Sunday, I promised I’d share the secret of golf that I discovered in a lesson over the weekend.
It was said that Ben Hogan supposedly was coaxed to share his “secret”, but that he kept the real secret for himself. Many now claim to know the lost secret move that gave Hogan’s swing the magic.
Well, I’m afraid that it has nothing to do with angles or positions. If golf swings were meant to be a series of geometrical checkpoints, then players [...]
posted in Ball Striking Tips •
In the words of Roberto DeVicenzo, “What a stupid I am.”
When I started this journey, one of my goals was to resume golf lessons. I had taken many in the past, prior to my back trouble a few years ago.
When I made the decision to try and become a pro, I had been reading, learning, and studying everything about how to play better golf. To me, it was a given that I’d engage in this continual learning and [...]
posted in My Progress, Practice Tips •
Without a doubt, impact tape is my favorite golf practice aid. What? You don’t use impact tape? You could be missing out on the excellent feedback that it provides.
There is no question that a player will never reach full potential without the ability to strike the ball consistently on the sweet spot of the club.
No player hits the sweet spot every time, even Tour pros (though, their misses are much smaller and less frequent). Miss the [...]
posted in Practice Tips •
There are two main schools of thought about ball position for full swings. The first is that ball position is around the middle of the stance for a wedge and moves slightly toward the left foot (for a right-hander) for each longer club, through the driver where the ball position would be somewhere near the left heel. The stance also widens slightly for each longer club.
The second is a relatively stationary ball position near the left heel but [...]
posted in Ball Striking Tips •
We’ve been getting a lot of rain around here recently. When that happens, even if the sun has started shining again, the course gets saturated and the game changes some. With an awareness of the issues and a few adjustments, you’ll be ready to tackle a round on a wet course.
Length Becomes a Premium
Without a doubt, when a golf course is wet, it plays longer, sometimes significantly. Just about all shots will roll less after landing, if [...]
posted in Miscellaneous Tips •
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