Category: golf downswing

Hit Driver LONG… and get roll when it lands

Before you read: This assumes you have learned that the “SHAFT MUST BE IN LINE WITH THE FRONT ARM AT SETUP(* see below)”. But, if you’ve learned this… READ ON… A great way to learn to “Turn” to hit Driver (instead of chopping with your hands) is to tee up the ball just “OUTSIDE YOUR

Impact Drill – Video

This video will help you feel what Impact should feel like using the Large Muscles to control your golf swing. It will also let you learn how to continue through to the finish using these Large Muscles. This move replaces using your hands as the source of power to hit at the ball. In a

How to Practice Impact – How does it Feel??

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

Like Throwing a Frisbee left Handed

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

Traditional Golf Instruction – Misconceptions

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.