{"id":663,"date":"2016-12-27T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/?p=663"},"modified":"2021-12-22T23:41:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T23:41:52","slug":"qa-with-gerina-piller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/blog\/qa-with-gerina-piller\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A WITH GERINA PILLER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For golfers looking to improve their game, how important is being fitted for clubs?<\/strong>
It’s very important. Instead of trying to fit your swing to a club, you get your clubs fit to you so you don’t have to work to swing the club. You can focus on playing golf, because golf is hard enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your practice routine? Does your routine change for majors?<\/strong>
I like to play for my practice. I feel like getting on the course and playing is what works best for me. It’s a good way for me to get a feel for the greens, sand, and turf. I don’t change my routine at all for the majors. I try to approach every tournament the same no matter what the stakes are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What part of your game do you enjoy practicing most?<\/strong>
I love hitting balls. There is nothing better than standing on the range and hitting balls especially in the late afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you mentally prepare yourself on the tee box with a crowd watching, especially on the first tee?<\/strong>
I like to simplify things as much as possible. I like to envision myself back home at my home course, Shady Oaks, where I have hit thousands of great drives. Taking deep breaths always helps. I have also found that my tendency is that I get a little quick, so I remind myself to focus on tempo and contact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the worst golf tip you were ever given?<\/strong>
Anything technical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the best golf tip you were ever given?<\/strong>
Play to play great! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What performance stat do you pay the most attention to?<\/strong>
Greens in regulation and putts per green in regulation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your favorite club in the bag?<\/strong>
I don\u2019t have a favorite. I love all of them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there any specific performance indicators that you look for when being fitted for new clubs?<\/strong>
How good my misses are with the clubs. As much as I would love to hit it perfect I don’t, so I want a club for which the misses aren’t far off.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you pass the time during a weather delay?<\/strong>
Eat and hang out with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was it like playing for your country in the return of golf to the Olympics?<\/strong>
It was an amazing experience. Anytime I can represent my country, I consider that one of the highest honors. The whole experience definitely surpassed my expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Was there anything about Rio that surprised you?<\/strong>
There were no mosquitos.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your favorite golf movie of all time?<\/strong>
Happy Gilmore <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What song(s) best describes\/suits your golf game?<\/strong>
Drake, \u201cStarted from the Bottom\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the strangest interview question you\u2019ve ever been asked?<\/strong>
Is Martin Piller your brother?\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Talking golf an life with PXG LPGA Pro Gerina Piller. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[35,41],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-tour","tag-troops"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3403,"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions\/3403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}