you like a
chance to win.
So - here is the contest:
We are going to give a
NEW Callaway Fusion FT-5 Driver (fit to the winner's specs of course).
To be entered - this is what you have to do:
Between now and
our next Etip - due to be out August 5th - you must post at least one post on
our forum - www.moenormanforum.com .
It doesn't have to be
anything fancy... it can be a question, comment, golf joke, glory story,
whatever you want to post. In fact, you can just post "Hi" or "I am
posting this to enter the contest..." - I don't care.... as long
as you write something.
When you post/write something you will
be entered in the drawing for the driver give away.
Fact 1. If
you have posted in the past - doesn't count for this contest, you must post
between now and the next etip.
Fact 2. You will only be entered
once - if you post 100 posts - you will only be entered once. We'd love
to have you post 1,000 posts, and we'll answer them all... but you will only
be entered once...
Give us your best joke, tell us why you started to
swing like Moe, tell us about your favorite golf course, tell us about your
best shot you ever hit, tell us who you'd play golf with if you could play
with anyone.... doesn't matter - just post something..
So there it is -
go to our forum / chatroom at www.moenormanforum.com - post something... it's that
simple - you will be entered to win a NEW CALLAWAY FUSION FT-5
Driver.
We'll even give a 2nd place prize of $150 worth of
GGA product of your choice...
We'll draw the winners and announce in
the next Etip.
HAVE FUN!!!
SEE YOU ON OUR
FORUM.
P.S. If www.moenormanforum.com link
doesn't work for you - go
to our website at www.swinglikemoe.com and click on CHATROOM at the
top of the home page.
GOOD
LUCK!!!!
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Chicago, Chicago, Chicago.....FREE Ball Striking Demo Plus more.
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By the time most read this, we will either be in the air on the
way to Chicago or already in our schools at Chicago.
If anyone can make
it last minute to one of our schools, we had one spot open up in each of the 3
day schools. We now have one spot open July 25th - 27th and
another in the 3 day school July 22nd - 24th. The schools
are being held at Prairie Landing Golf Course - a wonderful facility that has
taken great care of us the past few years.
We are also having
a free ball striking demonstration by "Little Moe" Todd Graves on July 22nd at
3:30p and July 25th also at 3:30p. Please feel free to bring yourself
and anyone interested. Watch Todd demonstrate and explain Moe's
swing. IT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DON'T WORRY ABOUT CALLING - JUST SHOW
UP - we'll be at the back of the range on the teaching tee.
Plus -
we have had some calls about fittings (of those not attending our schools...)
- if you would like to be fit for clubs, give us a call or email - we'll try
and work something out. |
New GGA Grip Announcement
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The Graves Golf
Academy will soon be releasing our new grip - a grip that is USGA conformed,
can be used on all clubs and has markings so you will be able to put your
hands on your clubs exactly like Moe gripped his own clubs.
Todd
(Graves) put a plan in motion about 4 years ago.
First part of the
plan: Develop a grip training club so everyone (whether they are
with us in person or 1,000 miles away can put their hands on the club
correctly and feel "Moe's Feeling of Greatness" everything he/she grips the
club. He produced the grip, and it has been BY FAR our "best
selling and most popular" training product of the GGA - if you don't
have one yet - just ask the 1,000s that have it.... ask them what it has done
for their game. Imagine - every time you go to the range, pulling out
the grip training club, hitting shots with "perfect" hands on the
club. You can see more on our Training Grip and Club page of our website (short video about the
grip/club).
Second part of the plan: Produce a video
teaching everyone how to hold the grip training club and how to grip the club
"just like Moe" so everyone can then work on other fundamentals (i.e. the
stance, set up, take away, leverage positions, etc..) to swing like Moe rather
then always "fighting" their grip. This was done and with every training
grip club order - the training video/DVD is included.
Third part of
the plan: Produce a grip that can be used on the students clubs, is
USGA conformed and is a "good looking and good feeling" grip that has the same
markings as the GGA grip training club (without the molding). So, now
EVERY student can train with the GGA Training Grip Club and then match the same markings on their clubs (with
the GGA grips) and grip their own clubs just like Moe - perfect EVERY
time.
