WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING at here is a tremendous
success story.
Julieta Granada came out of Paraguay
as a 14 year-0ld, when she and her mother moved to
the US on a hope and a prayer... and a scholarship at
the David Leadbetter Junior Academy down at
Bradenton, in Florida.
Her tremendous work ethic, her talent and her
desire has enabled her to compete with the best in
the world.
And she’s still only 18. Julieta lives at
Champions’ Gate, so it’s easy for her to see David
regularly, and she has that hunger to learn and
improve that seems to characterise winners.
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As the above sequence reveals, the synchronisation
of movement between the body and the arms is the key to what is a wonderfully
repeating swing. At the end of last year, Julieta won the first sevenfigure
winner’s purse in the history of the LPGA with
her victory at the ADT Championship. That win obviously
made her feel very comfortable in the company
of the world’s elite, and in competing to win. She
has matured beyond her years.
Julieta’s time-management is excellent. She works
hard and practises wisely.
She also looks after her
body in terms of her fitness, flexibility and strength
training.
She is putting to great use the opportunity she has here |
at Champions’ Gate
as she learns her trade as a professional. If they haven’t already,
the players on the
LPGA are taking notice.
For her size and stature, she hits the ball very solidly. Rarely does she mishit
a shot – a rare ability
David noted straight away. That’s a hallmark of a
great talent. David’s focus has been on making her
swing as efficient and consistent as possible – and
right now it’s boding well for the season.
When you are hitting 80% of the fairways (and
more) every time you tee it up, you are going to enjoy a lot of scoring opportunities,
which Julieta does. She may not be the longest (though
by no means the shortest, either), |