I often see golfers struggle to keep their backswing consistent. They don’t have a good path of the club or follow the same form with each swing.      Here is an easy drill you can do at home for 10 minutes a day and you’ll see drastic improvement to your form and technique.      This drill is done standing up, not bent at the hips in the hitting stance. The purpose of this...

Richard Ruiz Owner, Miami Lakes Barbershop Kendall  “Yes, absolutely,” Richard Ruiz said. “Miami would be the first place, I wouldn’t mind traveling to see him. Orlando [or] Tampa, wherever there is a stadium." Nicolas Malkind  Co-owner, Amazonia Nikkei Fusion Restaurant Miami      “We already went [to see him] two weeks ago...

    There is a change in the way residents may sign up for recreational activities, youth sports or to reserve park pavilions in Miami Lakes.       The town is providing its CivicRec web page to accept those arrangements.       The move from the former software site etrak was made Aug. 1 and residents must use the new system.        Users who have log ins for...

     Karen Mathews says the 6-iron is not an easy club to hit. It might be her favorite club now.      The 60-year-old associate professor of art and art history at the University of Miami used her 6-iron to make a hole-in-one on the 17th hole at Miami Lakes Golf Club on July 17. It was the first ace of her career.      “I never thought that this would happen,” Mathews said....

    The Miami Lakes United U14 boys soccer team won the Presidents Cup national championship tournament in July in Wichita, Kansas.      The team, which went undefeated in its final 17 matches of the season, needed to win five matches in four days at nationals to capture the title.       The team defeated Necaxa USA Red from California 3-2 in overtime in the national championship...