Recently I was approached by a friend of my wife’s who wanted to get her daughter started in golf. As I did my own research to help her, I was a little surprised at how little information there is on just the basics of getting someone started (let alone a child), in golf. Like, what …
Category: Golf Instruction
Mark Your Ball This Way to Make More Putts
You may have not heard of him, but he’s likely to be a more prominent name as he makes his way to the PGA Tour next season. Tim Widing tops the points list on the Korn Ferry Tour, after back-to-back wins. Recently, the KFT shared a clip on their X account of Widing putting with …
How to Get Comfortable Shooting Lower Scores
As we all know, golf is a mental game. Getting out of our own way as we play is a large part of shooting lower scores. A lot of this begins in our heads. After shooting an unbelievable 58 at The Greenbrier on the LIV Golf tour, Bryson DeChambeau was asked about how to shoot …
The Putting Drill That Made Paul Azinger One of the Premier Putters
One of the more fiery and passionate golfers to ever play professional golf is Paul Azinger. Now a full-time golf commentator for NBC, Azinger (or “Zinger”) had one of the best short games on the PGA Tour. But, it wasn’t always so. As Zinger explains in his The Azinger Way video, when he first got …
A Key to Playing Better Golf: Keep it Simple
During an interview, PGA Championship and British Open winner Collin Morikawa, talked about the importance of playing his game and of “wearing out his fade.” He’s also been quoted as saying he never hits draws with his driver — with the exception of number 18 at the Sony Open (an almost 90 degree dogleg left). …
A Key to Hitting the Golf Ball More Consistently
Awhile ago, I received a virtual golf lesson from a former PGA Tour player who regularly offers tips online. Having played competitively and professionally for a stint, I was curious to understand what someone of his stature might see in my swing. At the time I was struggling with consistency in my swing. I would …
How to Develop a Body-Led Swing
One of the real struggles for golfers is to swing the golf club using bigger muscles. In an attempt to steer or guide the golf ball, we often resort to getting overly active with our hands and/or arms in the swing. Unless we have impeccable timing, this will lead to poor golf shots. A great …
Continuous Motion Drill For Better Swings
I’m often amazed sometimes how we all complicate an athletic move like the golf swing. In a attempt to get better, we’ll sometimes over-analyze the golf swing and end up getting worse. I’m a big believer in simplifying things. How can I get to the root of my own swing flaws without getting too technical? …
Putting Tips From Dave Stockton
Before the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island in South Carolina, 1991 Ryder Cup Captain Dave Stockton was interviewed about his memories from the historic event and gave some insightful tips and thoughts about putting. Stockton has coached several Tour players, including Rory McIlroy during his major run. He certainly knows what he is talking …
How to Eliminate the Big Miss
In his book, The Big Miss, golf instructor Hank Haney discusses how his former pupil, Tiger Woods dreaded that one shot that could derail a good round. This shot was referred to as “the big miss”. We all have that tendency to miss a shot – especially under pressure. For many good golfers this is generally a …