Saturday, September 14, 2013

The Vintage and Rachakram Golf Club

Special Green Fee for Specific Tee Time from Rachakram Golf Club & The Vintage Club

We are pleased to announce special green fee for specific tee times from these 2 popular golf courses : Rachakram Golf Club and The Vintage Club.

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from this site
http://www.thaigolfer.com/newsTopics/50
 Rachakram Golf Club
 from their website
The Vintage Club Golf Course is located on Panwithi Road, Tambon Khlong Dan, Amper Bangbo, Samut Prakarn, which is on the connecting point between Bangna-Trad Road on the 27 Kilometre (on the inbound to Bangkok) and Old Sukhumvit Road on the 61 Kilometre. It is under the management of Central Group and it was opened on 1st January, 1996.  The Vintage Club Golf Course is a standard Golf Course, with 18 holes, 72 pars and 6,720 yard-long.  It was designed by Arthur Hills and Association of America, the chairman of the Golf Course Design Association of America.  He is one of the most famous designers in the world.  The Golf Course was designed with Classic Style and the form of Rolling Terrain was applied to be appropriate for everyone, who has a different age, gender and skill to enjoy.
The Club House building is a Tudor English Style, on a six-thousand-square-metre area. It is surrounded by a beautiful environment and there is a refreshing big fountain in  the middle of the Club House.  The design was focused on the players and the visitors’s comfort.  There’s on level in the Club House, with a dinning-room and a reception room, located in between the locker area and the sport complex.  Therefore, it is very convenient to use food and beverage service.  The locker area is separated from the sport complex.  They are on a different side of the building.  There are male and female locker areas, and with a lot of facilities, such as, steam room, Jacuzzi, living area, traditional massage room, body massage and foot massage.  The facilities are provided to relax the players before and after the game.
In the Dinning-room, there are wide ranges of food, with Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Western, as well as, the favorite menu or the well-known dishes of the Golf Course, such as, Yum Pla Slid, Pla Slid Fried Rice.  The food is prepared by a 5-star-hotel chef, for anyone, who has been tired from the game. Moreover, the Vintage Club has a special service for a group, such as, to use the golf course for a particular group competition, reception or a seminar.  The club has a room for 10-200 guests, to suit any type of reception. The club provides a Buffet service or a set-menu service at a reasonable price.  The Golf Course also has a Putting Green and a Driving Rang, which is 350 yard-long for the players to practice.
The Vintage Club Golf Course has been modernized and overhauled regularly by  a professional executive, Khun Suthilaksh  Chirathivat, the Executive Director of the Vintage Club Golf Course. Therefore, the player’s find the Golf course is such a challenge and    the same time, the players can be able to improve the skill.  The Golf Course is one of  the most Golf Course which has been used for many professional tournaments with the outstanding and the variety of the design. Each hole has different form of a difficulty. As a result it is a true challenge for the players to enjoy throughout the game.
 

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

golf practice 15



Thursday, September 5, 2013

Practice Notes Practice 13 week 4

Golf and tennis are very similar.  The unit turn, the way you keep your arms in sync with your body, and the lag of the club are all elements you learn in tennis.  The other similarity is golf and tennis are slow growth sports--meaning it takes time to master the various shots.  In basketball, if you dribble or shoot, you're pretty much got the skills necessary to play basketball--after that it's running, defending, and positioning.  In tennis, it's the serve, the return, the approach, the volley, the overhead, the lob, and the dropshot on both the forehand and backhand.  In golf, it's the 14 clubs you can have in your bag and the bad lies.

The first thing I have really noticed is that the cleaner I hit, the smoother I am in my swing, the more power I get on the ball--this is very similar to tennis serving, because you want to accelerate the hand and racquet but keep a loose arm so there is a snap akin to snapping a towel at your friends.

