Category: Fundamentals

Solid Contact Starts With a Forward Tilt

Slouching or ignoring proper posture at address causing you to move your body up and down, lose balance, distance, and take the club off the proper swing path. If your body is slouching or tipped to far forward, it will cause an open clubface for the ball to be pushed towards the right. …

Long Putts

You miss-hit, use too much wrist action, or do not take enough backstroke on long putts.

Bounce Angle for Wedges

Unsure if you need a high, mid, or low bounce or how bounce affects your game.

How to Initiate Your Backswing

Unable to gain momentum due to a poor path, plane, and tempo. If you focus too much on turning your torso without any wrist cock, it will cause you to swing outside of the target line. This can result in a push, pull, or even a snap hook. A very common problem results from not bringing…

Your Grip Can Reduce Power

If your thumb is extended too far, it will weaken your grip and prevent a proper wrist cock. A poor wrist movement will prevent you from squaring the clubface through impact. This is due to bringing the shaft too far back at the top of your swing and casting the club early in the downswing.

Improve Your Downswing

The ball skips or hits the ground when teeing off before it rises into the air. Very often, this is because the person favors their irons, where they are used to making more of a downward blow at impact.

Aim and Body Alignment

Poor aim or just need a refresher on how it is done.

Gradually Accelerate for a Better Swing

Swinging too hard will cause a bad transition from the top of your swing and will lead to poor timing and inconsistency.

Barefoot Drill

Poor balance due to swinging too hard.

Slicing Due to a Poor Setup

Addressing the ball with your shoulders aligned too far to the left will cause you to slice. Many people make the mistake of lifting their left heel during the backswing, which is one of the most common causes of a slice.