Your short game can make or break a round. This is where people lose the most shots. It’s also where you can recover if you’ve gotten off-track on a hole. If you have serious golfing goals, than 70% of your practice time should be spent on the short game. I teach the full range of [...]
In most sports, the benefits of physical conditioning are obvious. You can’t play soccer without having some level of cardiovascular endurance. Recently, health and fitness have been linked to success in golf as well. Four areas to focus on: flexibility, strength, nutrition and endurance. Flexibility is a key part of the golf swing. If you [...]
Full swing is the basic building block of a golf game. My philosophy here is simple: The first step involves looking at a student’s set-up, including grip, stance, posture, ball position, and alignment. Once a student has proper set-up, we dissect the motion of the swing. Using digital technology to record and analyze your individual [...]
Why is club fitting important? Is there really that much variation between clubs? The fundamentals of a golf swing have a direct relationship to the fit of your club. If a club is too long, the golfer must stand up, thus negatively affecting their posture. Compounding the problem, the club now swings on a poor [...]
The category “trouble shots” encompasses all those shots where you are unable to take a normal swing. Routine trouble shots happen when you are under a tree or if there is an obstruction in the path of your shot. Perhaps you need to be able to punch a ball low or move a ball high [...]
For many players, ending up in a bunker can be an intimidating experience. Not being familiar with how to plan their shot, they set up with a broad goal of just getting out of the sand trap. Bunker play is similar to other aspects of your game. There are fundamentals that give a fairly predictable [...]
