Set the order of your students’ priorities for more effective golf instruction (Part 1) A few years ago, I decided to evaluate my teaching program. While I felt that I effectively diagnosed my students’ mechanics, something still seemed to be missing. Some students never seemed to improve as much as I hoped. I realized that…
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Believe it or not, you need a long swing for this short shot lt’s one of the prettiest shots in golf, and one of the toughest. Here’s how to play high, soft lob shots that settle tight to the pin. . Weaken your grip. A strong grip tends to release the club face and negate…
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Hey everyone, love to hear your comments on the article below. I have mixed feelings. What do you say? GREENSBORO, Ga. — Golf holes the size of pizzas. Soccer balls on the back nine. A mulligan on every hole. By BILL PENNINGTON, April 18, 2014 These are some of the measures — some would say…
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(by Tom Patri) If someone had told you 10 years ago that a player in The Masters was going to hit wedge into 15 on Masters Sunday, oh and one more thing, it was a wedge second shot NOT a third shot to the famed Par 5, what would your response have been? Crazy stuff!…
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Fault: Staying on back foot Michael’s problem was poor weight displacement in the downswing. He hung back, trapping his arms behind the body. This caused an excessive in-to-out swing path with little chance of squaring the clubface at impact. As a result, he hit push-slices: The ball started right and curved farther off line. Fix:…
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It seems that as I look around my industry, the art of teaching golf has turned into a technology-based science project. So many of the younger teachers today would say that without a Trackman®, KVest®, HD video, or any number of other techno gadgets available today, a sound teaching session is not possible. Now let…
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