Les Maisons is tucked back in the pine forest lots in the heart of the master planned community of Montreux and adjacent to the 7th hole of Montreux’s Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. This idyllic community is set against the majestic backdrop of Mt. Rose and is strategically nestled around a quaint Parisian-style linear “Parc” to facilitate the true sense of social community that Montreux embodies.
Les Maisons at Montreux, built by award-winning custom home builder Pearce Construction, features Country-French architectural design highlighted by a striking roof design showcasing 18:12 and 16:12 pitches engineered exclusively for the community. These exquisite homes include as standard, 3-car garages, full landscaping and year-round maintenance as well as all of the luxury upgrades you’d expect in a one-of-a-kind Tahoe home, yet it is located in the heart of Montreux, minutes from both Lake Tahoe and the bigger-city conveniences you need and desire.
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Proper ball position is critical to well struck golf shots. For full shots I have a very basic system. I call it the 3-ball method.
Start with three balls place the first in the middle of your stance, then the second ball one ball over and the third one more ball over to the left. The rule of thumb is that the ball in the middle in your stance should be the proper position for your lower irons, say 7 thru the wedges, the second ball for your mid irons, the third position, just inside your left heal works great for the woods.
You want to catch the ball before the clubhead reaches it’s lowest point by setting the ball just before where the club makes contact with the ground. This will ensure solid contact and you’ll avoid hitting “fat” or thin shots.
Most golfers slice their full shots most of the time. The best antidote to slicing is to learn a set-up and swing that stops you from cutting across the ball from out to in with the clubface open. However, if that’s too tough of a goal, you might at least reduce the banana pattern of your shots by experimenting with grip thickness.
Unless you have unusually large hands, a thicker grip is not necessary. The thicker the grip on a golf club, the more you must hold it with the palm rather than your fingers. With a grip moved more into your palms when you hold the club, this cuts down on the activity of your wrists during the swing. With less wrist action in your swing, you have a greater chance of overusing your shoulders to throw the clubhead outside of the proper path on the downswing. This also leads to under using your hands to square the clubface at impact.
Thus by increasing wrist action as a result of placing the club more in your fingers, thinner grips might help reduce your slice. But to cure it totally, I’m afraid; you will also need to work a lot harder on your set-up and swing.
If you still have trouble with your slice give the staff at The Resort at Redhawk a call a set up a lesson.
A great golf venue in the Sparks area, The Resort at Red Hawk offers many incredible amenities including two championship golf courses, the Robert Trent Jones designed public Lakes course, and the Hale Irwin designed Hills Private Course. Not many venues with 36 holes have such distinct courses to play. The Lakes course meanders through the wetlands or Wingfield Springs and very much a true Robert Trent Jones designed golf course with large bunkers framing you tee shots as well as your approaches. The Hills course on the other hand features a 600+ yard downhill par 5 that is a true 3 shotter. I would describe this a true “risk reward” course with a driveable par 4 and approach shots that you’ll want to be on the correct side of the hole.
Red Hawk Features:
– Voted “Best Public Golf Course” 8 times by Nevada Magazine
– Voted “Best Golf Course” 7 times by Reno Gazette-Journal
– Award winning Private Golf Course
– Two-Tiered Grass Driving Range
– No cart fees
– 9,000 sq. ft. chipping area
– PGA Instructional Staff
I have always enjoyed my meals at David’s Grill, which is open to the public, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner, and in the summer, enjoy our outside patio dining. David’s offers a diverse menu, including healthy salads and sandwiches, along with specialty entrees. They also have a good wine list, offer a number of beers on tap and have a full bar. The Events Center accommodates groups of up to 300; there are also smaller venues, to host a business meeting or an anniversary party. Red Hawk offers off site full-service catering.
The Swim and Fitness Center at Red Hawk has memberships available, offering a full-sized pool and over 60 classes, including Pilates, Yoga and Spinning. The Private Club boasts an incredible Clubhouse, with steam and saunas as well as a private dining room and meeting room; Private Club memberships are currently available. In addition, The Resort offers great Stay and Play, Romantic Escape and Honeymoon packages where you can stay in luxurious golf villas.
