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About Lori and GNO Golf

Lori is the Program Director of Girls Night Out (GNO) Santa Barbara and Ventura. GNO is a unique and special women's golf program designed to promote the game of golf, girl time with great friends, 
and learn and play golf in a fun and safe environment.
"It is the best women's golf program in the Tri-county area, come check it. out!"

Meet Lori

Lori is an experienced LPGA Class A Golf Professional and believes that learning golf should be a fun, engaging and empowering experience.  Her approach to teaching is based around the goals of each golfer. Her technical expertise and ability to communicate in a way which you can relate provides a unique learning opportunity. She is a motivator and believes that you have the potential to play golf at the level you desire.

Lori offers private lessons and leads GNO clinics weekly. Bringing out the best in each other one golf swing at a time.
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inspiration & insights with lori

 “You swing your best 
when you have the fewest things to think about..” 
~ Bobby Jones
What are Swing Thoughts?

A swing thought highlights a very specific element of the swing that a golfer tries to focus on when hitting a golf shot. They often take the form of metaphors that lead your brain (and muscles) into executing specific actions.

Why are they useful?
They are best used whenever you are trying to correct something in particular or whenever you need to bring your golf swing back to the basics, or to one of its core elements. Over the course of a long enough stretch of time a golf swing will gradually and incrementally change and it will do so often without the golfer realizing it. In trying to hit better shots golfers will incorporate minor adjustments which when combined will result in a dramatically different golf swing. Focusing on key swing thoughts will allow a golfer to bring his swing back to where it was, or to where it needs to be.

Alternatively, focusing on an entirely new swing key can help any golfer who is struggling with a particular aspect of his game fix that problematic area.

How many swing thoughts should I have in my head at one time?
While very useful individually, filling one’s head with too many thoughts can be disorienting and will lead to a lack of focus, which negates the key objective being pursued.

Golfers that play at their best will usually carry no swing thoughts at all during a round and instead will swing instinctively at the ball. At most, a typical golfer should refrain from having more than one swing thought at a time when playing a round of golf. However, whenever practicing and trying to groove a swing it can be helpful to experiment with various swing thoughts. Still, it is important to remember that swing keys steer your brain into focusing on a specific aspect of your swing. And filling one’s head with too many at a time will negatively crowd your brain and will not allow it to focus properly.

Some Swing Thoughts:
- Belt Buckle or Belly Button to the target
- Hit THROUGH the ball not at the ball
- Low and Slow
- Keep your head level
- Turn, don't sway
- Hands high at the finish
- TEMPO, TEMPO, TEMPO!
- Have fun, it's just golf!

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