“Quick fixes” have a certain connotation in swing corrections. And it is true that some teaching is done on the basis of band-aids. However, we have...
There is value in every instruction book; it just depends who is reading it- John Jacobs. Every swing tip you read or see or listen to,...
Almost every new player I have ever taught has a misconception of the mechanics of hitting a golf ball into the air. They are victims trying...
I have seen as much as 4-5 MPH increase in clubhead speed when my students hit form a tee compared to hitting off the turf. Why? Fear...
It’s not an exaggeration to say that professional golf may never be the same after “the Bryson DeChambeau revolution.” Before we get to how much he...
In 1942, the USGA decided to cancel the U.S. Open because it was scheduled so soon after U.S. entry into WWII. They did this out of...
How many of you have ever wondered just how many strokes the gallery and the caddie save a tour pro? Well, we may get an answer...
In my last article, I disputed the term “golf instruction,” because I feel it is too broad of a description. If that’s true, then just what...
Because I’m writing to a knowledgeable audience who follows the game closely, I’m sure the current Brandel Chamblee interview and ensuing controversy needs no introduction, so...
“A true teacher will teach how to think, not what to think” There are several versions of the above adage, but when you teach every day,...
Continuing our series for seniors, this is a topic I’ve written about before but it is so important to our senior games, it is worth revisiting....
This is the second article is our senior series. I was away for a while, so let’s get back to helping you seniors! If you missed...
Editor’s Note: This article is the first in Dennis Clark’s new “Senior Series.” If there’s anyone qualified to write about senior golf and golf instruction, it’s...
In the age of radar and 3-D measuring systems, video analysis has somewhat taken a backseat. I think that’s unfortunate for a few reasons. First of...
Physical limitations do not have to equate to poor golf shots. They may equate to a loss of power, speed and distance, but that is not...
It was 1961 when I watched my first Masters broadcast with my dad on a little black-and-white TV (aluminum foil wrapping the “ears”), and the 16th,...
I recall an old joke about a guy who was lost on a country backroad. He spots a local resident and asks for directions to a...
A lot has been said recently regarding flattening the transition in the downswing. As a teacher for many years, I totally agree that this is clearly...
“Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a small hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the task.” -Winston S....
Have you ever played a golf course and remembered where you used to hit the ball on certain holes? Have you ever gotten to a 360-yard par-4...
l just returned from two weeks in the UK where I played nine of the greatest links golf courses of the world. This was my third...
Golfers I have taught over the years have an almost uncanny ability to put the golf club on the ball (to varying degrees, of course). I...
Ever since Tiger Woods was a little boy, he has excelled at golf. His junior, amateur and collegiate career is the stuff of legends. The record...
Of all the shots golfers fear, hitting the ball FAT has to be right up at the top of the list. At least it heads the...
It’s perhaps the most iconic par 5 in all of championship golf. It’s short and deceptively simple by professional standards, yet it remains the epitome of...
Lose 20 pounds in two weeks. Hit it like Rory. Cure your insomnia once and for all. Work it like DJ. Learn to speak Spanish in...
From a teacher’s perspective, golf on TV is a double-edged sword. It seems to have both positive and negative influences on the people I teach. One...
Of all the things I teach or have taught in golf, I think this is the most important: It’s not what we cover in a lesson, it’s...
Tiger Woods’ improved physical condition now enables him to turn through the golf ball and square the club face. Yes, he still has the patented squat...
Many viewers of Tiger’s return (including his former coach, Hank Haney) observed his difficulty with a few “sticky” chips around the greens at the 2017 Hero...
Optimize this, optimize that. We hear so much about “optimal” golf these days. It’s great that we now have the technology to seemingly optimize every aspect...
After a foul ball by a tour player, the talking heads on TV are often quick to analyze the “problem” with that swing. Fair enough, I...
In golf instruction, there’s no more important position than impact. It’s called “the moment of truth” for a reason. If you have a good impact position,...
One of the many reasons tour players are so very good around the greens is that the golf clubs they use are so perfectly suited to...
The Presidents Cup is more like the Ryder Cup used to be… a friendly competition where international golfers can showcase their abilities devoid of the “we’re...