The Wingfield Springs neighborhood has recently added a grocery store and other shopping nearly completing the neighborhood. Homes in the neighborhood range from in size from 1000+ sq. ft. Townhomes to 5000 + sq. ft. custom built homes with golf course views. Prices for resale homes range from the mid $100’s to $1.1 mil. The neighborhood that has it All!
How tight should we hold onto the club? Often when I am playing with amateurs, I notice the “whites” of their knuckles in their set-up and witness a tense swing where the ball tends to “slice”. Gripping the club to firmly causes tension in the body and the club is not allowed to swing freely, so the golfer usually ends up with a “hit” and not a swing. Afterall, the clubhead weighs more than the grip therefore in order to utilize the club properly we must allow the club to “naturally” accelerate with gravity.
First, we need to find our ideal grip pressure. Start by gripping the club with just your thumb & forefinger of both hands and hit a ball with this 4 fingered grip – and call this pressure level 1. Next grip the club normally, but as lightly as you can & hit another ball – calling this pressure level 2. Hit eight more balls gradually increasing your grip pressure, until you are squeezing as hard as you can – level 10. You’ll find that you will produce your best swings in the 3-6 grip pressure range.
Under pressure situations on the golf course we all tend grip the club with a bit more pressure than we need to pull off our shot. Being able to recognize that you are gripping tighter than the 3-6 range will enable you to swing more freely under “the pressure”.
Designed by award-winning golf course architect Keith Foster, D’Andrea Golf Club is one of Reno’s most memorable golf experiences.
If you’re looking for a truly enjoyable golf experience, do not miss one of my area favorites, D’Andrea Golf Course in Sparks, NV. The course is fairly forgiving off the tee but presents the golfer many challenges with approach shots with well placed greenside bunkers and undulating greens that can be very slick placing a premium on accuracy and your short game. While playing D’Andrea you will be treated with stunning views of the valley and the Sierras. One little bit of local knowledge ….most everything breaks toward the Grand Sierra…The facility is a 20,000 sq. ft. Tuscan style clubhouse that offers incredible view of the city and mountains. I consider this facility first rate, the golf shop personnel are very friendly and professional (a reflection of Michael Jory, General Manager and Head Pro Nate Kelly), the food is great, and service is great.
The neighborhood nearby offers great Italian styled homes that are literately seconds to the clubhouse. The homes range is size from the low 1000’s to over 3000 sq. ft. with many offering the same views that the golf course has. Prices for resale homes are starting at the high $100’s. Also, seconds from the clubhouse is the +55 yr old community of Toscana featuring Club House/Rec Room, Gym, Pool, Security Gates, Spa/Hot Tub. All of the homes in Toscana are single level for your convenience.
You top your tee shot! Next thing out of your well-intentioned playing “keep your head down!” Or when your uncle taught you golf those words were uttered constantly….I wish this were the secret to the golf swing but it is the advice is as good as an old wives tale and will make contact with the ball even more difficult than it already is.
Consciously trying to keep your head down does more damage than good, it can affect everything from posture in the set-up creating a too vertical swing-plane causing fat shots to creating so much body tension that the swing becomes stiff and unmanageable. Not only do you have the chance at hitting it fat you can miss the ball altogether by restricting your body motion and becoming inflexible and not letting the club swing.
So rather than keeping your head down, focus on how you stand at address. The proper posture will enable you to keep your head, neck and spine angle relatively still until after contact with the ball is made and the club naturally pulls the head up and around. This way you can admire your beautiful shot floating through the air. To attain the proper posture, follow these four rules:
1. Bend at the hips (stick your butt out!).
2. Flex your knees slightly.
3. Make your arms a relaxed extension of the club.
4. Keep your chin up.
Now that the winter months are upon us and the weather has started to change I feel this tip will help you make the most of playing in adverse conditions.
