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...
The key to lower scores is easier than you think. Every golfer wants to improve, but most of those golfers are uncertain as to how they...
Although he finished the season without a victory, Rickie Fowler proved to be one of the most consistent performers on the PGA Tour in 2014. He...
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...
The influence your eyes and vision have on your golf game is obvious. They control depth perception, reading break on a green, planning your attack on...
In this part of my short game series, I am going to talk about distance control when hitting pitch shots and less-than-full wedge shots into the...
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...
There is a misconception among many golfer on how to hit a flop shot. Most people think that you must do the things below to hit...
Nick Buchan, a UK strength and conditioning coach, co-authored this story. There have been some articles published recently about in/off season training and periodisation. In our...
Greg Norman said, "he is the longest living human on earth" and Ken Venturi stated "he combines power and accuracy better with a driver than anyone...
Phil Mickelson hitting wedges out of the hospitality area at the Barclays two days in a row showed the true beauty of golf – play it as...
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....
The role of the professional golf coach is relatively new in the game of golf. Most tour pros nowadays have any number of coaches on their...
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...
[youtube id=”cgK7nqqs4e4″ width=”620″ height=”360″] After removing himself from Ryder Cup consideration last week, Tiger Woods announced earlier this week that he would take “a month or...
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...
A quarterback in the NFL and a PGA Tour level player face a similar challenge. Although golfers aren’t dodging a blitz, players from both sports can...
How do you increase consistency and accuracy through mobility? OK, you are doing the lessons, you have great clubs and you are engaging in golf fitness;...
Every golfer I work with wants one thing: more confidence. It doesn’t matter whether they are a touring professional or an amateur striving to break 100,...
“I don’t want to be the golfer I was in 2001, I want to be better,” Tiger Woods once said. Golfers sometimes fight too hard to...
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;...
Tiger Woods missed the cut at the 2014 PGA Championship, finishing at 6-over par for the tournament, but it was an argument between analysts about his...
Tom Watson continues to prove that solid fundamentals can withstand the test of time in the game of golf. Now 64, Watson continues to exhibit the...
If I had to choose, I would say that the grip is the most important fundamental in golf. I say that because the grip controls the...
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...
It may not be fair to hold a legend in one aspect of life to a similar standard in another. When such a prominent figure makes...
In a previous story, I explained my reasoning behind developing an improved approach to training during the season. A transitional approach gives you the best opportunity...
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...
[youtube id=”hiyJDmmt6NI” width=”620″ height=”360″] Tim Clark is a world-class player who has built his swing around a physical condition that doesn’t allow him to rotate his...
Golfers can learn so much about their swings and how to improve from looking at their divots. If we look at the depth of a divot,...
[youtube id=”pQIQAv8E9TE” width=”620″ height=”360″] Rory McIlroy stands only 5-feet 9-inches tall and weighs a mere 160 pounds, yet he’s able to drive that ball longer than...
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...
Whether you’re a once-a-month golfer or one who hits balls every day, there is a good chance you’ve experienced some kind of discomfort in your low...
How can two very different swings both produce championship results? That’s the topic of this week’s “Winning Swings” segment, which compares the swings of John Deere...
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...