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Matt Manco

MattManco

Last Login: 03/04/10 09:58 PM

ABOUT ME...

Location: Warwick, RI
Bio: I am a freelance writer, baseball instructor, and restaurant manager embarking on the first New England Golf Challenge. The New England Golf Challenge is an experiment to find out how much the average golfer can improve in one year with diligent practice and lessons. Check in weekly for updates and articles chronicling my experiences working towards a better golf game.

Handicap: 25...for now

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Posted by MattManco on 02/15/10 11:12 PM

How you know pros are playing a different game: DJohnson puts his 2nd in the bunker when he needs a 4 to win bc it's an easy play for him
Posted by MattManco on 02/13/10 05:08 PM

If you're in the Providence area check out the SNE Golf Expo at the Convention Center. Be sure to visit Joe & Leigh's for some amazing deals
Posted by MattManco on 02/10/10 08:43 PM

I'd say it's a two-club wind out there today...plan accordingly
Posted by MattManco on 02/09/10 10:33 AM

Look for reports from the Southern New England Golf Expo this weekend, I want to hear from anyone going/presenting
Posted by MattManco on 02/09/10 12:10 AM

The 5th installment of the 2010 NEGC-Reference Points-is going live on the mynegm.com page. Check out the Fowler inspired paint fill
Posted by MattManco on 02/03/10 12:02 PM

Listen The Lesson Tee www.wnri.com and catch my segment with Steve Riggs
Posted by MattManco on 01/27/10 03:57 PM

Finishing up some set up and grip work in the mirror, practice session at Golftec tomorrow...look for new video
Posted by MattManco on 01/25/10 11:15 PM

A few thoughts as January comes to a close mynegm.com/users/mattmanco look for more thoughts plus swing vids this week
Posted by MattManco on 01/25/10 01:22 AM

Bubba Watson says he'll buy a replica of the General Lee from Dukes of Hazard if he wins the Bob Hope. I know who I'm rooting for!
Posted by MattManco on 01/25/10 12:52 AM

I'm trying to get a copy but Jeff is at the PGA Show so I know he has bigger things on his mind

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



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 »