Why your left arm should (or shouldn’t) be straight
One of those common driving range tips I hear all the time while eve’s dropping on amateur golf lessons is to “keep your left are straight.” Now while I am a proponent of this move and teach it to many students myself, it is important to note that not everyone should or can keep their […]
Stupid Little Things
It seems like this is the time of year where most of my students are starting to see progress in their games. Some may be hitting it better, some may be consistently taking money from buddies, other shoot their lowest score ever. But it seems like I hear one consistent gripe from most all of […]
Brooke Henderson vs. Daniel Berger – Not So Different
Backswings: The club don’t matter One of the more common questions that I get from students is “where should the club be in the backswing.” Common thought and past instruction would teach that the club ideally needs to get into a parallel position at the top. Short of parallel in the student’s mind seems to […]
Student Spotlight – Mike Gilmartin
I wanted to keep with the backswing theme this week, so I highlighted Mike Gilmartin. Mike began taking lessons in 2013 and fully committed to the season series this summer and I’m glad he did! When Mike first came to me, he was very rigid, and lacked a lot of rotation. Everything happened on top […]
Less is More – Why shorter lessons & practice sessions are better.
Why less time at the course and lesson tee can equal greater results. I’ve had (and still have) a lot of students comment or completely avoid my instruction because I give half hour sessions instead of 45 or hour lessons like most other instructors in our area and they think they are getting more […]
Student Spotlight – Mike Adolfae
Student Spotlight: Mike Adolfae I’ve heard a lot of people joking that they should just try to play the game “from the other side of the ball.” Well, in Mike’s case, that’s exactly what we did. Thinking outside the box is something I love to do as an instructor. Many teachers tend to teach […]
Charlie Hoffman – Swing it with the big Muscles
Swing with the big muscles – Charlie Hoffman Man, was I excited when I saw Charlie Hoffman had won the Valero Texas Open. Not only is Charlie a great player, but he swings the club the way I believe it should be swung, with the big muscles. It the video below, I’ve compared […]
What makes an instructor “Good”?
What makes a Great Instructor? This week at The Masters, there was a lot of talk about instructors and their roles with tour players. Watching the golf channel, the analysis were mixed on whether it was a good thing that instructors are following the players around the day before the biggest tournament of the year […]
Student Spotlight – Jim Zarkos
Jim came to me this spring in need of a tune up. For years, he has been carrying his 20+ handicap and was ready for a change. Like many students, Jim was deep in the “I’ll do this myself / I found it on Youtube” mindset, but had become lost on what to work on. […]
Do it Like Danny! Danny Willett – 2016 Masters Champion
I’ll admit, I had to scramble to get this video done. After Speith ran off four straight birdies I promptly made a video about “how to win even though your hitting it poorly.” Then the wheels fell off. Nevertheless, Danny Willett is a deserving Champion. Coming into the week he was ranked #12 in the […]