At home strength training for golfers who have no equipment

By |2020-12-08T22:26:45-05:00December 8th, 2020|Golf, Golf Fitness|

In this era of Covid-19, many people are unfortunately avoiding the gym.  Another issue with the pandemic has been the soaring demand for home gym equipment. The result has been a very tight supply pipeline, and soaring costs for home gym equipment.  This is particularly the case with barbells and dumbbells, squat racks, and the [...]

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How to improve your lag putting

By |2021-02-09T20:23:26-05:00July 11th, 2020|Instruction|

One of the more interesting statistics shared with us by Hank Haney when I attended his teaching seminars ten years ago was that when Tiger Woods three putted one time or less in a 72 hole tournament, he won 80% of the time. That's an amazing statistic and really signifies the importance of putting in [...]

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Weight lifting for golfers

By |2023-12-28T18:18:28-05:00May 28th, 2020|Golf Fitness|

The King For many years, lifting weights was taboo for professional golfers.  The idea was that big muscles would have a negative impact on your swing, and throw off your rhythm and timing. So, most tour players back in the day might do a little bit of light weight lifting, or just some [...]

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How to hit a draw with an iron

By |2021-02-21T18:11:48-05:00May 25th, 2020|Golf|

A question frequently asked by many amateur golfers, particularly those who've never broken 90, is... how to hit a draw with an iron? For the low handicap golfer, it's not a difficult proposition, since they already do many things right with their golf swing. Most amateur golfers, however, hit slices, and are unable to hit [...]

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Golf fitness tip – improving your balance and posture

By |2020-05-16T09:06:10-04:00May 16th, 2020|Golf, Golf Fitness|

One of the issues that many golfers struggle with in their golf swings is their balance and posture. The average male golfer hits their tee shots about 225 yards.  That's the equivalent of barely hitting a baseball into the outfield. You simply can't shoot low scores with such a lack of power, unless you make [...]

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Golf fitness tip – How to improve your mobility

By |2020-05-14T21:32:29-04:00May 14th, 2020|Golf Fitness|

If you are like many people over thirty, and have a desk job, you may find that you are losing some mobility and flexibility. For a golfer, those are two difficult issues to overcome if you have not trained much as an athlete. One way I've mentioned in the past to improve athleticism and mobility [...]

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Weighted Golf Club Training

By |2023-01-15T11:49:14-05:00May 13th, 2020|Instruction|

Since I started coaching golf a little over ten years ago, I've found one of the best ways to make long term improvements to your golf swing is with a weighted club. The weighted club helps in two specific areas. First, it is very useful for lengthening the golf swing as it naturally forces your [...]

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The Tour Pro whose game you should mimic

By |2021-02-21T17:57:16-05:00April 16th, 2020|Golf, Instruction|

His game is not flashy.  He won twelve events on the PGA Tour, and has won five on the Champions Tour so far. He never won a PGA Tour major, but he finished in the top six in all four. Two of his wins on the Champions Tour are majors... The Tradition and the Senior [...]

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My epic list of 127 golf tips to lower your scores

By |2020-04-10T22:02:36-04:00April 10th, 2020|Golf, Instruction|

Golf is a brutally hard game, and quite maddening at times. Every golfer is always looking for the next thing to improve their scores... even Tiger Woods! With this in mind, I've put together an epic list of golf tips to help you lower your scores.  Well, ok, some are obvious, and not really tips, [...]

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A cure for the coming over the top golf swing

By |2021-06-24T15:36:19-04:00April 8th, 2020|Golf|

If you consistently hit big pull slices with your golf swing, then you are in need of a cure for coming over the top. A pull slice is a direct result of attacking the ball from a swing path that is too far outside your target line.  Have a look at the diagram below that [...]

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