Mike Arsenault

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• The Drive to 300 Yards: Short game tips and the final showdown

  the course we played--St. George’s Golf and Country Club, home of the 2022 Canadian Open--was the best and most difficult course I’ve ever played.

  Blogs

  Nov 6, 2021
• The Drive to 300 Yards: Mission accomplished and learning about adaptive golf

  I finally did it! After months of hard work and dozens of hours at the driving range and on courses throughout southern Ontario, I hit a golf ball over 300 yards.

  Sports

  Oct 2, 2021
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• The Drive to 300 Yards: Breaking 90 and a Canadian Open course preview

  Mike Arsenault says he shot an 87 on a par 72 — the first time he's ever played better than bogey golf. What's more, he claimed early victory in a long-standing bet.

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  Sep 4, 2021
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• The Drive to 300 Yards: Aging gracefully on the golf course

  I want to hit a driver 300 yards. Well, I got a little closer this month as you can see in the video above. I am only 10 yards away now!

  Sports

  Aug 14, 2021
• The Drive to 300 Yards: A record round and learning course management

  I shot the best round of my life at Saugeen Golf Club. Will all of the practice and golf swing tips help me break 90 on the course this summer?

  Blogs

  Jul 3, 2021
• The Drive to 300 Yards: Taking on a Drive, Chip and Putt champion

  I met Stew at Copetown Woods Golf Club an hour before challenging the 2021 Drive, Chip and Putt national champion Alexis Card, 10, and her brother, Brayden, 12, to a competition.

  Blogs

  Jun 5, 2021
• The Drive to 300 Yards: Trying to make progress with golf courses closed

  Surely all of the work I’d been putting in would translate to the course (spoiler alert: it didn’t). My irons were atrocious. The lack of practice with them was readily apparent.

  Blogs

  Apr 30, 2021
• The Drive to 300 Yards: Using 3D to get a more powerful golf swing

  I'm focusing on fitness this month. I’ve been working out, but nothing golf-specific. I need more clubhead speed to give myself a little more margin for error to hit 300 yards.

  Blogs

  Apr 2, 2021
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• The Drive to 300 Yards: Getting the right ‘fit’ from your golf clubs

  Mike Arsenault continues to work on his golf swing during the pandemic and goes through the club fitting process to get closer to his goal of hitting 300 yards.

  Sports

  Mar 6, 2021
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• The Drive to 300 Yards: Getting a better grip on my golf swing during the pandemic

  Mike Arsenault is fixing his golf swing over text, video messages and Zoom calls with Stew Bannatyne. In this installment, Stew helps Mike get a better grip on the club.

  Blogs

  Feb 6, 2021
• New Year’s Resolution: Can I hit a golf ball 300 yards?

  Mike Arsenault is working with golf instructor Stew Bannatyne to rebuild his swing — and perhaps even learn how to hit a golf ball 300 yards this year.

  Sports

  Jan 9, 2021
• Crowning the best canine at Global News in ‘Top Dog’ finale

  How would they fare during the final hurdle -- a costume-themed dog pageant? 

  Blogs

  Jul 19, 2020
• Whose pooch is the ‘Top Dog’ at Global News?

  Top Dog is a competition among four-legged Global News canines.

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  Jul 18, 2020
• The Training Ground: How does an ultra-marathoner train for a race?

  Dave Proctor loves competing in ultra-marathons because they challenge him mentally and physically, helping him accurately determine just how far he can push himself.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 20, 2020
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• The Training Ground: How does a professional dancer prepare for a performance?

  Austin Sora was cast aside by the National Ballet School of Canada when she was 12. Despite the crushing blow, she persevered to become a professional dancer.

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  May 16, 2020
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• Fitness Served Cold: Use the power of winter to your advantage with snowkiting

  More than any other activity I've tried in this series, snowkiting is absolutely at the mercy of Mother Nature.

  Blogs

  Feb 13, 2020
• Fitness Served Cold: Can ice climbing lift your fitness during the winter?

  "I wouldn't say that I'm afraid of heights, per se; it's more that I have a fear of falling from a great distance," Mike Arsenault says of his ice-climbing experience.

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  Feb 6, 2020
• Fitness Served Cold: Can cross-country skiing propel you through the doldrums of winter?

  I fell within the first three seconds of getting my skis on with the laughter of my instructor, Andrew, ringing in my ears.

  Health

  Jan 29, 2020
• Fitness Served Cold: What is fat biking and how can it carry you through winter?

  When it comes to making the most of winter, fat biking is a whole different ball game, Mike Arsenault says.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
• Culture of Fitness: Cricket

  There are many comparisons between cricket and baseball, but there is more running in cricket. Cricket is a start-and-stop sport, so there is a lot of anaerobic activity.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2019
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• Culture of Fitness: Muay Thai

  Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand also known as Thai boxing. It is an explosive form of kickboxing noted for being a very powerful ring sport.

  Blogs

  Nov 18, 2019
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• Culture of Fitness: Parkour

  Parkour gyms help to physically and mentally prepare parkour athletes by mimicking the obstacles that are found outdoors, and the training conditions of parkour gyms can be modified to suit the training needs of the practitioners.

  Blogs

  Nov 12, 2019
• Senior quarterback defying his age

  “I have a gym in the basement of the house and I go down there religiously to work out,” Calhoun said. “I’m consistent. I do it every day, upper body and lower on different days.”

  Blogs

  Nov 8, 2019
• The Culture of Fitness: Capoeira

  How do exercise regimens from different cultures compare to a traditional gym routine? This is the first episode of a new series called the Culture of Fitness.

  Blogs

  Nov 5, 2019
• What’s Your Fitness Age: Senior Fitness Competition

  This week, we compete with two of their participants. Mike teamed up with 78-year-old Pat and Ross teamed up with 65-year-old Nick.

  Blogs

  Jul 12, 2019