The third part of the plan was completed early this
year, the grips are on their way and are expected to arrive toward the end of
July / first of August. We have already received the first 100 - they
are AWESOME. They are already on our clubs, many of our demo clubs, and
hopefully all our students clubs soon.
Fourth part of
plan: A video on our website (free) - how to install the grips and
tips to using the grips. (Will be out before grips are released..)
And now the first public images of the GGA Transitional Grip. By
the way, in ONE grip, both right AND left handed golfers (yes lefty friends,
you read that correctly) can now feel Moe Norman's grip. Here's the
pics:
 
Right handed side Left Handed side
As you see in the picture, the markings are similar to
those on the GGA Training Grip Club - shows where the lead hand "pad" should
be, where the thumb of the lead hand should sit, where the trail hand pinching
should occur, the positioning of the trail hand, etc.. This grip works
for overlapping, 10 finger and interlocking grips as our training grip club
was set up to accommodate.
Finally - hopefully by now, everyone
reading our etips knows the importance of a good hold/grip on the club.
Without a good hold/grip on the club, you will be building continual
compensations to make up for your grip - and I guarantee this will create
poor/inconsistent golf.
We are hoping by creating
these new grip "tools" they will aid everyone and help short cut the process
of developing their swing to Swing Like Moe!!!!
HERE IS THE
DEAL:
We have been told to expect the first 2,500
grips in the next couple of weeks (literally on a slow boat from
China...). That may sound like a lot, but to be honest, as many
will be ordering 10 to 20 at a time, it ISN'T!!! We have already placed
an order for an additional 2,500, and have been told not to expect those for
another couple of months.
COST OF THE GRIPS:
$8.95 per
grip
$99 for 14 grips (grip your entire set (except
putter). Also gives you 1 extra grip to experiment with grip sizing for your personalized grip size.)
SPECIAL:
If you have ordered a club(s) (any
club through the GGA from Adams, Titleist, Callaway, Cobra or
any other major manufacturer) in 2008, you can receive a grip for that club at
cost of shipping & handling only.
In other words, if you ordered for
example an Adams driver last month through the GGA, you can receive a GGA grip
for cost of shipping.
AND / OR - if you would like an entire set
(13), you can receive for 1/2 price - $44.95
So. here's the deal
- if you have supported us with purchasing clubs through the GGA in 2008 - we
thought we'd return the favor.
How to order
NOW - IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE 1 or 100 of the first batch of our new grips - YOU NEED TO GET YOUR ORDER IN AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
If you have NOT purchased clubs through GGA in 2008 and are ready to purchase grips - CLICK HERE to place your order. Orders will be shipped near the first of August once the grips have arrived.
If you HAVE purchased clubs through GGA and want to take advantage of the special offer available to you, please email Tim Graves or Scott Renfrow.
Please let us know if you have any additional
questions, please feel free to email anytime. |
"You're my Hero"
by Tim Graves, PGA
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Yesterday, I was
giving lessons at our academy here in OKC and in the middle of my third
lesson, thought to myself, what a good lesson for everyone to hear...
Let me tell you what was going on.
During my first lesson (in
our academy's hitting bay), Todd stepped into the bay to work on our V1
system. It crashed a few days ago, and he was updating the computer and
our software.
As he sat down, about 1/2 hour into my lesson with
my first student, he heard my student turn toward me (after he hit a driver
that couldn't have been better) and tell me "You're a miracle worker, I have
never hit a drive that good in my life".
Todd continued to work on the
new computer...
In stepped my second student/lesson. About
15 minutes into the lesson, this student (after hitting a 6 iron - close to
perfect) turned toward me and said, "Where have you been my whole
life?"... The lesson continued and Todd left for a
while.
Finally, during my middle of my third lesson, Todd came back
into the hitting bay to finish his project.... a few minutes later, my third
student turned toward me and said "You're my hero... there's no way I thought
I'd ever hit it that good."
Todd started to laugh... his back was
toward the student - he was looking at the computer monitor and was
laughing. When I heard him laugh, I couldn't help it, I began to laugh
with him..... I quickly composed myself to the best of my ability and finished
my lesson...
