Further. Straighter. Higher.
Consistently.
Consistency with YOUR golf backswing? A SIMPLE TEST. The ONLY WAY for the club to arrive at the ball is FROM THE INSIDE, with an UNDERARM movement. At the top of your backswing are your hands set for a tennis over-arm serve? Are they wrapped right around you? Do many right-side joints need to be […]
Golf’s In-Swing Thoracic Rotation. (see this video http://minimalistgolfswingblog.com/golf-videos/ for more on Thoracic Rotation – boon or bane) It all began when someone told us that something called X-Factor could separate the longest from the shortest hitters on Tour. (Was this X-factor relationship one of correlation or causation?). The X-factor required a golfer’s thorax to rotate […]
Make THIS your BEST-EVER Golf Year In the new video with this title (in this blog, in the section ‘golf videos’) are some ‘helpful hints’ on what you might consider doing to make the New Year an exciting one for you – GOLF-wise. Have posted several videos over the past few weeks which give a […]
Giving a Golf Lesson – the danger of partial solutions Recently observed a friend and fellow golf-instructor give a golf lesson. The student said that recently his ball striking was all over the place. The instructor said, “I will give you one simple solution that’ll instantly bring the joy back into your game.” The student […]
The Ubiquitous Over-the-Top Swing While in the process of compiling the Titleist Performance Institute’s 12 most common swing faults for a blog post, decided to discuss the over-the-top subject first, simply because TPI claims that most amateurs have it, and that’s what differentiates the good golfers from the not-so-good. The TPI definition (one of 12 […]
From short fade to long baby-draw a Case Study for teachers and players. See the youtube video with the same title for details. Also on this blog in the ‘golf videos’ section. Posted this series of pictures on two professional teachers blogs asking members to comment on what this student should do to go from […]
Pitch vs Chip – when to The comment about chipping, by a visitor to this blog who hosts a chipping website, prompted this post. What is the difference between a ‘chip’ and a ‘pitch’ shot and when should one use which one? It is amazing how many good golfers too do not use that highly […]
What is YOUR swing fault? A leading golf Instructor commented on how a slice and other swing faults should be cured: “In my experience there are no fixed cures. Every situation can have many solutions. I have seen players doing so many things to slice a ball that there are in my opinion about 4 […]
Does ‘grip’ matter? ‘Grip’ means different things to different golfers. Strong or weak; overlap, interlock or ten-fingered; palm or fingers; ‘v’ pointing to chin or shoulder; long thumb or short; trigger finger or not; pressure in last three fingers/middle two fingers/thumb and pointer finger? Whatever grip a golfer has, he/she will probably always revert to […]
If you have junior golfers and wish to introduce them to golf, yes, it’s important for them to have fun, BUT it’s equally important for them to see early success! Even a 5-year-old knows when she/he hits a worm-burner, completely along the ground! No matter how encouraging parents might be, or how much teachers say […]
Further. Straighter. Higher.
Consistently.