Checkpoints of the Finish and What They Mean! (Part 1) Very often, when I view a player for the first time, there are several areas I immediately look at to generate instant information. Certainly set up, posture and swing plane (on plane/off plane conditions) are important feedback sources. The finish, however, often sends me many…
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[ezcol_1half] . One of my favorite putting “feel” drills is to have my student set up to their target, ready to putt, then just as they’re ready to start their stroke, close their eyes. After the ball is long gone, they may look. I ask them to repeat this process many times. As they continue,…
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Oftentimes, we will find ourselves “behind” an obstacle like a tree, unable to go over it. We are in need of a shot that will purposely curve around the tree. The process is really very simple. All you do is aim the clubface directly where you want the ball to finish, then aim your body…
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Wow! What a golf season we just witnessed. All of you who are old enough (yes I’m about to date myself) surely remember The Big Three. Palmer, Player, and some guy called Nicklaus! That was an exciting time for golf. Arnie burst upon the seen and TV was there to capture his swash buckling antics!…
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Chipping the ball around the perimeter of the green is an overlooked art form and certainly an under-practiced area of the game. Fundamentally, aside from mechanical technique, I ask my students to focus not on the eventual target, The Hole, but on practicing making the ball land at a given point. I call this point…
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Most golfers never learn to control their golfball because they never fully understand or feel where their clubface is during the swing or what it does. You will, I am sure, agree that control of the clubface is vital to ball control. I have my students work with an impact bag, a very simple teaching…
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Well our winter season is creeping up on us in Southwest Florida. Soon most of the country will be waist high at times in the white stuff and most often we will be in short sleeved golf shirts chasing the dimpled monster around our favorite course in Paradise! We often forget just how lucky we…
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Examine your iron divots. If they are steep and deep, you’re probably not happy with your ball flight. A few things you might want to examine. 1) Ball position could be too far back. 2) In your backswing, you may be lifting your arms and not turning your upper torso enough or any?! 3) May…
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For most amateurs, practice swings are meaningless. I often hear them say, “My practice swing is always good but my real swing stinks!” I disagree. Yes, it may be slightly better, but I feel most amateurs waltz through their practice swing, never really giving it enough attention. Your practice swing is your dress rehearsal, if…
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. Ball position is vital to consistent contact. A ball too far forward will cause you to move laterally; a ball too far back will cause you to hang on your right side and not transfer your weight. Your irons should be placed starting with your short irons at your sternum and moved progressively forward…
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