GOLF CHANNEL TUNES UP YOUR GAME THIS WEEK; FOCUSES ON INSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY For
more information, contact: ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Golf Channel's annual themed week of programming dedicated to golf instruction -- Tune Up Your Game Week, Jan. 21-27 -- this year moves up in the calendar and will coincide with the 2002 PGA Merchandise Show. Tips for all aspects of the golf game from five of the world's best professional instructors -- dubbed The Golf Channel's "Troubleshooters" -- await viewers during the week on an expanded lineup of The Golf Channel's most popular shows, including Academy Live and The Golf Channel Academy. In addition to instruction, Tune Up Your Game Week will feature live reports from the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, as well as guest appearances from equipment makers who will discuss what's new for 2002 and how technology is impacting the game. Highlights include: The Golf Channel Academy. Added telecasts of this instructional series of 30-minute programs will air throughout the week, hosted by The Golf Channel Troubleshooters. New episodes will air in prime time with David Leadbetter and Jim Flick. Golf Central. The network's acclaimed nightly news update from the world of golf this week will include reports from the 2002 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. Academy Live. Tune Up Your Game Week offers an expanded lineup of live shows from The Golf Channel studios -- Tuesday through Sunday -- featuring the Troubleshooters** and giving viewers the opportunity to call in for expert analysis and suggested drills to help improve their game. Also planned are live reports from the floor of the PGA Merchandise Show. Playing Lessons From the Pros: Managing Your Game. The debut of a new six-part Golf Channel series that will take a novel approach to instruction. Each 30-minute episode is a golf lesson taught by a touring pro during playing situations. Rather than a typical driving-range lesson where instructors offer swing tips, these televised sessions will take place on the course while viewers eavesdrop on a pro's off-day practice round. Some of the golfers featured are Tom Lehman, Bruce Lietzke, Lee Janzen and John Cook. Viewer's Forum. Joining hosts Kraig Kann and Mike Ritz will be Lorne Rubenstein, TV host and columnist for Canada's Globe & Mail; Tim Rosaforte, noted writer for Golf World magazine; Frank Thomas, chief technical advisor for Golf Digest; Matt Adams, vice president at Pro Select Golf; and Adam Barr, Golf Channel business reporter. Discussion of recent golf events will start the program -- including a live report from the Phoenix Open -- followed by news about new equipment introduced at the PGA Merchandise Show. Troubleshooters Challenge. A compilation of the popular Academy Live in-show segment, featuring average golfer David McClain's struggle to break an 18-hole score of 100. Highlights of all 10 lessons with instructor and Golf Channel Troubleshooter Jim McLean will be included. Sam Snead: Swing for a Lifetime. Viewers will be offered an in-depth look at the swing of Sam Snead in this encore presentation, which also is part of The Golf Channel Home Video Collection. Professional instructor Jim McLean interviews Slammin' Sammy and uses archival footage of the golf-great's swing to provide analysis and tips for viewers. Ben Hogan: The Golf Swing. Jim McLean breaks down what critics have called golf's greatest swing. With the help of rare footage, McLean takes viewers on a journey through the complex mechanics of Hogan's golf swing by breaking down every swing element from grip to follow-through. He translates Hogan's concepts and ideas into lessons for today's average golfer, with piece-by-piece analysis designed to help any level of player improve and produce results on the golf course. This program also is part of The Golf Channel's Home Video Collection.
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