As someone who has competed at a reasonably high level in golf and who once trained for a fairly long time in kung fu, I've always drawn similarities between the two activities. To compete at the highest levels in both activities, you must develop advanced skills. However, before you ever get there, you have to [...]
If you are a reasonably decent golfer (shoot in the low 80s or better) you know the importance of being able to identify your distance to a target. When you are sizing up tee shot, you need to know the distance to the nearest trouble off the tee and what club you should hit [...]
Most golfers can lower their scores by a couple strokes right away just by making more short putts. The fact is short putting is all about confidence. Practice will allow you to build more confidence and a great way to build confidence with the short putts is with the gate drill. The gate drill was [...]
I am a huge fan of golf launch monitors as a tool to help golfers of all abilities improve their game. With that said, prices for launch monitors have a huge range, from a couple hundred bucks to over $10,000. The main reason for this is technology and accuracy. Higher end launch monitors are [...]
A solid short game will go a long way toward helping you lower your scores, yet it is probably the part of the game that golfers spend the least amount of time practicing. Head over to any practice facility that offers a driving range and short game area/practice green, and you will find many more [...]
The golf swing is a total body movement, similar to throwing a shot put or a discus. Therefore, if you want the ability to hit longer drives, you should train the entire body for strength. Unfortunately, many golfers and even those who are involved in golf fitness do not seem to understand this concept. To [...]
Back in 2013, Brad Faxon did a series of short game and putting videos on Golf Channel with Gary Williams. Faxon is nothing short of a putting and short game master, so worth a watch. Check them out below.
Years ago, I developed a putting yip that eventually crept into my entire game. It is what drove me away from golf for the first time, for about a three year period. The first time I experienced a "yip" was when I had a 4 foot putt to win the Pennsylvania State High School championship. [...]
If you've been following this blog for a while you know that I am quite passionate about strength training and its benefits. I truly believe that anyone over 40 should incorporate strength training into their overall fitness plan. However, there is often a lot of pushback from golfers regarding the merits of strength training. A [...]
If you want to become a good golfer, you've got to develop a variety of skills. These include putting, short game and full swing skills. Each of these broad skills can be broken down further into more specific skills such as lag putting short putts chip shots from short grass chip shots from the rough [...]
