IMPACT AWARENESS™ - Another Unique Example
By Ken Martin, PGA
Co-founder
I would like to introduce you to Josh. Josh is from Albany, GA and he, like most of us, learned golf from a family member; for Josh, it was his grandfather. Josh was also like most of us - he played many sports, namely basketball and baseball growing up. Golf became his passion and after graduating from Troy State in Alabama, he turned to professional golf and been chasing the dream of success on the PGA Tour since then.
He has yet to achieve full time status on the PGA Tour but has played well enough to survive 6 seasons on the Nationwide Tour (now the Web.com Tour). He also earned a spot in the 2012 Honda Classic via firing a 66 in Monday qualifying event…Josh is a VERY good golfer.
When he was a youngster, he held the club a bit differently. He was a “lefty” batter, but had no access to left-handed golf clubs while growing up. So he did what came naturally, he held the right-hand clubs with his left hand low, also known as “cross-handed”. He found he could play this way and stuck with it. “It’s the only way I knew how to grab a bat, so I went with it,” he said.
Co-founder
I would like to introduce you to Josh. Josh is from Albany, GA and he, like most of us, learned golf from a family member; for Josh, it was his grandfather. Josh was also like most of us - he played many sports, namely basketball and baseball growing up. Golf became his passion and after graduating from Troy State in Alabama, he turned to professional golf and been chasing the dream of success on the PGA Tour since then.
He has yet to achieve full time status on the PGA Tour but has played well enough to survive 6 seasons on the Nationwide Tour (now the Web.com Tour). He also earned a spot in the 2012 Honda Classic via firing a 66 in Monday qualifying event…Josh is a VERY good golfer.
When he was a youngster, he held the club a bit differently. He was a “lefty” batter, but had no access to left-handed golf clubs while growing up. So he did what came naturally, he held the right-hand clubs with his left hand low, also known as “cross-handed”. He found he could play this way and stuck with it. “It’s the only way I knew how to grab a bat, so I went with it,” he said.
His grandfather even told him he would have to change and as an impressionable 14 year old he tried the traditional “right-hand low” grip. “But I just couldn’t get the ball off the ground, so I stuck with it.” (Left-hand low that is)
Josh caught my eye in the Fall of 2012 when reviewing results from the first stage of PGA Tour qualifying. The event was contested at the Wanamaker Course, one of 3 championship courses located at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, FL. At the same time, hurricane Sandy had been working its way past the Florida coast during the qualifier wind and rain was persistent. In fact, winds gusted up to 50 mph on several of the days during the event. Josh posted scores of 66-67-67-69 for a total of 269, which is 19 under par. Not only was he medalist at this stage, he won the honor 11 strokes ahead of his nearest challenger.
Josh caught my eye in the Fall of 2012 when reviewing results from the first stage of PGA Tour qualifying. The event was contested at the Wanamaker Course, one of 3 championship courses located at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, FL. At the same time, hurricane Sandy had been working its way past the Florida coast during the qualifier wind and rain was persistent. In fact, winds gusted up to 50 mph on several of the days during the event. Josh posted scores of 66-67-67-69 for a total of 269, which is 19 under par. Not only was he medalist at this stage, he won the honor 11 strokes ahead of his nearest challenger.
I don’t know about you, but I would be thrilled with -5 on the putting clock next to the clubhouse! It is hard to express what he accomplished in playing that championship venue in gale force winds! This was a remarkable showing of shot making and world class putting…kudos Josh!
Josh Broadaway went on to secure a spot for the 2013 season on the Web.com tour. I wish him all the best and thank him for being an example to all of us who pursue our best as we play this most intriguing of games. He is truly an example of finding what works relative to club mechanics that produce desirable ball flight and sticking to it, being true to personal style.
Oh, by the way, he putts left-handed…
Just another real world example of how IMPACT AWARENESS™ can be realized through personal expression.
Josh Broadaway went on to secure a spot for the 2013 season on the Web.com tour. I wish him all the best and thank him for being an example to all of us who pursue our best as we play this most intriguing of games. He is truly an example of finding what works relative to club mechanics that produce desirable ball flight and sticking to it, being true to personal style.
Oh, by the way, he putts left-handed…
Just another real world example of how IMPACT AWARENESS™ can be realized through personal expression.