I’d like to share a drill I’ve been using to help get my takeaway where it needs to be to put me in good position to make a solid shot. Keep in mind that this applies to a “conventional” swing. Those of you using a Stack and Tilt or a more rotary type swing will want to tune this one out. Earlier this year, my pro and I identified a big problem at the start of my swing. At the takeaway, my first move was to drastically pull the club around my body way inside the target line. That put me in a poor position at the top with little hope of putting a consistent move on the ball. Over the summer, up until the time of my unfortunate knee injury we worked on breaking me of that habit.  My pro gave me this drill to help.  It’s great because you can do it literally anywhere and you don’t even need a club. To begin, assume your address position with a square stance and get

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 sweet spot by just a little bit and you begin losing distance and accuracy. The more you miss by, the worse the shot result. Many players can tell when a shot was poorly struck. But where did it miss? Toward the heel? The toe? High on the face? Low on the face? This is where impact tape comes in. It’s nothing more than a little sticker that you affix to the club face. It is made of paper/ink that is pressure sensitive. When the club face strikes the ball, the tape shows a dark circle, telling you

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 of golf are given more or less practice time. You can make a case that putting should get the most practice time because statistically it’s the most used club in the bag. You could make a case for short irons, pitching, and chipping because getting close enough to the pin to ensure a one-putt is quite desirable. What surprises me is that anyone spends most of their time practicing drivers or long irons/hybrids. I’d even put mid-irons in that category. Let’s step back and look at