Solving golf technique problems
Although a lot more golfers slice than hook, if you have a duck hook, it is just as painful, but maybe easier to fix than a golf slice. In this video Mike demonstrates 5 drills to help cure your hook _______________________________ To see more related videos like this one click on Dealing With Difficult Situations
You are not alone, over 90% of golfers slice. Learn how to break away from the pack, with tips on why you slice and how to stop that slice. _______________________________ To see more related videos like this one click on Key golf Moves
How many times have you hit a bad shot and your buddies tell you, it’s because your head came up. So, on the next swing you focus all your attention on keeping your head down, and marvel at the difference. But why is it that you can’t seem to keep your head down on every
In the previous post by Chris Ryan we learned how important the setup is when hitting a driver vs an iron. And we now know that when hitting the driver you hit the ball on the way up, while with the irons you hit the ball with a steep angle of attack (by the way
This is one of the most frustrating mistakes in golf – you are sitting in the middle of the fairway, and you know you can get on the green. But instead, you hit a fat shot that trickles down the fairway, you are now left with a tough pitch or chip, and you just gave
by Derek Hooper One of the most frustrating shots in golf is when you take a big swing, top the ball and it dribbles down the fairway – also known as a walk-to (you don’t have to get in the cart for your next shot). If you are like most of us your immediate reaction,
by Kathleen Ekey When you think about the toughest shots in golf, what usually comes to mind are shots like a buried lie in the bunker, a fairway bunker shot, or a short sided pitch shot. But you seldom hear about what amounts to the toughest mental shot in golf – the first tee. It
by Clay Ballard The golf swing is hard enough as it is; and if you have a reverse pivot it becomes almost impossible to hit good shots. You may not even know you have a reverse pivot, in which case it will be up to one of your buddies to point it out. Or, just
by Mike Dero I’ve always struggled with getting correctly aligned so that my golf balls travels in my intended direction – I just assumed I was directionally impaired. I watched all the videos that talked about visualizing railroad tracks, parallel lines, etc. Problem is there are no railroad tracks on the golf course, and it
by Mike Dero In the previous video Mike Dero showed us an excellent routine for making sure we are correctly aligned to the target. Since most of us don’t have a caddie to stand behind us, this is an essential skill. During the filming of the video one of the club members came by, and
by Alistair Davies The concept of flipping your hands at impact is not something I had heard ever been conscious of. However, when I took a few practice swings, I realized that I do flip my hands, but I can’t tell yet if it is at, or, after impact. In this video Alistair Davies explores
by Mike Dero Have you ever hit a shank? Well if you haven’t, don’t read this post because it may jinx you. However, if you have had the misfortune of hitting a shank, quickly followed by another, your first words may go something like this, “what the @#$% am I doing?” And that is the
by John Dodegge It seems self evident that your golf ball will go farther, if your weight shift is toward the target during the downswing, as opposed to moving away from the target. And yet, we all know players that almost always end up falling backwards during the swing, and the result is greater inconsistency
by John Dodegge Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that 33 percent to 48 percent of all serious golfers have experienced the yips, and that golfers who have played for more than 25 years, appear to be most prone to the condition. Keep these statistics in mind. The yips occur mostly on short putts. Why?
Do you block your golf shots? Well if you do, the good news is that there are probably only three reasons for blocked golf shots. This is especially true with the driver, which immediately gets you off to a bad start. Gary Alliss, for Golf Monthly, says there are three culprits: Excessive lateral shift: This
by golfgurls.com Ladies, do you feel that you are not hitting the ball as far as you would like? Well, it just might be the result of an inadvertent motion that prevents you from taking advantage of your natural flexibility. Golf fitness trainer Kathy Ekdahl calls this motion swaying and sliding, versus storing power in