As PGA Teaching Professionals, we see golfers put a lot of emphasis on swing purity. Let’s make no mistake, there is nothing in golf like a perfectly struck tee shot that arcs high into the air and lands far down in the center of the fairway. The problem is that it doesn’t happen every time,
CONCEPT: Make your last swing a full one If you’re having trouble getting your approach shots close enough to the hole to make birdie (or par) putts, you may be planning your yardage incorrectly. First, you have to determine exactly how far you can hit each club in your bag. Let’s say you
CONCEPT: Match your Arm Swing to your body turn for maximum control! During a recent clinic with Annika Sorenstam, she stated “the wedge can be the most important club to lower your score! Annika explained that when she shot her “59” she had hit six wedges to inside 8 feet allowing her to make six
by Patrick Livingston, National Golf Schools You are a 15 year old female high school High School sophomore with aspirations to play on the LPGA tour. What are your summer golf expectations? Play in some local PGA Chapter Junior tournaments? Play in some AGJA tournaments? Spend a little time with your PGA Teaching Professional (probably
I have worked with many different types of students and they all ask the same question: “Why do I hit the ball better at the driving range than on the course?” How many times do we hit a bad shot on the golf course, drop another ball and then hit the shot of the day.
I have personally experienced back pain and other injuries due to excessive practice and a lack of a golf specific exercise program. Tiger Woods, David Duval and many other PGA tour professionals have had golf related back problems in recent years. Tiger Woods developed back problems early in his career. These concerns may shorten the
By Ken Williams NPGIA Course Coordinator The “Mechanic” is unique to golf and easily recognizable. We have seen him on every practice area and golf course we have ever played. Frozen in suspended animation, he stands at address in stillness, contemplating the universe that is his swing. He meditates on the takeaway, his position at
GOLFERS BEWARE! I have personally experienced back pain and other injuries due to excessive practice and a lack of a golf specific exercise program. Tiger Woods, David Duval and many other PGA tour professionals have had golf related back problems in recent years. Tiger Woods developed back problems early in his career. These concerns may
by Rob Harrell, National Golf Schools. Most amateur players have a common swing fault called “coming over the top”. The move from the top of the backswing is a start of the downswing with the shoulders instead of the arms sending the path of the swing to go from outside to inside and left of
by Mike Angelo National Golf Schools One common swing fault that I see with both high and low handicappers is an improper turn or pivot. Whether its over rotation of the hips (no coil), hip and knee sway (weight goes outside the trail foot), reverse pivot with origins with bad advice like keep your head down,
