I have been fortunate during my many decades as a golf instructor to have worked with some very good golfers: collegiate golfers, state open champions, mini-tour players and...
Hooking the golf ball is often referred to as a “better golfer’s problem,” while slicing is seen as the domain of the duffer. My response: “So...
It’s known by various names: early extension, pelvic thrust, even “humping” the ball in some circles. What these terms describe is a premature motion of the...
In my experience, the grip is the single biggest influencer on all golf swings. It controls the club face, the club face controls the flight of...
As teachers, we all make mistakes. As we get more experienced at the craft, we make fewer, but the work is a human endeavor so we...
A lot has been written about what is called “lag,” or angle retention in the golf swing, which occurs during the downswing. How much lag is...
When great athletes struggle, they are almost always interviewed after their poor performances and their answers to the line of questioning that follows is predictable. They say...
With golf shots, the center of the club face is where all the good stuff happens, but it is elusive to say the least. And when...
I think of the golf swing as two parts: The backswing and the downswing. Each represents a side of an equation that needs to be balanced. In other words, the...
If you’ve ever been to the Augusta National Golf Club, you can appreciate the severity of the hills players have to deal with there. The property...
Should you take a divot? It’s a fair question I’m asked a lot, and my short answer is “yes.” For most shots hit from the turf,...
Essentially, there are two kinds of golf lessons. One I’ll call construction, the other correction. In a construction lesson, which I almost always reserve for a...
Most golfers know they should avoid coming “over the top” on their downswings. But for golfers who do, the road to fixing it can be a difficult...
I’ve been so busy teaching this winter that I haven’t had much time to send a few swing tips your way. As you know, most of...
Well, here we go again. This story is about Tiger Woods, so if you’re tired of reading articles about him, you can stop now. At the Waste...
I recently attended the PGA Teaching and Coaching summit, a biennial gathering of the leaders in our industry. I enjoy interacting with and learning from other...
Hitting the ball fat is one of the most costly shots in golf. It’s embarrassing, the ball goes almost nowhere, and sometimes it even hurts. A...
One of the most discussed topics when it comes to the golf swing is swing plane. It’s is also one of the least understood concepts in...
I had a student come to see me recently with a severe case of the shanks. It was what I call an “up and over” shank...
Golfers hear a lot these days about new technology: the latest biomechanical revelations, 3-D findings, fitness training breakthroughs and so on. I think it’s great, because it’s important to...
Watching Tiger struggle around the greens at the Hero World Challenge was both astonishing and enlightening. It was astonishing because it was Tiger Woods, and enlightening...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDeQNBN_oiw In the video above you will notice that Rory McIlroy, the world’s No. 1 ranked golfer, does three things: he squats, he springs and he...
My colleague on GolfWRX, Tom Stickney, wrote an article recently in which he listed five reasons why teaching golf will never be the same. Tom rightly...
I have a lot of students who struggle to hit down on the golf ball, which often results from a basic misunderstanding of what it actually...
I think we can all agree that the game of golf has changed immensely over time. From the days of mashie niblicks and featheries to adjustable...
The last time we discussed release, we defined it as the point of extension of the lead arm and the golf club. The other part of release...
What’s the “release” in a golf swing? For purposes of this article, I’ll define it as the point in the swing when the lead arm and the golf...
A great golf teacher is one who imparts enough knowledge in his or her students that those students can self-correct based on knowing and feeling their OWN...
Another Ryder Cup loss has most of American golf shaking their heads and asking a collective “why?” There is a tendency to overlook the bigger picture...
The 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles will be Jim Furyk’s ninth Ryder Cup appearance, which is proof of his consistency throughout his career. Although he has...
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...
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...
[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...
“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...
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...