Golfers only need to meet three conditions to hit the most sought after shot in golf, the draw, which for a right-handed golfer starts the ball a...
There is as much bad information and untested theories about the golf swing as there are different clubs and balls. That’s why I have a saying...
With the advent of launch monitors that track the club and ball interactions in 3-D, we are able to see things that we “thought” we saw...
As a beginning golfer that is addicted beyond obsession with this wonderful sport, the search for nuggets of knowledge and insight into how to become a...
The brain’s role in hitting the little white ball as far as you can into the fairway is crucial. At times a golfer’s mind will race,...
The easiest way for golfers to improve their putting is to align their body square to their target line. But many golfers have a very hard...
As everyone knows, hitting the ball solid not only feels better, but it causes the ball to travel farther than off-center hits. Manufacturers are always trying...
One of the most difficult issues that golfers over 50 struggle with more than younger golfers is golf consistency. In this article we will tackle the...
Finding a golf instructor that will help you reach your goals can be tough. Many times, I think golfers never even bother to do the research...
The term “release” is heavily used in golf instruction. But what does it mean, and what is actually releasing? Well, the club releases, or more specifically,...
Just like everyone else, golfers can make things very complicated when the answers to some questions are actually quite simple. While I am not discounting the...
Properly fitted equipment is a must for everyone, pros and amateurs. There is plenty of good information on club fitting (read Tom Wishon), but I’d like...
Instructors and launch monitor experts are promising golfers extra yards if they can execute an angle of attack (AoA) that is positive, or up at impact....
In an attempt to help others learn this great game, I often look at how skills are learned in other games and sports. Last week, I...
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...
Painting a better golf game may conjure up images of you hitting a perfect shot. Or it might have you picture yourself standing over the ball,...
If you have ever had a lesson or a club fitting using a launch monitor, you have heard the term “angle of attack.” Simply put, angle...
The way to succeed in golf is the same as in life and likewise, the happier you are away from the golf course, the better you...
In this era of the modern golf swing, “lag” has become the be all and end all of all pursuits. Creating the smallest angle possible between the...
This may seem like a really stupid question, but stay with me here: What is the goal of a competitive game of golf? Reasons for participating may...
Over the last several years, golf instruction has gone through a unique transformation. The advent of 3D motion analysis, video, and ball/club flight launch monitors have...
I am always asked what’s the best swing. I’ve long believed that the best golf swing is the one you believe in, because the golfer who...
Operating an instruction facility that is also a driving range provides me with the opportunity to view shot patterns not only from the tee line, but...
Imagine you have never played the game of golf. You arrive at the course and your friend explains the rules of the game. After a few...
On driving ranges and golf courses all over the land, each day, struggling golfers are attempting to diagnose and correct their swings. Since we can’t see...
Most golfers would like to play half as well as Jim Furyk. He is without a doubt one of the best players of his generation, with...
In this article, we are going to briefly address three critical reasons why golfers over the age of 50 need to work on golf flexibility to...
The job of a teaching professional is to know the game in all of its complexity and teach it in all of its simplicity. If I cannot...
A common problem I work on with clients is helping them break the habit of spending too much time locked over the ball before each swing....
The pitch shot — the short, high shot played near the green — is a fairly easy shot. But many struggle with it. The biggest reason...
My love affair with swing technique really started when, after a series of back surgeries, I decided that I had to change my swing if I...
Each year I have the pleasure of working with nearly 400 kids at my summer camps in Pebble Beach, Calif. One of the highlights of the...
Over the past several weeks, Tom Stickney has been presenting a series called, “The Swing In Pictures” on GolfWRX. This will be the last in this...
So far in this series I have discussed the prerequisites for hitting a true 300-yard drive. This means hitting it 300-plus yards without the aid of...
Many times, there seems to be an unexplained void between a golfer’s ability to strike the driver as consistently solid as they do with their irons....