December 7, 2012

Longtime Nike Golf Camp Director, Jeff Ritter, will serve as the national director of instruction for Nike Golf Schools & Junior Camps

(PRWEB) December 5, 2011 – Nike Golf Schools & Junior Camps named Jeff Ritter their new national director of instruction on Monday.  Ritter, who has directed Nike Camps in multiple locations for the past ten years, will also serve as the on-site director for the camp network’s flagship location in the Monterey Peninsula.

“Jeff is a great fit given his passion and dedication to junior golf,” explains Jason West, vice president of Nike Golf Schools & Junior Camps. “He is widely considered one of the bright, young minds in golf and we feel his message will have a positive impact on our campers.”

Ritter will work closely with Nike Golf Schools & Jr. Camps internal staff on integrating technology, nutrition, fitness and sports psychology into the camp curriculum for the company’s current network of junior golf schools and camps.  He will also direct six weeks of camp at the flagship location in the Monterey Peninsula, starting in the summer of 2012.

“I want kids to understand that there’s a formula behind sustainable high performance in golf and life,” says Ritter. “Kids love to be inspired and want to achieve great things. Our program shows them you can have fun and reach any goal at the same time.”

About Nike Golf Schools & Junior Camps

Nike Golf Schools & Junior Camps (NGJC) is a division of US Sports Camps, Inc., America’s largest sports camp network. NGJC offers junior overnight and day camps, and advanced player schools at over 80 locations nationwide.  Since 1994, more than 140,000 junior golfers have participated in the camps. To learn more about Nike Golf Schools & Junior Camps, please visit www.ussportscamps.com/golf.

About Jeff Ritter

Jeff Ritter is the founder of the Jeff Ritter Golf Academy located at The Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a former instructor with Golf Digest Schools and the acclaimed Dave Pelz Short Game School. A consistent presence in the world of golf media, Jeff’s articles appear in Golf Digest Magazine, Golf Tips Magazine, Golf Infuzion Magazine, Golf Punk Magazine in the United Kingdom, The A Position and the Arizona Republic. He has also been seen and heard on ESPN, FOX Sports, FOX Sports Radio, Sirius XM Radio and The Golf Channel. In 2010 Jeff was named by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the “Best Young Teachers in America”. His latest book “Your Kid Ate a Divot! Eighteen Life Lessons From the Links” is available at Barnes and Noble.

For more information on Jeff Ritter, please visit www.jeffrittergolf.com.

Detailed information Jeff Ritter’s Nike Camps on the Monterey Peninsula can be found online at: Nike Golf Schools & Junior Camps, Monterey Peninsula.

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June 13, 2011; PHOENIX – PING^®, a company with a legacy of putter innovation and success, introduces the iPING^™ putter app – a free, wireless, go-anywhere putting improvement tool that identifies a player’s stroke type, analyzes their impact angle, and measures their tempo. After a series of putts, the iPING app records the golfer’s consistency in each area and establishes a Putting Handicap^™ (PHcp^™), which gets lower as the player improves their consistency, the key to holing more putts.

The iPING app is a free download from the iTunes^® App Store^™ for the iPhone^® 4 and the smaller iPod touch^® (4^th gen). The iPING app works in conjunction with a PING cradle ($30 MSRP), which holds the mobile device and clips onto the putter shaft just below the grip. Cradles are available for either the iPhone 4 or iPod touch (4^th gen) due to the different sizes of the devices.

The iPING app will be on iTunes on June 20th. PING cradles will be available on the same date through key golf retailers’ websites. Other PING retailers will offer the cradles in early July.

The iPhone 4 and iPod touch (4^th gen) are the only mobile devices that contain both  accelerometers and gyroscopes – the key technology features that allow iPING to measure and record data. The accelerometers measure linear acceleration, while the gyroscopes detect rotational speed.

“Innovation takes many forms,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “My father, Karsten Solheim, started PING with a single putter design. The engineering principles of that design and subsequent models ignited a revolution in golf club design and putter fitting. The Anser putter, which he designed in 1966, still dominates the Tours today more than 45 years later. The iPING app continues in our long tradition of innovation by allowing golfers to analyze their putting strokes more closely than ever. It works like a launch monitor for putters by measuring key aspects of your stroke.  It will help every level of golfer see better results by adding more consistency on the putting green. Besides that, it’s a lot of fun to use and has several other features.”

The iPING app analyzes and displays a golfer’s consistency onscreen using three criteria:

Stroke Type

Stroke type is the classification of a player’s closing angle, the amount of rotation of the putter face during the forward stroke. PING’s research found that golfers can be categorized as one of three stroke types: Straight, Slight Arc, or Strong Arc, measured in degrees of face rotation. (Straight has very little or no rotation; Strong Arc has the most.) The research shows that players tend to be most consistent with a balance of putter that matches their stroke type. Face-balanced putters work best for Straight strokes while toe-down putters are most effective for a Strong Arc.

Impact Angle

Impact angle is the putter’s face angle at impact, relative to address, measured in degrees. PING’s data shows that even the best players in the world do not necessarily have a 0 impact angle average, but all are highly consistent.

Tempo

Tempo is a measure of the duration of the backswing relative to the forward swing and is expressed in a ratio: 2 to 1, for example. The average tempo will vary among players, but the best putters have extremely high consistency in tempo.

