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Category Archives: Instruction
Patience is a Virtue in Every Language
Golf Lessons from Different Cultures May 1, 2005 I have had the good fortune as a teaching professional to work with people from a variety of cultures. It is one of the best parts of my job, getting to meet … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Local Stories, Mental Approach
Tagged Instruction, patience, practice, swing
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Relaxation Makes it a Swing
Develop Feel, Power, and Accuracy by Relaxing May 7, 2006 It seems to be the instinct of most of us non-tour players to grip a club like we have gotten a hold of the neck of an IRS agent. It … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction
Tagged alignment, ball position, grip, Instruction, posture, relaxation, setup, swing, tension
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Right Might be Wrong
Try Not to be Overly-Reliant on the Dominant Side May 15, 2005 One common cause of swing problems is relying too much on the dominant side of the body. Because golfers sense their power and control from the dominant side, … Continue reading
Simplify the Swing
By Connecting the Arms and Body October 13, 2005 One thing you never hear is that golf, or hitting a golf ball well, is easy. Sure, tour players sometimes make it look easy, but the elite golfers hit hundreds of … Continue reading
About Junior Golf
Getting Kids Started in the Game January 5, 2005 People frequently ask me about the best age to get their children started at playing golf. The easy answer is that it is not really a question of age, but of … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction
Tagged clubs, fundamentals, Instruction, juniors, practice, support
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About the Yips
The Nature of a Nasty Stroke July 16, 2006 Probably the most dreaded shot in golf is the shank. And the shank, which is when we hit the ball with the neck of the club rather than the clubface, unfortunately … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Mental Approach
Tagged confidence, Instruction, mental, putting, shank, short game, yips
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Firing on All Cylinders
Shifting Smoothly from Long to Short Clubs March 17, 2005 One of the most common complaints I hear from golfers about their games, along with the usual desire for more consistency, is that they cannot seem to get the different … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Instruction
Tagged ball position, driver, irons, posture, stance, swing, swing plane
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Buying a Game
A Look at Golfer’s Priorities October 13, 2006 In a world where golf club manufacturers daydream about things like coefficient of restitution and moment of inertia to make clubs that hit the ball farther and straighter; in a world where … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Instruction
Tagged Equipment, fundamentals, improvement, Instruction
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Be a Match-Maker
Slingers and other Swingers Have to Find Compatibility February 26, 2006 Good golf and good golf instruction are like all these new online dating services — they try to bring together things that are compatible. Golfers tend to think that … Continue reading
Au Natural Again
How the Internet Restarted an Old Conversation September 1, 2005 One thing I have learned since I started to write this column a little over a year ago: there is no such thing as a whisper when it comes to … Continue reading
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