Category Archives: Golf Fundamentals

Teaching articles about the fundamentals of golf

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  Importance of a Complete Mental Routine

  Posted on October 3, 2013 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, The Mental Game.

    When I ask golfers why a good mental routine is important to them, I usually hear bits and pieces of truth, but I hardly ever meet anyone who has a full understanding of why they will benefit from a complete mental routine. The main reason for a complete mental routine on the golf course […]

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  Teaching: Four Facts I Want to Know about You and Your Golf Game

  Posted on December 29, 2012 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals.

    Before I begin teaching a new student, I ask the following questions: 1. What are your past experiences with golf? (Such as: how long have you been playing, how were you introduced to golf and have you had any previous lessons?) 2. How much time do you have for practice and play every week? […]

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  Drill: Correct Swing Plane While Chipping

  Posted on November 5, 2012 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals.

    This simple drill will improve your chip shots. -GB  

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  Drill: Hitting out of the Sand

  Posted on November 2, 2012 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Sand play.

    This drill will teach you how to accelerate through impact on sand shots. -GB

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  Curing Your Slice

  Posted on September 16, 2012 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Swing.

  The most common complaint that I hear from golfers is that they pull-slice or block-slice the ball, and do not know why. For a right-handed golfer, a pull is when the ball starts to the left of their target. A block is when the ball starts to the right of the target. A slice is […]

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  Putting Drills

  Posted on July 13, 2012 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Practice, Putting.

  If you’ve been a golfer for very long, I’m sure you have learned that “how” you practice is just as important as “what” you practice. Learning the right fundamentals is important, but you also need to have structure when you go to practice. Here are a couple drills that work for me and help to […]

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  Practice with a Purpose

  Posted on February 28, 2012 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Practice.

  How much time do you spend planning before you practice? When you go to the range, do you have a plan of exactly what you are going to work on, or do you just “wing it”? One of the main reasons I have been able to get better at golf,  is because of consistent, planned […]

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  Working the Golf Ball

  Posted on February 14, 2012 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Swing.

  Did you know that the hardest shot to hit in golf is a straight shot? If you do not plan to work the ball either from left to right or right to left, you are putting yourself at a disadvantage even before you hit the shot. If you pick a target that is left of […]

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  Putt Freely

  Posted on January 31, 2012 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Putting, The Mental Game.

  I want to have an easy-going attitude when I putt, and a calm, calculated reaction even if the putt doesn’t go in. If I have been missing putts, the first thing I check is my attitude. Trying to post low tournament scores can lead to a build-up of stress and tension. On the putting green, […]

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  Solid Contact

  Posted on January 5, 2012 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Swing.

  Clank! Shank! Thud! Are you missing the amazing  sound of solid contact? In golf, nothing gives you confidence quite like a well struck shot. Does it sometimes seem like you will never hit the ball solid again, no matter how hard you try? Or, do you feel you have been hitting it so poorly that […]

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