As a teacher, I’m always investigating ways to help my players become more proficient both on the golf course and within their practice time. That’s why...
I was teaching a lesson the other day and a student asked me what would be better for his game: long irons, hybrids or or higher-lofted...
Photo from http://www.youtube.com/user/tomstickneygolf A few weeks ago, I was on a plane heading back from a corporate outing I do every year with about 20 other teaching...
Nothing makes golfers more aggravated than hitting the dreaded slice: a shot that moves left to right for a right-handed golfer when they don’t want it...
One of the most misunderstood facets of the Trackman is the measurement of “spin loft” and what it means for a golfer’s game. I want to...
On a windy day here in Southern California, I was goofing around on the Trackman before one of my lessons hitting the ball higher, lower, curving...
I have to admit, I am very spoiled when it comes to golf and the weather I have chosen to work in and around all my...
It seems that just about every right-handed golfer wants to hit shots that move right to left, otherwise known as a “draw.” Mastering it will make...
In the golf world, there are always new technologies and software updates that make the jobs of instructors or club fitters easier, faster or both. One of...
You know that professional golfers on any major tour have great short games. They are blessed with the time to practice, superior mechanics and “feel” that...
Over the last year or so, there has been talk of what the best angle of attack should be for players of different levels, and like...
I want you to remember way back to when launch monitors first became commercially available and what they actually measured. My first monitor showed me club speed,...
Since the beginning of custom golf club fitting, players have always wrestled with the question “should I get custom fit?” or “am I good enough to...
I’m always amazed at what I learn about my own game every time I hit a few shots on my Trackman. As a full-time golf teacher,...
Whenever you impact a putt, the ball is programmed with all its directional data. It is at that point that a golfer’s consistency is either compromised...
Over the course of time there have been several different setup positions that people have used to play successful golf. The most frequently taught setup position,...
One of the most troubling parts of putting for many golfers has been the relationship between line and speed. Most golfers know that the proper line...
Ricky Barnes has the PGA Tour’s lowest average launch angle with his driver in 2014, 7.45 degrees, a little more than half that of launch angle...
I’ve found that the most damaging flaw within a golfer’s putting is the breakdown of the lead wrist through impact. This flaw causes many more problems...
One of the most enigmatic portions of putting has been the relationship between line and speed. Golfers know that their lines are determined by the speed...
Thwack — that’s the sound of the ball coming out of the bunker at ankle high and moving at Mach One over the green — what...
By now, most golfers have forgotten the sound and feel of a wooden driver against a balata ball, not to mention how small the original metalwood...
By now, each of you has heard that if you want to drive the ball farther you must increase your driver’s loft to increase carry distance....
I was teaching a PGA Tour professional the other day and while we were hitting drivers on the Trackman, I sprayed the face with Dr. Sholl’s...
As with most golfers, controlling the curvature of the golf ball in flight tends to be the most common issue plaguing players’ consistency on a daily...
Video analysis has indeed changed the way we practice, play and view our golf swings. With the advent of Doppler radar launch monitors like Trackman and...
It seems that courses are continuing to get longer, handicaps have not gone down and still many players have ignored the “Tee it Forward” program espoused...
Technology is a wonderful thing. It is making both teachers and students better, as it allow us to understand more and more about the golf swing with...
The lack of control of the lead and rear wrist actions during the putting stroke causes more problems for golfers on the putting green than anything...
As we all know, putting requires a solid stroke, a stable body and very controlled motor motions in order to be consistent from day to day....
Early in my teaching career, I was told that in order to a successful instructor I had to have great communication skills and possess a talent...
From the time I first picked up a golf club, I was taught to align my body square to my target line to help me hit...
I have worked with all the technologies that have come along in my 20 years as a golf instructor in an effort to make my job much...
As a golf instructor for more than 20 years, I have gone through my own professional maturation when it comes to my instructional style and the...
There’s hundreds of different golfers try to putt, but putting really just boils down to two schools of thought. There are those who try to move...