Given that I am an alum of The College of William and Mary and spent four years of my life in Williamsburg, Virginia, it is high on my list of places to enjoy a golf vacation. Not only do you have great golf courses, you can round out your vacation with an abundance of activities [...]
I grew up playing on a fairly hilly golf course, and later in life, I joined a club with an even more hilly course. As a result, I had to play many shots from uneven stances, i.e., uphill lies, downhill lies, ball above my feet, and ball below my feet. Below are a couple videos [...]
I have to admit...when it comes to golf, I am a bit of a traditionalist. If I had my way, the players at the highest levels of the game would be playing with wood woods, and balata covered golf balls, or maybe even the old gutta percha balls! (I won't go as far back as [...]
Phil Mickelson won his 44th PGA Tour event this week, less than 18 months from being able to join the Champions Tour. Not only did he win, he won in dominating fashion, finishing with a 65 and a 3 shot cushion over Paul Casey. The first thing that stands out to me for Phil this [...]
The best way to build a reliable golf swing is to learn how to make solid contact with the short shots around the green. Any golf instructor worth the money will tell you this, as the short game is the key to becoming a scratch golfer. I've discussed basic short game technique here... short game [...]
Old Corkscrew Golf Club is a top golf course in Southwest Florida, about thirty miles north of Naples. If you are heading down to that area to escape the cold, you need to add this course to your list of places to play. Old Corkscrew is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Design that opened in 2007 [...]
Looking for an easy escape from the cold northern winters for a round of golf or two? Look no further than Naples, Florida. In January and February, it's hard to beat the golf scene in Naples, where you'll find spectacular weather and some pretty strong golf courses. It's not surprising then that Naples has become [...]
I have some bad news for most of the crappy golfers out there...it's very likely that you are going to stay crappy no matter how much you practice and how many lessons you take. Why? Because it is likely that you don't have enough athletic ability. Yup, there it is, the elephant in the room. [...]
The best tip I can give to any golfer who wants lower scores is to work on their putting. Approximately 40% of the shots played by a professional golfer are putts. I would venture to guess this is probably the case with most golfers as well. If a pro golfer shoots a score of 70, [...]
Years ago, when I was about 24 years old, I lost my swing for the first time. It was very frustrating because it was just a year after I had played pretty well. At the time, I attributed it to the yips I had developed the season before. I ended up giving up the game [...]
