Q – When I work with your lessons, I am not sure what I’m doing wrong, but I’m getting a lot of pulls and pull hooks. Any thoughts? Thanks. A – You may not believe it now, but that is a good thing. It means you are turning (great! what we want) but, at the …
One of my students wrote me asking how the body looks and feels at impact. This is what I wrote back: Here is the best way to know exactly how impact feels: With a club (7 iron) setup to the leg of a couch just inside your front foot (not in the middle)… now push …
I was teaching yesterday and describing how the body unwinds like throwing a ball (the knees lead and unwind the hips then the torso, shoulders and arms, club) and it dawned on me, that a more accurate way to explain this natural, athletic move is to say … “Its like throwing a Frisbee with your …
I teach my students to establish a “Template” as they prepare to setup to the ball. What I mean, is there are a few essentials to check just prior to approaching the ball. If you do this, you will eliminate many of the reasons your swing breaks down or is inconsistent. 1. Shaft in line …
You hear me talk about an athletic setup. This position is like any other athlete who is ready (quarterback, guard in basketball, wrestler) balanced, centered with lower body ready. The easiest way to check to see if you are setup athletically is, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO EASILY HOVER THE CLUB SLIGHTLY OFF THE GROUND …
I see many new students that are learning how to turn athletically through impact to the finish, keep their BACK HEEL planted as they are trying to turn. This restricts the lower body from turning and then the hands, arms and club pass the body (not good – loss of power and the ball gets …
Another essential setup issue is, since the back hand is lower on the grip the golfer feels that it is okay to drop the back shoulder lower than the front shoulder…this is a Big Problem. This kept me struggling for years. Another reason golfers drop their back shoulder is, it is easier to look at the …
Most golfers use their hands during the golf swing. They use their hands on the takeaway… or use their hands to hinge the club… or to try to direct the club on plane … or hit at the ball … or release to point the club at the target. Fact is, the hands are unreliable …
Here are some of the many “Traditional Misconceptions” that are still being taught today: 1. Setup with your weight on the balls of your feet.– This is out of balance and a weak non-athletic position. The body does not like to be out of balance and will try to “Right” itself during the swing. …
The weight at setup is CRITICAL. The misconception of having the weight on the balls of your feet is a compensation to correct another problem. The correct weight distribution is just like a quarter back or any other athlete… “ATHLETIC”. What I mean by this is STRAIGHT DOWN as if you were guarding someone in …