Well it’s really heating up! The FedEx Playoffs are under way and what just one week ago seemed like The Jordan Spieth Show may have just turned into The Jason Day Show! Listen, no doubt there is still a ton of great golf to be played but these two young Superstars, yes I called each…
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A very high percentage of the amateurs who come for instructional help have in their bags improperly fit equipment. Usually we find when we take students through an equipment evaluation that their shafts are too strong, lie angles way off, and often grip sizes too large or too small. All these factors, plus others, will…
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. When you putt, “stay centered,” that is, you should “feel” like your lower body is in cement from the waist down, absolutely no movement, and also keep your head dead still throughout the stroke well into completion. This will ensure much improved center face contacts and truer roll. . YOU CAN GET A FREE…
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The principal of balance is, I feel, extremely overlooked–almost ignored. With a hitting surface (the clubface) as small as it is in golf, as compared to tennis, and with the amount of speed we create in our swings, the ability to make centerface contact is directly linked and vital to the player’s ability to balance…
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Wow!! The 97th PGA from the shores of a lake that looks like an ocean provided both drama and enough story lines to write a fair sized book. Rory showed up and played well despite the fact he wasn’t and could not be as well prepared as he might have liked to have been. Rory…
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A reverse pivot at times occurs because your shoulders invert in your backswing rather than rotate level relevant to your address posture. To cure this, grip your club with the head of the club at knee level and make some swings. It may help to do this in front of a mirror. It will help…
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Picture the green on each hole as a dart board, because, in fact, all golf is is a giant dart game. As in darts, you want to be able to accurately place your ball next to the hole, leaving yourself the shortest putt possible. I explain to my students that the short irons (7-SW) are…
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. Next time you have a chip shot to hit from the fringe from a less-than-average lie, you might want to try a Hybrid vs. a 7 iron if you carry one. The design of most metal Hybrids’ leading edges will help you get down and through with little resistance. The length of the shaft…
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. Students often say, “Well, I saw that out of bounds right and hit my ball dead left, and I was scared of the lake on the left and pushed my drive dead right.” I’ll answer by saying, “When you drive down the highway at 65-70 mph, do you look at the guardrail or do…
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It’s hard to believe we are already into August. The summer is flying by and we are just a few weeks away from this seasons 4th and final major, The PGA Championship August 13th-16th at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. There are so many story lines developing for this event it would be hard to…
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