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 [...]
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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 [...]
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I’ve had a poll running in the sidebar for a while asking what part of your golf game you spend the most time practicing. As of this writing, there are 75 responses that break down as:
Short Irons - 32%
Mid Irons - 17%
Putting - 16%
Pitching - 12%
No Practice - 7%
Long Irons - 5%
Driving - 5%
Chipping - 4%
Trouble Shots - 1%
Sand Play - 0%
I find the results to be interesting.
There are many possible ways to explain why certain aspects [...]
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Uh oh, another golf swing revolution.
Golf Digest has cornered that market on the stack and tilt swing, so Golf Magazine came out with a revolution of its own in the September 2007 issue. This time, it’s the “No-Backswing” swing.
The concept has been developed and studied by Top-100 teachers Dr. Jim Suttie and Dr. T.J. Tomasi. This isn’t a new idea. When I was first learning the game almost 15 years ago, a pro demonstrated this to me [...]
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I saw an episode of Playing Lessons from the Pros featuring Bruce Fleisher on The Golf Channel recently, and he talked about a fun thing he does during practice rounds to make it interesting and competitive.
What he does is, on an approach shot, he’ll intentionally miss a green to a certain spot. This allows him to put himself in different random up and down situations, even when he’s playing well. If he’s playing well and not missing too [...]
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