Matt Manco

New Hampshire Golf Trail

Posted on 04/29/10 10:57 PM

Shoulder Season Roulette at its finest!  A little chilly the first day with tropical storm force winds, with calm skies and high temps the next day. The only constant is the low prices. Out to to   —   read more »

From the SNE Expo

Posted on 02/16/10 01:11 AM

Expo season began in Southern New England at the Providence Convention Center. Dozens of courses, manufacturers, and retailers gathered for the second annual Southern New England Golf Expo presented b   —   read more »

SNE Golf Expo

Posted on 02/11/10 11:54 PM

The Southern New England Golf Expo comes to the Providence Convention Center this weekend bringing together local courses, instructors, and big name club manufacturers. The expo will give many people   —   read more »

Three Weeks of Thoughts

Posted on 01/25/10 11:11 PM

Things coming together, and showing a long road ahead.   —   read more »

Week 2 Swing Updates

Posted on 01/13/10 12:15 PM

Stills and Video from my second session at Golftec in Cranston, RI.   —   read more »

One Down 51 to Go!

Posted on 01/10/10 09:09 PM

Updates from the first week of the 2010 NEGC   —   read more »

First Golftec Session

Posted on 01/06/10 03:00 PM

Updates and videos from my performance evaluation at Golftec in Cranston, RI this morning.   —   read more »

Swing Videos

Posted on 01/04/10 02:14 PM

The first swings of the 2010 New England Golf Challenge from the Eagle Quest Golf Dome.   —   read more »

Let's Get After It

Posted on 12/31/09 05:30 PM

In 2010 I'll transform my game and you can follow along with all 52 updates.   —   read more »

My Articles featured on myNEGM.com

All the Problems in My Life Could be Solved by Making More Six Footers

Recently my car has been giving me problems. The odometer is inching closer to 100k, it hasn’t responded well to the colder weather, and is driving as sluggish as I can ever remember. But if I made even one of the birdie putts I had inside of ten feet I wouldn’t care. My dog, a beagle as   read more »

RI's Three Headed Monster Goes Out with a Bang

The 2010 RIGA Player of the Year race has been a three-headed monster all season, and as the season winds down Charlie Blanchard, Garrett Medeiros, and Bobby Leopold all put together great campaigns. Independently they collected seven major wins this season, and they finished second overall in the U   read more »

Jimmy Hazen takes the 2010 Providence Open

PROVIDENCE: Jimmy Hazen’s charmed round began on the par three seventh hole. Coming off consecutive birdies Hazen hit a 6i that hopped, stopped, and spun into the cup. The ace gave him a one stroke lead over first round leader Jimmy Lytle.   read more »

Day One of the Providence Open

myNEGM.com reports from day one of the 2010 Providence Open at Triggs Memorial. The full purse event attracted a talented field of professionals and top amateurs from around New England.   read more »

Standing on Any Tee Box Expecting to Make Par

The swing and the swagger hitting midseason form   read more »

RIGA Public Links Championship

RIGA PUBLIC LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP Tournament golf is different. I guess I’d be a much better writer if I could paint you a better picture, but I just shot seven strokes higher than my worst round on a course I know fairly well. Everything about Triggs Memorial in Providence, RI was a little diffe   read more »

The Mid-Year Test

The 2010 New England Golf Challenge has reached the halfway point. Through six months I am proud to announce a 12 shot decrease in my handicap from 25 to 13, new low 18 hole scores coming almost weekly, and more sub 40 nine hole scores than I can count. Nearly every goal I set for myself as been met   read more »

Rickie Fowler and the Travelers Championship

The Travelers Championship returns to TPC River Highlands and brings a stellar field of major champions and rising stars. Kenny Perry looks to defend his title over past winners Stewart Cink and Brad Faxon, while young stars Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler give chase.   read more »

Slump Busted

Scores that go up must come down   read more »

The Summer Slump

The temperature rises with our expectations and all too often both are higher than we can handle.   read more »

Be a Better Student

One of the most underrated aspects of a teaching professional’s livelihood is their ability to communicate with their students. Most professionals have a very small window of time to learn how the student processes information then try to get as much through as they think necessary. In a sessi   read more »

Atkinson Resort & Country Club

The Atkinson Resort and Country Club features 27 holes of golf in one of the finest atmospheres you’ll find in a public facility. From the moment you park your car a staff member is there to greet you, carry your bag, and point you in the right direction. After your round you’ll find a g   read more »

Candia Woods

Touted as the “friendliest” course in New Hampshire, Candia Woods Golf Links creates unique challenges while remaining a user-friendly layout. If you’re looking for tight landing areas and severe hazards you won’t find many, but don’t be fooled by all the green Candia W   read more »

The Mental Game

I don’t think I’m overstating things to say most players struggling to break 100, 95, or 90 let their emotions get the best of them on the course. I’ve seen plenty of putters, wedges, and drivers get legs and take the road less travelled back to the bag. When frustration mounts and   read more »

Fitting Tips

Which way is the grain running? Should I die it up there or hammer it through the break? How far should I choke down on the putter? What!?!? The first two questions are legitimate thoughts one must consider when approaching a difficult putt, but the third shouldn't be an issue. Clearly there is enou   read more »

Consistency and Scoring

An old quote I found last year pretty accurately describes my predicament as a golfer, "if you can't putt you can't score, if you can't drive you can't play." No matter how much I protest, when I tell people getting off the tee is my biggest problem they tell me to hit the practice green. While I ag   read more »

Away Game part 1

Good teams win on the road. High level athletes are talented and intelligent enough to adapt their game to new surroundings on a regular basis. Conversely, low level amateurs and weekend warriors struggle to meet the challenges of a new course.   read more »

Tales from the Tall Grass

The game starts to thaw with the weather   read more »

State of the Swing

Time to take stock of your swing as you prepare to start the season   read more »

Tech Upgrades for Your Game

In the last ten years on and off course technological breakthroughs have made the game more accessible for most amateurs. Advances in club design have turned 2 irons into unicorns for most golfers, something everyone has heard of but no one has ever seen.   read more »

Reference Points

Improving your game in winter means getting you physically and mentally ready to play when the weather cooperates.    read more »

Week 4 with Steve Riggs

Mynegm.com writer and host of The Lesson Tee Steve Riggs works with on adjustments to my setup and spine angle, and the importance of establishing reference points.   read more »

Week 3 Jeff Dantas and the Elite Indoor Golf Center

A tour of the Elite Indoor Golf Center in Seekonk, MA yields impressive results.   read more »

The Snowflake Shootout

When the temperature rises above 40 degrees in January we, as golf fanatics, are obligated to get outdoors and get a club in our hands. When the snow began to melt last Friday I called every course with winter hours, only to hear the snow cover wouldn't clear until early next week and no one wa   read more »

Welcome to the New England Golf Challenge

Setting goals seems like a logical place to start. It's the first week of January and we're snowed in and I'm watching tour pros knock it around in Hawaii.   read more »

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