When my third lesson ended, as usual, I took my student
into my office to schedule our next lesson. When we got into my office,
he asked me the question, "Why were you and your brother laughing during the
lesson?" To be honest, I felt awkward as I quickly realized he probably
thought we were laughing at him....
I sat down with my student and had
a nice talk... it had nothing to do with him, it was what he said.
"You're my hero..."
We are not hero's (those guys/gals wear a patch on
their arm for us.....), we are not miracle workers (there is only one of those
and we aren't even close), where have you been my whole life (we've been
here.... doing what we do...). This is what Todd and I were laughing
about. It continues to amaze us how easy it is to fix most swings and
how so many golfers take paths that make it so difficult. As Moe said,
"You won't believe your eyes when you get it, and more importantly, you won't
believe how hard you have made it".
So what's the trick?
Why can we take a student who many times has seen some/many other instructors,
has worked on their golf game a lot and in just a short time, get them hitting
the ball better than they ever have???
It's no trick - it is BASIC
FUNDAMENTALS!!!
Here is the our "Top Secret", "Rocket Science", "Key"
to creating a GREAT golf swing....
Study and learn the
fundamentals. It doesn't matter if you have been working with us for 10
years, or 1 day, whether you are a scratch golfer, 40 handicap golfer or new
to the game, it is ALWAYS about the fundamentals.
This is what
we do, with every student, whether in an hour lesson, in a 3 day school or
week long camp:
1. We analyze the student's swing to determine
his/her weakness and strengths and work on his weaknesses to improve his
swing. 99% of the time, his/her weaknesses are faults in
fundamentals. The key fundamentals: 1. Grip,
2. Proper Set Up, 3. Proper Take Away (Single Plane Swing)
and finally 4. Facing Ball at Impact.
2. We start
with the grip, then go to the set up, then the backswing (position #1 to #2,
#2 to #3, to impact then watch release).
3. We do not fix/work on
one area before the next. For example, if a student's fundamental grip
isn't proper WE DO NOT work on his/her set up. Grip first.
4. We EXPLAIN why each fundamental is so important so he/she
will understand why the change MUST be made. If the change isn't easy,
they won't give up if they understand why.
5. We start SMALL and
work up. We promote easy/soft swings getting to learn/feel the new
positions. If we "harp" enough in the lessons, most will listen (at
least during the lesson). Many times in a lesson, I will have my
student swing the club 5 to 10 times in between each shot, have him do the PVC
over and over and over without hitting balls, have him/her hit the leverage
bag, have him/her use our grip training club, etc.. etc.. it is not about
hitting balls, it is about LEARNING POSITIONS!!
It's always
interesting, at the start of each of our camps, we set the students down and
ask them the following question:
"What is your goal for this week
(during the camp), for the next month and for the next 6 months (or this golf
season)?"
Most respond by saying, "I want to get more consistent with
my golf swing, I want to lower my handicap in 1/2 and/or I want to know what I
am doing wrong."
Then I reply with our goal for them.... this is the
GGA goal for ALL our students:
We want you (our student) to
learn to hit the ball good enough that in your mind you will tell yourself you
don't have to spend all your practice time on the driving range, you can spend
a majority of your time on the short game - or as we call it, the SCORING part
of the game. In other words, with your practice time (how much or
little you practice) - you won't think you need to work on your long game all
the time... you will have enough confidence in your long game to give time to
your short game..... what 99.9% of golfer's DON'T DO!!!! That is why 90%
of golfers can't break 100 - they don't give the scoring part of the game
enough time.
So, with all this said, what do you need to do.
Here is your "map" to better / much better golf:
1. Determine
your weakness(es)... and if you are saying to yourself right now, "it's
everything" - you are WRONG. I have NEVER seen a student that didn't
have some, if not many, good points in their swing. Determine what you
need to work on. Get in front of a mirror, check the different
fundamentals to compare against what you are doing.....
