Here is a tip from IMG Golf Academy’s’ Gary Parrett, Senior Certified Instructor:
Golfers who hit a weak slice have two basic problems:
They cut across the ball with an out-to-in swing path.
They have an open clubface at impact.
Knowing this, you can eliminate one of these problems — the open face– from the start, simply by turning [...]
The IMG JV Baseball team recently took a group trip to see the Phillies take on the Minnesota Twins in a spring training game in Clearwater. The team got the chance to watch batting practice from field level, walk around the field, and even hear advice from the Phillies’ Jamie Moyer, who also trains at [...]
Reinaldo Brenes is currently a student at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The high school senior has received much attention from college programs, and recently signed to play for 2009 NCAA national finalist University of Akron with fellow IMGer Martin Ontiveros. Check out this beautiful connection Reinaldo makes on the corner kick for [...]
Here’s an in-depth look at the IMG Soccer Academy:
The U17 IMG Academies team scrimmaged the US National U15 team yesterday at 4:00 at Academy Park. The US team got on the board early when Ben Spencer found Emerson Hyndman for a goal in the 5th minute. That was the only scoring in t he first half. IMG tied the game at 1-1 in [...]
Mitch Petrus has been making headlines through his performances at the combine and Arkansas pro day, and also with his memorable quotes. He did all of his combine preparations at IMG Academies, where he learned how to best handle both the 40-yard dash and the questions fired at him from the media with confidence and [...]
From Brian Gottfried, our guest pro here this week:
Making Tennis Fun by Creating a Team Feeling-
Because tennis is an individual sport, players can get very self-centered during practice. This self-centeredness can sometimes take the fun out of the practice. To change this lack of fun, sometimes let the players combine into a couple, or multi [...]
The team volunteered their time on Saturday to play an exhibition game against some Special Olympic competitors. The event was held at Bayshore High School, where special Olympians showed off their skills in a variety of events, including tennis skills competitions and track events along with the soccer scrimmage. To view the full recap, click [...]
Over the past two weeks the golfers at IMG Leadbetter Academy were exposed to a visual training demonstration that most golfers would not have considered as an important element of success.
From a broad range of research evidence, the visual system is one of the most important mechanisms in decision making because 80-90% of sensory [...]
Here is your physical therapy tip of the week from Graeme Lauriston: