My time on the PGA Tour was a fantastic experience even though it was cut short to due to injuries. I learned a lot from competing with the best players in the world. One of the things I soon realized is that the great players spend a lot of time on their short games-putting, chipping
by Paul Purtzer, Purtzer Golf Academy MAINTAIN the TRIANGLE and STAY CONNECTED Through the years I have used many different swing thoughts to get me to swing the club correctly depending on what my faults were at the time. One of the best swing keys for me was when I try to keep my arms
By Don Powers, PGA When you watch golfers hit the golf ball you will see many different backswings. Some are short, some are long and some are in between. Which one is correct? Depending on your body type and physical abilities one of them is correct for you. The majority of inexperienced players I see
Whether it was the pressure to qualify for a major championship, tension for a few weeks to earn my PGA Tour card, finishing well to make the cut or to win a championship-we all need to learn how to deal with pressure and tension. When I got nervous or tense, I would tend to get
By Paul Purtzer, Purtzer Golf Academy As I mentioned in our last tip, when I got nervous or tense, I would tend to let my arms start the club back too quickly and not finish my backswing. Usually I would not get my lower body started first to start the forward swing. One of my
For many golfers the bunker shot is a difficult shot. I am going to focus on the dreaded “Buried Lie” or “Fried Egg” in a greenside bunker. This shot you will play with the clubface square to slightly closed and hands slightly ahead of the ball. I try to pick the club up more than
Many of my students have a problem with swinging the club too much around their body on the backswing and/or too much around their body on the forward swing. Ben Hogan talked about the swing plane in his book 5 Lesson: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf and explained the correct angle to swing the club
By Don Powers, Purtzer Golf Academy How Balanced are you? I realize this is a strange question and I am only referring to your golf swing, so stop thinking about the question before it hurts. Balance is so important in life and to your golf swing. I mention the subject because I see many who
When I started playing the PGA Tour I noticed quickly that power did not come from a big swing, it came from solid fundamentals. A good grip, good stance, good posture, good backswing, etc. Today I want to focus on some of these fundamentals that will work for ladies, men, junior golfers and senior golfers
Good fundamentals are the key to playing better golf. Today we want to concentrate on one of the most important keys-good extension. You see this in the PGA Tour players, Champions Tour players, LPGA Tour players and all the top amateurs. Fortunately, our teachers stressed good extension and helped us become very good players. Proper
