The greenside bunker shot doesn’t have to be scary. In fact, it should be one of the easiest shots in golf, because you don’t have to strike the ball at all, just the sand underneath it. Here’s my three-step method for becoming a great bunker player: FACE, BASE AND PACE. So just what is a Read more…
It’s high summer, and now is the time to start measuring your progress toward achieving your Golf Milestones. How close are you to breaking through a milestone? Are you one or two strokes away? Did you start thinking about your scores too soon before the round is complete, believing you had a chance to break Read more…
One of the hardest things for people to understand when faced with big breaking putts is that there are and infinite number of “lines” you can take based on the speed you choose. Sometimes certain putts require a more delicate approach while others necessitate a more direct route to the hole. Regardless of the one Read more…
We have all heard it. The well-intentioned advice of “keep your head down.” Keeping your head down in a static sense is an unnatural and tense position, so let’s say “watch the clubhead and ball collide” instead. This is because keeping your head down rigidly restricts the free swinging motion of your body through the Read more…
Most of us are guilty of moving elements of our full swing into the short game. Quite frankly because that information has been handed down for what is now generations: “the small swing is the same as the full swing.” Always, as in life, it is not quite that straightforward. The goals of full swing Read more…
The only thing that touches the clubs is your hands. And so making sure they are on the club correctly is imperative. I have a very simple set up routine, that if you follow, will ensure have a great golf grip. And eliminating doubt is one of the best things you can do for your Read more…
I hear many golf pros, parents and friends like to tell each other to “keep your head down” through impact. As if this was going to give them a better chance to create a better strike to the ball. I’m here to tell you that it is false. What I teach is totally opposite. I Read more…
Being able to control your golf ball flight is a function of understanding the relationship between the path (which controls the curve) and the club face (which controls the start direction of the ball). Because your golf clubs are bent at an angle and golf is played from the side, you don’t swing the golf Read more…
As you dial in your iron game this summer, or whenever you’re practicing to get better, give the following three crucial golf moves a try as part of your routine. Over the years I’ve been teaching they’ve proven some of the most valuable and consistent ideas I offer my students, and they’ll work for you, Read more…
The golf set up (PGA) is 70 percent of the golf swing. Perhaps you are among the many golfers that struggle with this concept. Here is a tip and corresponding photos to help you navigate the perfect set up, which leads to great golf fundamentals. In order to effectively swing the club down a path Read more…
