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 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....
You have heard the advice of keep your head up, and keep a positive body language, and force a smile on your face, and keep a cool head. You...
Recently, a friend of mine went to a PGA Tour event and came back to the lesson tee to ask me about a drill a Tour player was...
Chuck Evans, Executive Director of Instruction for Medicus Golf, perennial top instructor in both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine’s rankings, and co-creator of 5 Simple Keys...
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 have the great privilege of working with some of the world’s leading athletes (including PGA Tour players and other professionals) in the area of mental...
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...
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...
This article was co-authored with Chris Gibson, an Australian AAA-rated golf professional. His teaching philosophy focuses on simplicity and longevity in the game, providing help for golfers...
Man sees an ocean and he seeks to collect oysters from it. He sees a field and he seeks to extract glory from it. Golf courses...
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...
There are many theories and systems when it comes to putting, and just like in the full-swing, those mechanics and theories are not correct for everyone....
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...
It used to be accepted opinion that if you lived above the Mason-Dixon line in the United States, your chances of becoming a professional golfer were...
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...
What if I told you that you had to eat the same thing for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day for a month? Or you had...
I’ve taught thousands of golfers and given even more lessons, and I can assure you that there is an epidemic among average golfers who: Pronate their left...
Before players arrived on site for the Waste Management Phoenix Open, I hit a few shots from the rough at TPC Scottsdale to see what the...
The short game yips are a plague to scorecards everywhere. This special form of yip happens to golfers who have no problem with their full swing...
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...
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...
Though it is not the modern way, the truth always lies beneath that which is immediately graspable. And it lies further than one’s natural and customary...
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...
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...
Until the arrival of Doppler Radar launch monitors such as Flightscope, there was never really an effective way to check out the ball striking claims tips we got...
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...
This story was selected as one of the 15 best GolfWRX stories of 2015! As golf fans, we all dream of one day getting a taste...
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...
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...
You have had those days before. You speak of them still. It matters not your age. Or your level of skill. You know exactly the days...
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...
Having grown up in the Midwest, I less than fondly remember this time of the year, when the post-Thanksgiving weather would force me into the practice net...
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...
Golf is played on an inclined plane, which is established when we bend forward to address the ball. This angled plane dictates the club swing on an arc....