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Showcase of RETIREMENT LIVING March 2014 | foreveryoung Athens Creek Putting all between ears says Putting Doctor by Jeffrey Reed To say that Joseph Bermel Jr. – also known as The Putting Doctor – is passionate about golf would be like saying Tiger Woods knows his way around the links. Bermel, of Long Island, N.Y. also knows a thing or two about marketing, having launched his own DVD, How To Putt Well, and even a practice putting cup bearing his name and logo. But while this golf instructor and travelling golf show entertainer can talk the talk, he can also walk the walk when it comes to putting. One of 15 children, Bermel started caddying while in Grade 8, and starting playing while attending the University of Dayton, Ohio. He’s been a golf instructor since 1981, and confirmed his status as an elite putting instructor with his runnerup finish, following a playoff, in the New York State Finals of the World Putting Championship at Elmira, NY in 1996. Travelling throughout the northeast U.S. and into Canada with his road show, Bermel said putting is really about the six inches between the ears. “The number-one key to putting is organization of your mind. If your mind is not organized, goodbye!” said Bermel. “Organization is everything.Your mind tells your body what to do.” Bermel, a creature of habit who said he has owned only three putters over the last 42 years, is a proponent of what he calls PPR: the preputt routine. “If you don’t RETIREMENT LODGE have a specific, methodical PPR, good-bye!” said Bermel. His three key principles are: exacting, specific and methodical. Part of that preparation, according to Bermel, involves asking yourself, “What am I going to do? How am I going to do it? When am I going to do it? And in what manner am I going to putt? Now, we are getting deep into the mind game, and I teach a mind game. “How important is putting to the game of golf? It’s 43 per cent of the total score,” said Bermel. And psychologically, he says, it is more like 50 per cent of the game, or more. “Putting affects your total game. If you make a very good one-putt or terrific two-putt, on any given hole, you’re walking to the next tee box with a very positive mindset. The same is true in the reverse. If you have – God forbid – the dreaded three-putt, you’re walking negative onto the next tee box.” p.15 Luxury Retirement The South Okanagan’s Finest… Where your comfort and well being are Priority #1 Say yes to a care-free, luxurious lifestyle Living in our Heritage style lodge, you’ll easily grow accustomed to the social opportunities and amenities, plus enjoy the privacy of your own spacious 1 or 2 bedroom suite with balcony. Ideally located to enhance your independence. Supported Living Services Available 24-HR. STAFF & MEDI-ALERT EMERGENCY CALL SERVICE !t & EWuresen! o N c i r occ g g 2 b uttin p www.athenscreek.com 250-493-3838 170 West Warren Avenue Penticton, BC V2A 8R6 WELCOME TO VERNON’S NEWEST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY reekside C LANDING INDEPENDENT LIVING Community of care providing Independent Living, Assisted Living, & Complex Care. SUITES DISCOVER THE WARM SENSE OF COMMUNITY & REWARDING LIFESTYLE THAT AWAITS YOU • Spacious 1 and 2 bedroom suites with kitchenettes • Private balconies • Meals • Housekeeping and linens laundered • 24 hour emergency call service • Guest suite • Laundry Rooms • Social Activities • Move in incentives Dorothy Miller Call r a personal tou today to book 250-306-4831 www.kaigo.ca • 6190 Okanagan Landing Road • VERNON, B.C.