Many golfers struggle to develop the feel of how to correctly swing through impact; When they address the ball they tighten up and hit poor shots. This is usually because they put pressure on themselves to hit a good shot instead of just focusing on a good swing.
Here is a simple drill that can free…
Having trouble finishing your swing with all your weight on your left side? This full swing walk-through drill can help:
It's simple to perform, just hit your shot and immediately start walking toward the target as you finish your swing. It will definitely keep you from hanging back on your right side for too long.
I recommend…
Here's how I make sure that my alignment rod is set up properly when I practice my alignment on the driving range:
I start by crouching behind the ball: I lay down an alignment rod pointing parallel to the line that I want to start the ball on.
Then, I lay a rod directly down the…
Overview: I'm so thankful to be playing tournament golf. It's still such an amazing feeling to be out on the course competing. I definitely have a fresh perspective on tournament golf after so much time off and I am really enjoying playing.
Moon Valley CC in Phoenix is a great course. I hadn't played there before…
Overview: It was perfect weather over the last two days! The greens and fairways were firm with a lot of tight lies. I'm really glad for the tournament experience. I'm having fun hitting the ball well!
Day One Highlites:
#4 Driver to 40 yards and then hit a low sand wedge to 10 feet and made the…
Overview: It was a really windy day today! Ken McDonald is usually a fairly easy golf course, but the greens were firm and the wind blew 20 to 30 miles per hour from the northeast. Also, the temperature was in the high 50's.
I hit 8 out of 14 fairways mainly hitting low bullets with my…
Overview: It was another nice day for golf... cold in the beginning, but warmed up as the day went on. On number 11 I started hitting the ball really well just like yesterday. Over the course of three days, I saw a pattern of swinging much better when the weather warmed up. Also, the greenskeeper…
Overview: Another perfect weather day today. I didn't have a good feel for my swing and only hit 3 greens out of the first 10 holes. On number 11 I had a flashback to a feeling that I have had in past tournaments in regard to my backswing and followthrough. That feeling got my swing…
Overview: I really enjoyed playing today! The weather warmed up to 70 degrees over the course of the day and the course is in great shape. It's still a very amazing feeling to be able to swing after so much time off with the shoulder issues... I'm very thankful to be out on the course…
Have you learned how to turn a bad shot into a positive learning experience?
After hitting a bad shot, many golfers become upset by focusing on the result of the swing instead of analyzing why they made a bad swing.
If I hit a bad shot, I immediately think about what my mind was doing before and…
Do you know what a flyer lie out of the rough is and how to play it?
A flyer is when the ball jumps out of the rough on a shot with an iron or wedge and flies farther than normal.
This shot happens when there is just enough grass between clubface and ball to fill the…
When teaching golf, a common mistake I see is a lack of space (width) between hands and head at the top of the backswing (pictured above).
Many golfers don't realize that their hands are collapsing in close to their head at the top of the backswing until they see their swing on video. The correct position…