I believe that teachers learn more from students than students learn from teachers, since they have a different perspective on how everything feels during the golf swing....
Your lower body action is important for many reasons within the golf swing. It can influence things like power, attack angle, balance and swing plane, to...
I was testing out some new equipment the other day on Trackman when a member said, “Why don’t you swing like that on the course?” I...
Ah yes, the transition. It’s one of the most troublesome movements in the golf swing for everyone from beginners to professionals. “What’s the best way to...
For most average golfers, stopping the ball on the green with anything but their shortest irons is an issue. There is nothing worse than hitting a...
As the age of video draws to a close and the age of launch monitors begins to take over, people seem to be less concerned with...
I read a great article on a golf blog recently about what distance people think they hit their drivers versus how far they actually do, and it...
For beginners and intermediate golfers, the wealth of information about golf can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to hitting short game shots — they seem...
Your backswing length needs to produce enough speed to create the necessary distance, but also provide consistency for the most accurate shots possible. Sometimes golfers need...
If you’re into New Year’s resolutions, you’ve probably already made them — but did you make your 2015 golf resolutions yet? As an instructor, here’s 10...
Books, DVD’s, TV shows and magazines have discussed for years how the golf swing should look and what types of shots these different “looks” produce. In...
The more technologically advanced we’ve become in the golf instruction world, the better we’ve gotten at correcting swing flaws. We’ve also gotten better at recognizing swing...
It’s a question that will always linger in the instruction world: do swing models work? Many great teachers have taught a particular model to their students...
One of the most frequent questions I get about the short game is how to hit the low spinner — you know, the one that hits...
Sometimes, a teacher-player relationship just isn’t working out. It’s a natural progression in the career of most avid golfers, whether they want to make a major...
Well here we go again… Tiger Woods’ new swing coach has been announced and the speculation is in full force. Will Chris Como help Tiger? Will...
People often ask if it bothers me when I see members on the range working on their golf swing without my help — or anyone else’s for...
I have been teaching golf full-time for more than 20 years and during this time I have seen countless training aids, swing theories and new technologies...
If you are a golfer over the age of 25, you were probably taught the old ball flight laws. You know, the one stating that club...
Every year, Golf Magazine hosts a “Teaching Summit” for its Top-100 Instructors. It brings together all types of teachers with different perspectives of how golf should...
Yes, I’m a teaching professional, but I don’t hesitate to use all the technology that equipment manufacturers are building into their new clubs. Like you, my...
Doppler radar launch monitors have proved at least two things about ball flight. The golf club’s face angle at impact controls the ball’s starting direction. The...
I was going over some Trackman and Tour data the other day — as I often do from time-to-time in order to keep my perspective fresh...
As instructional tools evolve, we as teachers are better armed with technology that helps us become better instructors. The video feature on my Trackman helps me...
Over the last twenty years, I have seen all types of golfers with different attitudes come to the lesson tee — some people are excited to...
New and innovative swing models are always fun for me as a golf instructor, because they’re good for golf and push us as golf teachers to...
As teachers, we all have our own ideas of how golfers should swing the club. Sometimes our recommendations for a particular student follow the norm while...
What should golfers do when they’re stuck between yardages? Alter their swing? Hit their shorter club harder? Hit their longer club easier? The answer is neither....
Besides “consistency,” the second most common request I get from my students is they would like to hit the ball more solid. There’s nothing like the feeling...
In a previous article, I showed you how the face and path interact in order to produce curvature on a golf ball. In this article we...
As a teacher, I have to admit that the invention of the Trackman has been one of the most amazing additions to the golf instructional world;...
There’s no one perfect way to swing a golf club, but there are specific positions that have proven to be consistently successful. In this article, I...
Impact is arguably the most important part of the golf swing. It’s the only point in which the golf club meets the golf ball and it’s...
Aside from a lucky few, every golfer at one time or another has gotten into the habit of taking the club back too far to the...
A few weeks ago I wrote an article comparing the performance of my 5 wood, hybrid and 3 iron on Trackman to better understand the pros...