He’s old, he’s past it, he’ll never win aga…… wait….. what! That’s right! Tiger Woods won the Zozo Championship last week at the Accordia Golf Narashino CC (Japan) – tying Sam Snead for the most all-time wins. Amazingly – even with his body that isn’t as able as when he was in his 20’s, he […]
I get far too many emails on this topic to ignore it – and it is one of the most common discussions I see on my lesson tee and with amateurs chatting amongst themselves on the range. So, how far back should you swing the golf club? Let’s explore that topic Before We Do […]
In this short article, I’m going to show you something that tends to shock a lot of golfers – and I’ll keep it short for you. One of the most common complaints I get on the lesson tee is “I keep twisting the club at impact”. This complaint usually occurs right after a bad shot […]
If you genuinely desire to reach your golfing potential and are looking for alternative ways to improve, this article will put you ahead of the curve. This is a blog post I have wanted to write for a long time, as I believe it covers a topic that is not discussed enough in golf instruction. […]
We all experience it – we strike the golf ball like a tour pro on the range, rush to the tee full of hope and expectations and then….. Bam! We whack the first ball out of bounds and proceed to hit it like we’ve never played before. How can this happen? Why does this happen? […]
The other day, I tried to condense my golf-coaching philosophy into Twitter’s 28-character limit. While the tweet was just 33 words long, I’ll attempt to add a few more thoughts in this article to flesh it out a little more. If you would like a 110K word version, my best-seller, “The Practice Manual – The […]
One of the first questions I ask a player when working with them is this; If the ball does X, what do you do? This tells me a lot about their ability to self coach/fix themselves, and play well when things aren’t going so well. And, as most of the time it’s not going well […]
I’m constantly thinking of ways of simplifying my message to golfers – this post basically boils down what you need to be working on into 3 simple keys. I speak to average golfers every day – most of them are so frustrated because they simply have no idea what creates a good shot, or what […]
With Matthew (Matt) Wolff winning the 3M open yesterday in only his 3rd professional start, I had a lot of questions from golfers about his swing. I decided to do an in depth analysis taking a look at; Why his swing is “weird/strange” What makes his swing work so well despite the above What you […]
Want to know how to fix a golf hook? Read on. If you suffer more with a slice that goes to the right, READ THIS instead. The dreaded golf hook – a ball that can start any direction, but curves dramatically to the left (for a right-hander) – often into the trees or out of […]