“Par” 72? Maybe Not! When you think of the word ‘par’ outside of golf, you probably think “average”, or a median between great and poor. One of the definitions on Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/ states; “Par: an average, usual, or normal amount, degree, quality, condition, standard, or the like”. So how is shooting a 72 on either of our [...]
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Promontory Golf: What does par really mean?
May 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Golf, Sport Shop
Tags:Golf Course·Handicap·Instruction·Painted Valley·Par·pete dye canyon golf course·Promontory
Gear up for 2010 at the Promontory Golf Shop!
May 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Golf, Sport Shop
With Spring finally making its presence felt, another great golf season is underway. In excited anticipation, the Promontory Golf Staff is ready to outfit you with top-of-the-line equipment and keep you stylish in the year’s newest fashions. The Dye Canyon Shop offers many new and exciting lines of clothing from designer brands including Bogner, Gersemi, [...]
Junior Golf at Promontory!
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Golf, Kid's Activities, Sport Shop
One of the highlights, perhaps THE highlight, of being a PGA Professional is having the opportunity to establish and grow a vibrant junior golf program. It is so rewarding to take a young boy or girl and be able to instruct and mentor them in all facets of this greatest game, from instruction itself to [...]
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Promontory Pros call this the ‘Year of the Wedge!’
May 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Golf, Sport Shop
Did you know that 2010 will be the last year you will be able to purchase wedges with ‘U’ Grooves? This groove has been banned on the PGA Tour but Amateur golfers can legally play this groove in competition until 2024. The only problem is that manufacturers must stop selling wedges with this groove at [...]
Tags:Callaway·Cleveland·Equipment·Mizuno·Nike·PGA·Promontory·TaylorMade·Titleist·Wedges·Year of the Wedge
Perfect golf technique, unusual shots – unusual golf technique, perfect shots
May 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Golf, Sport Shop
As a young Assistant Professional at Augusta National in the mid-1970’s, I wondered why my Head Professional kept sending me to the practice tee to watch the likes of Miller Barber, Gay Brewer, Lee Trevino, Isao Aoki and Arnold Palmer hit balls. When I questioned him about this, he simply replied that he wanted me [...]
Tags:Andree Martin·Golf instruction·Promontory·Tommy Chipman
Hot colors for summer trends!
April 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Living, Sport Shop
Even though we are waiting for Spring to, well, “spring” in our mountain community, the color palettes for the impending seasons are making their way into retailers as we speak, including our own Promontory Sport Shop. Pantone has defined the top 10 colors for the upcoming Spring/Summer 2010 season as a mix of bold and exciting [...]
Tags:2010 palettes·color·fashion·park city fashion·Promontory·spring fashion·summer color·summer fashion
How fit is your fashion?
March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Living, Sport Shop
A sweet smell is wafting through the mountain air, and even with intermittent snowfalls recently, you know Spring is coming. And of course summer is right around the corner and that means… BATHING SUIT SEASON!!!! Are you ready? Getting trim is something that many people resolve to acheive in the early months of the year, and then [...]
Kick up your heels!!
December 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Living, Sport Shop
Hurray! The snow has arrived in our Mountain Town community and more is on the way. How lovely the snow looks undisturbed. But eventually we have to walk through it, and this made me start thinking about footwear!! Winter 2009 footwear trends offer many interesting choices. And the ones I find most useful for Park City are [...]