Measure Mode

In Measure mode, the golfer hits five putts and their stroke type, impact angle and tempo are displayed for every putt in that session and stored. The iPING app calculates a consistency score, and then averages the scores over time to build a Putting Handicap (PHcp). As the player improves their consistency, they’ll watch their PHcp come down.

Practice Mode

In Practice mode, the user can isolate one aspect of their putting that’s lacking in consistency – tempo, for example – for extra attention. Stroke type, impact angle, and tempo are displayed for individual putts.

Compare Mode

In Compare mode the player can compare their results with previous sessions or with those of their friends. They can even do side-by-side comparisons with several PING tour pros, whose results are pre-loaded into the iPING app.

Users can also share and compare their results through social media, Solheim said. “The social aspect and the ability to form a community around it is another exciting feature of iPING,” he said. “Golfers can share their results by emailing friends and posting sessions on Facebook^® or Twitter^®. We expect golfers to fully embrace these features as they develop fun and friendly competitions using iPING and their mobile devices.”

Jeff Ritter is a PING Sponsored Professional. Visit his personal website at JeffRitterGolf.com

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For years I had spent countless hours trying to perfect the components of my putting stroke. Like most people I focused on developing a “no wrist” action, shoulder driven movement that swung the face and path square to the target line. The problem was the more concern I created for “positioning,” the more rigid my stroke became and the worse the ball rolled off of the face. In essence I looked great, but performed horribly!

The key tip that helped me to find my way again was being reminded that putting is “all about the roll”. Great putters roll the ball well, creating a solid strike that makes the ball hug the turf to the cup. This is a product of softening up and actually allowing the head to swing more freely adding more effortless energy to the hit.

To find your roll again practice some strokes where you swing with your right hand only (right-handed golfer). The key to this exercise is to be as casual and “non-rigid” as possible. As the putter swings away from the ball allow your wrist and elbow to flex and fold, loading the head with energy. Swing through allowing the head to “release” energy into the hit. You’ll find in many cases the more “sloppy” and casual you feel, the better the ball will come off the face. Once you find your roll again, tighten up your effort to add a bit of control. In the end, your new stroke should feel as if it still embodies the elements of flow that your right hand only drill demonstrated.

Keys

• Practice right hand only strokes
• Allow your joints to flex and flow
• Load the head with energy
• Release into the hit

Jeff Ritter teaches at the Raven Golf Club – Phoenix. In 2010 he was named by Golf Digest as one of the Best Young Teachers in America. For more information visit JeffRitterGolf.com

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"Drag"

Of all the adjustments that can be made to fine tune trajectory, the skilled player fully understands how to utilize the variables of “throw” and “drag.”

“Drag,” is a term used to describe a shaft that has more than a normal amount of forward lean into the hit. The handle pulls ahead, as the club head lags well behind. This idea of drag is perfect for taking loft off the face, creating a low, running shot. In general, I like to think of drag as a left handed feeling, (right handed golfer) where the handle is pulled into the finish.

"Throw"

“Throw,” conversely works in the just the opposite manner. In this instance, the head is allowed to swing freely as if to “pass” the handle through impact. Throwing, is perfect for creating maximum height, as loft is enhanced. I like to think of throwing as a right handed feeling (right handed golfer) where the handle lags back as the head swings past into the finish.

Keys

Left hand drags
Right hand throws
Understand “throw vs. drag” for advanced trajectory control

Jeff Ritter teaches at the Raven Golf Club – Phoenix. For more information visit JeffRitterGolf.com

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Jeff Ritter knows more than just how to fix your golf game. Listen to his interview with Wayne Kandas as Jeff discusses brand building, social media and the opportunity that exists for all entrepreneurs even in a recession! Jeff’s segment starts 25 minutes into the program so fast forward and get to the good stuff!  Click here to listen!

In 2010 Jeff Ritter was named by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the “Best Young Teachers in America!” A coach, author, speaker and entrepreneur,  Jeff’s approach to business has proven that with the proper mindset opportunity exists for everyone!

Jeff Ritter sits down with Fred Green of the Golf Smarter Podcast during the Golf Smarter Scottsdale Adventure. In this interview at Scottsdale’s Xona Resort, Jeff discusses his upcoming iPhone app, winterizing your golf game, YouTube success and answers questions from the Golf Smarter group. Click here to listen!

In 2010 Jeff Ritter was named by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the “Best Young Teachers in America!” He currently teaches at The Raven Golf Club Phoenix. For more information visit JeffRitterGolf.com

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Jeff Ritter demonstrates how being mindful of “speed” is an integral component to controlling trajectory in the short game!

In 2010 Jeff Ritter was named by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the “Best Young Teachers in America!” He teaches at the Raven Golf Club - Phoenix. For more information visit JeffRitterGolf.com

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Jeff Ritter shares an important tip for controlling trajectory on your pitch shots. Just click on the title of this article to open a window where you can watch the video.

It’s a simple and clearly demonstrated tip that you are very likely to use in your next round, somewhere around the greens, for much improved confidence and scoring.

In 2010 Jeff Ritter was named by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the “Best Young Teachers in America!” He teaches at the Raven Golf Club - Phoenix. For more information visit JeffRitterGolf.com

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Jeff Ritter shares how adopting a baseball hitter’s mentality will lead to better ball striking.

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In 2010 Jeff  Ritter was named by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the “Best Young Teachers in America!” He teaches at the Raven Golf Club - Phoenix.

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