Since I started coaching golf a little over ten years ago, I've found one of the best ways to make long term improvements to your golf swing is with a weighted club. The weighted club helps in two specific areas. First, it is very useful for lengthening the golf swing as it naturally forces your [...]
His game is not flashy. He won twelve events on the PGA Tour, and has won five on the Champions Tour so far. He never won a PGA Tour major, but he finished in the top six in all four. Two of his wins on the Champions Tour are majors... The Tradition and the Senior [...]
Golf is a brutally hard game, and quite maddening at times. Every golfer is always looking for the next thing to improve their scores... even Tiger Woods! With this in mind, I've put together an epic list of golf tips to help you lower your scores. Well, ok, some are obvious, and not really tips, [...]
Just wanted to take the time to show a couple different golf swings that most golfers are familiar with, to demonstrate two distinct ways to generate power. These are the swings of Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson. Dustin Johnson ranked 4th in driving distance in 2019, while Koepka ranked 10th. I should note that neither [...]
One of the most important steps I took to improving my golf game was to have my swing analyzed. This actually happened by accident when I attended Hank Haney's teaching seminar back in 2009. I was chosen by Hank himself after he watched video of my swing, and noted a particular flaw that he wanted [...]
I grew up playing on a fairly hilly golf course, and later in life, I joined a club with an even more hilly course. As a result, I had to play many shots from uneven stances, i.e., uphill lies, downhill lies, ball above my feet, and ball below my feet. Below are a couple videos [...]
One thing I preach early on when I am working with a new golfer, or just a really bad golfer who has not been given any instruction is how the club works to get the ball in the air. In the video below is Tiger Woods' swing at impact with a 2 iron, one of [...]
All things being equal, the proper way to hold a golf club is with a neutral grip. Here are the keys to a proper golf grip for a right hander... 1. Your left hand should be placed on the club so that the left thumb points down the club shaft at about 1 o’clock. If your [...]
The foundation of your golf swing is your foot work. If you have poor foot work, you'll never become a consistent ball striker. In the video below, I discuss the details of proper foot work in the golf swing. Enjoy!
While winter is not officially here in the northern hemisphere, it sure feels like it has. With that said, that doesn't mean you can't work on improving your golf swing. In fact, now is the BEST time to work on your swing, since you don't have to worry about feeling uncomfortable with your changes while [...]
