2024-03-26 15:27
Nick Faldo put together a great video back in the day with David Leadbetter about how they rebuilt Nick's swing into a consistent Major winning golf swing. This series breaks it down all th… Read More
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2024-03-12 15:18
I've been having fun on YouTube lately putting together videos. Mostly of all my favorite golfers but also some of the golf tips available, for free, on YouTube.
In this video we look at s… Read More
2023-12-23 18:02
There is a new chipping technique being used the last few years that is starting to turn heads around the green on the PGA tour. In the past you had Phil Mickelson and others working his ma… Read More
2023-12-13 16:25
Love him or hate him, you have to admit, Bryson DeChambeau knows the golf swing.
I'm not sure any pro as studied the golf swing more than Bryson has over the years and he has come up with s… Read More
2023-11-29 15:33
One drill I plan on doing this winter is this simple swing plane drill, that everyone knows, but nobody does. Getting your club on plane in golf is actually a game changer. Most of us hacker… Read More
2023-11-27 20:16
I started the discussion about offseason golf training last blog post where I discussed my golf stats and weaknesses. My stats showed I was a horrible putter, or at least had too many putts… Read More
2023-11-14 17:22
We have come to the worst part of the golf season, the end of it. But, I'm already pumped for next year. My goal, as you can guess by my website name, is to lower my handicap and hopefully h… Read More
2023-10-26 21:26
On my quest to lower my handicap I try many golf training aids. Most fail or get tossed aside shortly after purchase. But this is not the case for HackMotion which is a wrist angle trainin… Read More
2023-09-20 19:14
One of the key reasons my handicap is now down to a 7 is because of my home personal launch monitor setup. I should confess that I have had some lessons this past year and I do practice my s… Read More
2023-09-11 16:36
In my quest to lower my handicap I've found the lowest hanging fruit is the short game. I have knocked 2-3 shots off of my handicap this year (currently at 7.1 index) and I would have to say… Read More
2023-08-29 22:00
OK, Nobody is as hot as Victor Hovland right now after winning two PGA tournaments in a row and season long FedEx cup. Hovland is just unstoppable right now.
Hovland's swing however is not… Read More
2023-08-13 15:53
I stumbled upon these old videos on YouTube by Michael McTeigue and they are probably the best step-by-step guide to fixing or building a golf swing. The Videos are ancient but these golf vi… Read More
2023-07-24 15:00
Brian Harman's triumph at The Open Golf Championship left us in awe of his exceptional putting skills. Harman made 58 of 59 putts within 6 feet. On those greens that was unbelievable. Brian… Read More
2023-07-16 15:40
Golfers often encounter daunting challenges on the course, and one of the trickiest situations is dealing with sloping lies. Having just moved to British Columbia from the prairies I realize… Read More
2023-05-06 15:30
Like most amateurs I struggle with putting. If I look back at any good rounds of golf I have had and I will always see total putts under 30. Hopefully less. But when I am in the 33+ putt r… Read More
2023-05-02 20:38
Want a golf swing like Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods? Then you need a grip similar like Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods. The grip is key to a good golf swing. If you have a bad grip then you will… Read More
2023-04-18 15:40
There is a lot of talk on the PGA tour about bowing the left wrist in the backswing. Afterall some of the best ball strikers in the world are doing it? Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth and eve… Read More
2023-03-02 17:23
If you want to get the most out of your short game and pitch it like some of the tours best players you need to learn how to vary the heights of your pitch shots.Mastering the short game tak… Read More
2023-02-28 16:00
It is no secret that amateurs, including myself, waste a ton of strokes around the green. Chipping, sand shots and putting can be an adventure. Yet we all have that buddy who seems to make i… Read More
2023-02-18 18:20
One of the best golf videos you will ever see in terms of fixing your golf swing
I love Rick Shiels on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/user/RickShielsPGAGolf
Rick just has a lot of fun wit… Read More
2023-01-23 21:16
I have always hit the ball pretty long, wild, but long. Not long drive type long but longer than most people I play with in my age group. But as I've aged and worked on my game the last fe… Read More
2022-06-23 14:32
How does a guy who is 5'9" tall and 161 pounds average 319 yards off the tee? Those numbers just don't compute but those are in fact Rory's driving distance numbers in 2022 and his actual h… Read More
2022-06-19 17:27
Pete Cowen has become one of the hottest golf coaches or instructors on the European (DP) Tour and PGA over the past 10 - 15 years. Pete was a player back in the day but turned to full time… Read More
2022-06-14 16:23
If you watched any of the Canadian Open this last weekend (June 9 - 12, 2022) at Royal St. George's Golf and Country Club just outside Toronto you witnessed some of the best wedge play you… Read More
2022-06-09 19:17
I am always amused by the contrast between professional golfers making swing changes and the average golfer making swing changes Professionals work on it everyday for months and years to ma… Read More
2022-06-09 00:39
The position of my right or trail elbow in the downswing was just wrong. In the past I often had my right arm too far behind me and internally rotated (flying) which led to a bunch of compen… Read More
2022-06-07 14:35
The golf takeaway sets up the entire golf swing. This is why golf instructors put so much emphasis on the backswing in almost all golf training videos. As I mentioned in previous posts I h… Read More
2022-06-05 16:24
One of my continued struggles with my swing is a cupped left wrist at the top of the backswing often coupled with over rotating the forearms. See image. This post however will mainly addres… Read More
2022-06-03 14:43
As I mentioned in my opening post one of my big golf swing faults was early extension.
See the picture below and see me almost standing straight up and down as my driver strikes the ball. T… Read More
2022-06-01 17:19
Back in about 2015 I thought I would actually put some smart effort in to bringing my golf scores down and becoming more consistent. So on a vacation in Phoenix I decided to take a $99 asse… Read More
2022-05-30 21:51
I am a long time golfer. I've always loved the game and love watching it being played. I never miss a major start to finish. I am currently 54 years old but started golfing probably when I… Read More
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