So using my tennis expertise, I am hoping to make a series of articles and videos relating the two.  The first lesson in tennis is technique and form so that is what I am striving to do.  Once you achieve this, you add in consistency and power.  The hardest part as a teacher is ensuring your students don't screw up their form by trying to kill the ball. 

golf practice 13

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Practice 11 full sept 2013



Saturday, August 24, 2013

Golf for Dummies- Video Review


Between the two videos, the Gary McCord video is very simple and not as technical as the Zacatecniky video. But the zac video is on youtube for free while the McCord video was purchased... and the Gary McCord Version

How Often to Practice?

In tennis, we practice about four times a week--assuming we're about 30 plus.  when you're younger, you can play for five days in a row--with cruise days and hard days.  Normal breakdown was Sat/Sun tournament  Monday was a quasi rest day--if you played Sunday, you cruised Monday, but if you didn't play Sunday, you played Monday light.  Tuesday/Thursday=hard--running/training  Wed medium and Friday cruise to get ready for the match on Saturday.  Workouts tend to be two hours, but when I was in my 20's, my Saturday was usually 1-6 at the courts playing and Sunday match at 7, lunch, then playing from 12-6.  Those days are gone.

For the adult player in golf, I assume you practice anywhere from two to four times a week and play once on Sat or Sunday.  In tennis, if I played one singles and one doubles, I was fine for the matches on the weekend.  Nowadays, the weight room is more important than the court to maintain my skills. 

The first issue that I've been having is my lower back, core muscles, and blisters on my hands--these are new muscles so my solution is an increase in core exercise:
kay the first one is impossible...
 The seal is a must do.








The hurdler is also a good one, combined with sit ups, these exercises plus hamstring stretches are KEY!


The scorpion really loosens up my tight back.






The added emphasis on abs, stretching, and core has an added corollary--my tennis game improves also. 

The practice schedule will be every three days approximately--so Sunday and Thursday or Sat/Wed, but I won't golf on days I play tennis.  I played a match this week and hit some golf balls the day before, that's a bad idea.

Status after practice 6--My blisters are not an issue.  The swing feels more fluid, but the distance isn't improving.  Bad swings still pop up.  But hey anything easy isn't worth doing.

Monday, August 19, 2013

FULL Practice

If you have any access to video, you have to use it. I am not a golfer, nor knowledgeable about the game, BUT even I can tell what looks funny from my video. Also try to shoot side views and front views. I also like to edit and use slow motion. The funny thing is I had the worst practice ever yesterday, but on video, it didn't look that bad so the lesson is: YOUR PERCEPTION OF YOUR OWN GAME is really not what it is... both positive and negative.

Any tips for an amateur Practice number 3 Aug 2013

Thanont Golf View

website address is:  http://www.thanontgolf.com/index-q.htm

The website is pretty good.

This golf course was designed by Bob Mcfarland one of America's most accomplished golf course designer. He designed this golf course to provide a challenging game foe the accomplished golfer. Requiring skill and statgy to overcome the challenge. This course will provide a fair and pleasureable round of golf to the average or the begining player.






 that's an excerpt from the website. 

It looks very placid.  The prices seem reasonable. 
They have email for reservations.  I copied the form so it may not work, but the email address is below. 
For more information : customerservice@thanontgolf.com
For Reservation : reservation@thanontgolf.com
 Your Information
Name :
 
Tel :
 
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  Country :
   
  
   Your Questions / Comment
 
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Promotion prices to October 31, 2011
Weekday 18 Hole Play all day
Monday Closed (July to September 2011)
Tuesday 600 -
Wednesday 560 960
Thursday , Friday 600 960

Weekend, Holiday Visitor Guest member Discount - Card & Tour
  1,760 1,360 1,560
Promotion after 11:00 am 860

Other Service and Fee 18 Holes 9 Holes
Caddy fee 260 140
Golf Cart Rental 600 350
Golf Cart Rental (new car) 800 500

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Saturday, August 17, 2013

so you want to golf

it's been two weeks and four practices. this blog will track our development and discuss golf in thailand. I hope to make a guide for people to find places to play and practice.