Equipment

Max Homa’s 3 simple tips for beginning golfers

Published

2 years ago

May 6, 2022

Max Homa is one of the most active PGA Tour players on social media, and he’s been known to roast random golfers’ swings on Twitter. It’s difficult for fans to have any comebacks, though, since he has one of the most technically sound swings in golf.

Joke aside, however, I wanted to get Homa’s real advice for golfers who are just picking up the game. Golf has seen a serious spike in first-timers hitting the course recently, so I wanted to help newcomers get started in the right direction. Homa seemed like the perfect source for advice.

Here are the 3 key tips that the 3-time PGA Tour winner offered to first time golfers who are just getting into the game.

1) Start out with a lesson

“I guess if they said they were getting into golf and not just playing a round of golf, I would say to maybe go get a lesson. I think some direction would help, so they have some sort of plan in place to get the golf ball in the air. Typically what I tell people is to go have fun, and then see if you catch the bug.”

2) Buy game-improvement irons

Homa, himself, plays Titleist 620 MB blade irons, but he suggests something more forgiving to beginning golfers…

“I just think going to get fit, even if it’s at – who does it? Roger Dunn, or Dicks, or whatever – I think I would do club fitting just to make sure you’re in the right stuff, if you can. If you can’t, obviously just get the biggest irons you can find, game improvement irons, just to make it as easy as possible.”

3) Forget technique, focus on tempo

Homa has a great golf swing, no doubt, so I wanted to hear his keys for his own swing, and his advice on the swing for amateurs. Rather than focusing on planes and technique, Homa hones in on tempo…and he suggests you do, too.

“Rhythm. Mostly just rhythm and tempo, and let the body carry the club head to the ball. When I get off, I’m fast. Most people would be fast, in general. I don’t think very many people are too slow. Especially if you don’t get a lesson, I would say that’s the most important thing, just to feel like it’s nice and smooth and there’s no real burst in it.”

Check out Max Homa’s full 2022 WITB here.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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Dont Grow the Game

May 8, 2022 at 5:54 pm

Please for the love of god do not get a club fitting if you cant break 100. Its a waste of time for everyone involved. Do your research, try a couple things, and buy lessons.

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Michael Block spotted with full set of TaylorMade “Proto” irons at Valhalla

Published

3 hours ago

May 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.

On Monday at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, Block had a full set of TaylorMade “Proto” irons in the bag.

Block is the first player of many on the PGA TOUR to bag a set of the mysterious “Proto” irons. Rory McIlroy first switched into a “Proto” 4-iron at the Valero Texas Open, and Collin Morikawa followed suit at the 2024 RBC Heritage. Block isn’t using just the 4-iron, though, he’s using a full set to go along with a TaylorMade Stealth UDI driving iron.

Speaking with GolfWRX.com on Monday at the PGA Championship, Block revealed the full backstory.

“I hit a couple super “Proto” irons when I was at the Kingdom (TaylorMade’s fitting facility in Southern California) a couple months ago, and it was a 9-iron that didn’t have any badges or anything on it,” Block said. “I had no idea what it was … It was very similar to what I was using back then, you know, my old MCs, and very similar from the top. I hit it and absolutely loved it. For me to even think about switching irons from the last 11-12 years is crazy.

“I got this set about two weeks ago, and I’m working my way into them. I hit them more solid; it comes off the face more solid. Much higher. I think they’re still slightly too upright for me, so they’re being bent a degree flatter, because they’re going a little too high for me and drawing a little too much. When that starts to happen, I start to drop the club under and compensate too much, so I’m getting them flattened slightly, and I’m going to test them on the range again, and hopefully have them in play on Thursday…

“They go further, and they go higher … that combination is kind of a no-brainer. If I can take a 5-iron from 204 rather than a 4-iron, it’s good on me. It’s going to help me out for sure, especially at a major with the pin locations. Having that height coming in, that descent angle is going to be huge.”

With such new irons in the bag, after using the same irons for over a decade, surely you’d think there will be a bit of a learning curve. Block, however, is finding immediate comfort with the new “Proto” irons.

Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.

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WITB Time Machine: Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB, 2014 PGA Championship

Published

5 hours ago

May 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Rory McIlroy outlasted Phil Mickelson at the 2014 PGA Championship. It’s even harder to believe McIlroy hasn’t hoisted a major trophy since his 2014 victory at Valhalla.

After a slow start to his final round, McIlroy tallied an eagle and two birdies on the back nine and his fourth major championship. Take a look at the clubs he played a decade ago in Kentucky.

Driver: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (8.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage XTS 70X

3-wood: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X

5-wood: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (19 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X

Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s clubs from 2014 here.

Irons: Nike VR Pro Blade (4-9) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X 7.0

Wedges: Nike VR Forged (46, 52, 56, 60 degrees) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 6.5

Putter: Nike Method 006 Buy here.

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Ball: Nike RZN Black

Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s clubs from 2014 here.

WITB Time Machine is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.

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