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By Jim & Barbara Nicol

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For many years Vail and Beaver Creek have been known for their superb skiing. The area is also renowned for its magnificent mountain and forest settings, which are virtually unmatched in this country. But, alas, winter does come to an end. The beauty is still there and so are the many restaurants, bars, shops, hotels, and condos, all representing a huge dollar investment and earning virtually nothing.

The resorts of Colorado have discovered golf. They did not ease into the field, but went in under a full head of steam, employing such august names as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye, Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and Gary Player to produce some of the finest golf courses anywhere. Two such areas are Vail Village Resorts and the Beaver Creek Resort complex, approximately 10 miles apart. Due to their proximity, most of the amenities are available to guests of either resort.

Within a 20-mile radius there are four first-class championship golf courses. Each has a full pro shop, locker rooms and restaurants. The golf season in this area is late June to mid-September.

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Inside Out Cure

An inside out swing approaches the ball on the downswing from too low, hitting the half of the ball closer to the player, causing a push or hook which requires the player to work on getting the club further up and out on the downswing

Over The Top Slice Cure

Draw a practice line representing the target line, backswing, and downswing, and trace that line with your swing to loop your downswing from inside out

Be Aware of Putting Impulses

Many players try to hit the ball when they are about to make contact with a putt, rather than making the same swing as when taking a practice stroke

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Chip Shots From the Fringe

Keep your body still in the shot and play it like a putt no matter what club you use

Learning Impact Position

Start your practice session by feeling your impact position, make swings that stop at impact and feel the correct position of your hips, legs and arms

Pine Needle Lies

Play a shot on pine needles two ways depending on where the flag is, if you have room to roll it play it like a chip but if the flag is close then set up to play it identical to a bunker shot

Par Four and Five Tee Club Selection

Do not assume that every par four and five is a driver, you need to tee off with the club that is going to leave your next shot in your favorite scoring position, hitting your tee shot too long often hurts your scores

Flexibility

Flexibility as you get older is very important, it lets you wind up your body to hit the ball with more power, and swinging a pole can help you do this as well as fix your release point

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