Here in the Greater Reno/Carson City area you may not often find yourself playing in the rain (on average 200+ days of sunshine) but when you do this tip will greatly increase your efficiency and make it at least somewhat enjoyable. In the rain, your paramount concern is to keep your hands and grips dry. Have your umbrella handy and use a cover for the top of your clubs – this keeps the water off the grips. Keep a dry towel and an extra glove or two in your bag and cart. Hanging a small towel under the struts of your umbrella helps keep the towel dry and allows easy access before taking your grip. Collapse the umbrella as you prepare to play so the wind can’t flip it. Between shots, keep your hands in your pockets. Whenever possible, walk with your palms facing down – this simple trick will keep the “business” side of your hands dry…in cold weather I recommend also utililizing those charcoal based hand warmers these will greatly increase your feel.
How to Play in the Rain!!
It’s vital to stay in balance and the swing with more control. Most golfers tend to
over-swing, so wearing a rain jacket becomes a blessing because it makes a three-quarter swing essential. On most shots you’ll want to take more club maybe even two – because the ball doesn’t fly as far in heavy, cold, wet air.
If the ground is sloppy, widen your stance slightly and use less leg action. Use more arms and shoulders. If you’re playing in a competitive match, realize that the level of play is not going to be as good in poor weather. For ME, the idea isn’t to make birdies, but to not hurt myself making bogeys.
I want to thank you for your time in reading this blog….this the first installment of many to come I look forward to not only providing golf tips and information on local golf courses but be the source of Real Estate information as it pertains to our local market focusing on Golf Course Properties.
As the Labor Day holiday comes and goes, many people think of the summer season in Tahoe as being over. For exactly that reason it is one of our favorite times of year. For most families, the month of September represents kids getting back to school and the return to “normal” day to day activities. This also means that it’s more difficult to take days off or even sneak in a weekend getaway because of soccer and football and all the other activities the family becomes involved in. This leaves a little window of time (mother nature determines the length of it) where those who can make it up here get to really enjoy everything the Sierra summers have to offer without dealing with some of the congestion and hustle and bustle which can exist during the actual summer months.
One of the best examples is being able to go to the local golf courses, without having to make a tee time, and enjoying the perfectly green grass and great playing conditions which come together at this time of year. After a long winter our courses can be a little rough in the early season, but after a long summer the courses are in their absolute best condition in late August through September.
This is also a wonderful time for hiking and biking with slightly cooler temperatures but absolutely gorgeous surroundings. Or maybe you prefer to relax on what feels like a private beach or take out the boat in what can be incredibly calm and private waters.
You can wrap up your days with a comfortable evening on the deck of one of our many fine restaurants. Not only will you be seated immediately, but many of the establishments will also offer seasonal discounts to all of their patrons.
The combination of colder mornings and numerous ski shop sales also make us start thinking of what brought us here . . . ski season!! Believe it or not, it’s just around the corner.
The word on the street is that Ponderosa Golf Course has been saved! Apparently the owners of the golf course and the Truckee-Tahoe Airport District came to an agreement fo purchase by the district, and in turn, the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District will take over the operation and maintenance of the course.
The sprinklers have been turned on and the work to get the course open has begun. Although the course will probably not be able to open for awhile, the fact that this longtime “local” golf course is reopening and will remain open for generations to come is fabulous news. We’ll call it a modern day miracle! Thank you to all the parties involved that continued to negotiate until the “final hour” to make this happen.
Les Maisons is tucked back in the pine forest lots in the heart of the master planned community of Montreux and adjacent to the 7th hole of Montreux’s Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. This idyllic community is set against the majestic backdrop of Mt. Rose and is strategically nestled around a quaint Parisian-style linear “Parc” to facilitate the true sense of social community that Montreux embodies.
Proper ball position is critical to well struck golf shots. For full shots I have a very basic system. I call it the 3-ball method. 
Thursday, September 17, 2009 By: Amy Thyr
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