- Get a
reference... of course, I recommend our Total Game Overview Instructional
Material if you are trying to Swing Like Moe.... this is our top selling
instructional DVD - BY FAR!!! If you already have it and haven't
looked at for a while - get it out again - check your grip against our
recommended, check your set up, check your backswing, check your downswing,
etc.. etc.. it's all there, check it. (For all those who are new to the
GGA - whether with us for a day or year++ and don't have our core
instructional video yet - GET IT!!! GET IT
NOW!!!! I'll be honest, yes, I want to sell more of our
instructional videos, but more importantly, I want you to be our student FOR
LIFE and to improve your game beyond where you have ever imagined... THIS
IS HOW YOU START!!! If you doubt me, talk to all our
students/followers on our OPEN chatroom at www.moenormanforum.com - they
will be more than happy to tell you. You can see our core
instruction at: http://swinglikemoe.com/index.php?&pr=TGOV_Videos
2.
Work on your weakness(es) - if you don't know how - give us an email or
call. We'll help - that's what we are here for. We'll help you
with drills, etc..
3. Give yourself time... don't expect
overnight success, but don't expect it will take forever either... it will
work if you give it time.
4. If you need, send us a video of your
swing - we'll determine what you need to work on in just a few minutes, give
you recommendations how to work on those areas and get back to you asap.
You can see more on our Internet Golf Academy page of the website.
So,
if you can't make it in front of us personally, we have tried our best to work
out situations you can teach yourself. Always, always, always go back to
the fundamentals. I can guarantee, 99.9% of the time, there is a
"fundamental" problem with your swing - that once you figure out, you will
dramatically improve.
Again, we aren't miracle workers, we aren't
heros, what we are are teachers that have a specific model we work off and
with all our students we work them toward that model... Moe's Single
Axis Swing.
Give you a quick last
story:
As hopefully most of you read in the last etip - I
was in the middle of our PGA South Central Section Match Play
Championship. I ended up loosing in the quarter finals 1 up. But a
good lesson to learn was the following - in my final match I started to hit
the ball a little left, not necessarily a "hook", but more of a pull left off
the tee and the ball "leaked " a little more left besides the hook. The
issue was the ball was ending up in the first cut of rough (at best) and was
hard to control or create any spin on the fast/hard greens.
When
I got back home to our academy, I was hitting balls the next day working on my
"weak draw/hook" that had crept in my swing overnight. Was getting a
little frustrated as I figured was a "plane" issue as I was hitting a little
low left and figured I was delofting the club a little from top of my
swing. So, like any good student, I got mad at myself, got a little
frustrated, "smacked my driver into the ground a few times..." and then
finally decided to "take more of a professional approach". I went into
Todd's office and told him to get his "bootie" on the tee and see what I was
doing....
It took 2 swings, Todd looked at me and said, your trail
hand has slid under the club a little - AGAIN... (yup, this is my typical
fault, that and my ball position falling a little back in my stance...)
So, I grabbed the training grip club from my bag, hit a few balls with it...
saw them all fly straight or a little right, and quickly realized what
fundamental I had broken down... my trail hand grip had gotten a little
too strong... again.
Folks - we are not robots... we are just like you,
we have just done it a little longer and were lucky enough to learn from the
"master" single plane golfer. We fall into bad habits as everyone
does... but that isn't the issue - it is how fast and efficient you can
correct/figure out those faults... so we can get back to good scoring and
having A LOT of fun with this game....
P.S. - Played 36 holes of golf
the next day with "my good grip" - went from hitting it relatively poorly in
the tournament to shooting 15 under with my buddies for 36 holes in 2 days...
GET BACK TO THE FUNDAMENTALS!!!!!
Remember - Always Practice
with a Purpose.
Good
Luck!!
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GGA Event Schedule
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Please don't hesitate to give us a call or email if interested in
attending any of these events... all schools/camps have sold out so far
this year - these probably will too.... great thing for us, not so
great for those who wait until the last minute to sign up.
