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iG1304--proof 5/9/13 8:32 AM Page 1 FROM MONTREAL TO MAUI: GOLF TIPS FROM PARADISE BY CLAUDE BROUSSEAU Winning The Stanley Cup And Winning At Golf the winning goal during the final of the Stanley Cup. You don't need to dream about solid contact in golf. Just make sure you understand the efficient way to use the clubface and what is the most powerful position at impact. Go and realize your golfing potential! Claude is a Certified PGA Instructor, a member of the PGA's in both the USA and France. A native of Montreal, Claude is Director of Instruction at the Golf Court Academy in France and Senior Teaching Professional at the Kapalua Golf Academy on Maui. He also hosts Off-Site Golf Schools where he travels to customers' clubs and does lessons /clinics/ schools... a great option to treat VIP customers/ business partners to a fantastic event. Contact him at cbunderpar@msn.com and 808-870-1422. Also visit www.golfcourt.fr ALL IMAGES COURTESY CLAUDE BROUSSEAU The hockey experts all agree that you need a good goalie to win the cup. The golf instructors all agree you must have a square clubface at impact to produce maximum distance and win on the links. The former Devils goalie, Jean- Canadians play golf standing on the Francois Damphousse was nice opposite side of the ball." So I decided enough to let me borrow his "blocker" to go on that side of the ball for this to illustrate the relation between the article. hands/wrists action and the clubface. It starts at address. To produce a You must clearly understand this square clubface, the "blocker" should concept to bring your swing to the face the target. See picture 1. On the final round of the competition. take away, keep your hands/wrists According to iG Columnist Andrew quiet and the clubface stay square. Penner, "Canada has more left- See picture 2. If you roll your handed golfers than any country in hands/wrists in a way that the the world. More than 30% of "blocker" is looking / facing at the sky, you have opened the club face. Unless you then make a compensation during the swing, your shot will be a SLICE. See picture 3. If you roll your hands/wrists in a way that the "blocker" is looking/facing at the ground, you have closed the club face. Unless you make a compensation during the swing, your shot will be a HOOK. See picture 4. Now let's examine the "moment of truth"... impact. The club face must be SQUARE to maximize your distance and obtain the true loft of your club. See picture 5. The "blocker" is facing the target.The shaft has a forward lean toward the target. If you make poor contact, hit a fat shot, or your trajectory is too high, you are then probably trying to go under the ball to lift it. In this case the clubhead is ahead of the grip. (scooping). The "blocker" is pointing upward... not a functional way to produce good contact with the ball. See picture 6. It is the dream of every boy to score 91