It’s no secret that age and injury can drastically affect a golfer’s game, making for less enjoyable rounds. The good news - with a professional club fitting, most golfers can hit farther and more accurately so they can once again enjoy the game. A Golf Magazine study...
Let’s discuss some strategies to improve your scoring. We will describe a strategy as the plan you decide to use to overcome situations in the game. I had the fortunate opportunity from 2002-2009 to teach under Golf Digest Top 5 teacher, Chuck Cook at his Academy....
In the previous article, Speed vs Power, you learned about the differences in the principles of energy and forces. The smaller muscles will initiate speed and bigger muscles maximize power. It is critical to understand - the inside moves the outside - in all stick...
Think you know a lot about golf shafts? Think again! Did you know there are no standards for shaft flex? It can mean something different for every manufacturer. Playability tolerances in each category of stiff or regular are vast! To understand this better, I spoke...
Through my experience as a coach I would say that the majority of people I see who come to the Academy are not quite clear on what effective practice means. Effective practice is different for everyone and its crucially important to know what it means so you can...
It is one thing to hit the golf ball hard and far, but a very different matter to teach anyone else how to do it. In fact, very few golfers really understand where clubhead speed is generated within the swing and rarely implement the principles in the proper sequence...
Most golfers could easily hit the ball further and more accurately, yet a Golf Magazine study found that 90% of U.S. golfers may be playing with improperly fit clubs. A Golf Digest study found that 8 of 9 Club Champion custom fit golfers lowered their score by as much...
If you play golf then you know the mental ups and downs you experience. The old saying “Golf is 90% Mental” is a popular phrase. I think that’s certainly exaggerated, but nevertheless, golf is very mental. Before we get started discussing some ideas to strengthen...
At the end of the day, golf is a game of score. It becomes progressively harder to lower your scoring average as you become a better player. It’s generally easier to go from the 100’s to the 90’s than it is to go from the 90’s to the 80’s. Scoring in the 70’s...