2008
July 22-24,
2008 - 3 day school - Chicago, IL - Prairie Landing Golf Club - West Chicago, IL (1 spot open)
July 25-27,
2008 - 3 day school - Chicago, IL - Prairie Landing Golf Club - West Chicago, IL (1 spot Open)
August 22-24,
2008 - 3 day school - GGA Academy @ Coffee Creek Golf Course - OKC, OK -
GGA Academy (Open)
Sept. 24-26, 2008 - 3 day school - GGA Academy @ Eagle Creek Golf Club - Orlando, FL (3 spots open)
Sept. 27 & 28, 2008 - 4th Annual Moe Norman Memorial @ Eagle Creek Golf Club - Orlando, FL
Sept. 29 & 30, 2008 - 2 day Alumni school - GGA Academy @ Eagle Creek Golf Club - Orlando, FL (Open)
Oct. 20-24, 2008 - Build
Your Game Camp - Barona Creek Golf Club - San Diego, CA - (Open)
Oct. 25-27, 2008 - 3 day
school - Barona Creek Golf Club - San Diego, CA - (Open)
Nov. 7-9, 2008 - 3 day
school - GGA Academy @ Eagle Creek Golf
Club - Orlando, FL- (Open)
Nov. 10-14, 2008 - Build
Your Game Camp - GGA Academy @ Eagle Creek Golf
Club - Orlando, FL-
(Open)
Others TBA
Please visit our website at www.swinglikemoe.com for updated events and more information.
Online Registration available.
If you would like more information about the schools agenda, etc..
or would like more information about a particular area, please feel
free to call or email anytime: TimKGraves@aol.com or 866-377-2316
within US, 405-823-9693 (outside US). We have brochures we can send
and/or email.
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Moeisms - the wit and wisdom of Moe Norman
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"Never too wide, never too far from the ball."
Please feel free to comment on this or email any of your
favorite "Moeism's" to us if you'd like to share with
others....
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GGA Club Specials - New Callaway Drivers Special Pricing - FT-i & FT-5
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We were notified yesterday of Callaway's new Driver
Special. All Callaway FT-5 and FT-i Drivers have been significantly
reduced:
Callaway Fusion FT-5 Driver: $279 (was $429)
Callaway FT-i
Driver: $379 (was $499)
These prices are available ONLY through the Graves Golf Academy through August or while supplies last!
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Adams
is still running their special on their new drivers. But here is the
"kicker" - I can guarantee they won't last much longer. We have
literally sold 100s of these drivers, and that is only one vendor -
with this great driver and everyone selling for the reduced price -
they will run out soon!!!
The ADAMS INSIGHT XTD A3 and A3 OS are now
$169.
A savings
of $130+. (Don't wait if
considering this driver - I can guarantee supplies will run out soon.... this
special is "blowing" these drivers off the shelf....haven't seen a special this
good in a long time..)
Both are top drivers in the market and are very popular.
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To save space, we have made a slight
change in the Club Special section of the newsletter. Below you will
find a link to a page that will list all club specials with better
pictures, more information, and full pricing for our Club specials.
See all club specials by clicking the link below:
OR
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Call the GGA at (866)377-2316 or email timg@swinglikemoe.com for all your club questions, club needs, etc. Let the experts help you!
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GGA Instruction Materials
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This is where EVERYONE should start to learn Moe's
Single Axis Swing - a MUST HAVE!!!!
GGA Total Game Overview Instructional DVD 10 minute Freeview.
See our latest and newest release - TROUBLES AND SOLUTIONS - great reviews (visit our chatroom to read them)
GGA "FEELING OF GREATNESS" GRIP TRAINING CLUB: $129.95
GGA / TGGS INSTRUCTIONAL TAPES:
Please see:http://swinglikemoe.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=7&=SID
"Little Moe's" Swing for Life $24.95
GGA Short Game: $19.95
Course Management/ "How to Practice": $19.95
Get all three on VHS: $64.95
All three on DVD: $64.95
Volume #1 - #6 - 7 Principles of Golf Improvement - $64.95 each
Entire Series: $299 - ***Special, FREE DVD with purchase of full set***
Mind of Moe Norman DVD - featuring NBA coach Rick Carlisle w/ Todd Graves - $49.95
Leverage bag: $35.95
GGA Putting Training System - $54.95
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* A small shipping charge will be added to all orders.
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