Written by Dan Frost on Friday 31 July 2009
Every golfer wants more distance off the tee with the big stick. But in an attempt to get fully loaded behind the ball for a big drive, many golfers will simply rotate their shoulders. By doing this and keeping the torso and lower body square to the ball, the position at the top becomes restricted often resulting in the player swaying...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 31 July 2009
The key to hitting straight shots starts with the backswing. If you start your golf swing incorrectly, it is very difficult to compensate for this with your downswing and through impact. In this tip, we rebuild your backswing step-by-step to get you on the correct swing plane and set in an ideal position at the top ready to unleash consistently straight...
Written by Butch Harmon on Thursday 30 July 2009
What is it about the shank that makes golfers run and hide? Two things: First, they don’t know what causes it; second, where there’s one shank there tends to be another (I’ll explain why). Because the ball darts right, most golfers think an open clubface causes the shank. But shanks usually come from an excessively closed face. The player swings out...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Friday 24 July 2009
Let 10 recent Tour winners help improve your golf game… Golf tips include: Shot Shaping Tour Temp Short Game Pro Fitness This e-mag features golf tips and drills by: Mickelson Villegas Ogilvy Wilson McDowell Hansen O’Hair Johnson Open publication...
Written by Simon Khan on Friday 24 July 2009
If your swing plane is wrong it can have serious ramifications for the direction of your golf ball once you have hit it. Simon Khan uses a cane stuck on top of his clubs to make sure he maintains the one swing plane throughout his swing. It may look a bit odd but he insists it works. In this video he shows...
Written by Simon Khan on Friday 24 July 2009
Let’s say you’ve perfected your set up, achieved the perfect posture and got your body into the ideal position to launch one down the fairway or towards the flag. Then you start your backswing and it all starts to go wrong. Simon Khan says the angle of your takeaway is the key to making sure it all goes smoothly from thereon. In this...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Friday 10 July 2009
Why balance, relaxation and sequencing are all vital components of building great swing rythm – and how you can achieve them, in association with Nikon, Patron of The Open Championship… Rhythm Key #1: BALANCE Balance and posture may not be the first thing that comes to mind when we talk about rhythm. But think about what happens when you lose balance; something has...
Written by Soren Hansen on Thursday 9 July 2009
A Clear Mind I never have more than one swing thought in my head at any one time. Count to 10. 1,2,3…easy isn’t it? Now, say your ABC up to J. Easy as well? Now, try and do both together, so A1, B2, C3, D4 etc. I don’t know about you, but I have to think quite carefully before I...
Written by Soren Hansen on Thursday 9 July 2009
Ryder Cup star Soren Hansen is widely thought to have one of the game’s smoothest wings. Here, he demonstrates how to maintain the same tempo through the swing’s key positions. The Basics What you need to be doing and feeling during the six crucial stages of the swing. The Start At address I am not thinking about my tempo. Before I...
Written by Camilo Villegas on Thursday 9 July 2009
I try to do everything during a round with a purpose and do it as best I can. I don’t let up, not even for one shot. That’s who I am. I think this philosophy has helped me improve my scoring every year I’ve been on tour. From a mechanics standpoint, my coach at the University of Florida, Buddy Alexander,...
Written by Oliver Wilson on Thursday 9 July 2009
Perfect Posture So often, amateurs have great posture at address, but then lose it during the swing. They might “stand up” and straighten the spine or hunch forward; either way, the clubhead is unlikely to come back to square. On the practice ground you will often see me with a tee in my mouth. I point this at the ball...
Written by Mikko Ilonen on Friday 5 June 2009
The takeaway has to be one of the most important moves of all in the golf swing because if you get that wrong then you are fighting the rest of the way. I have a habit of moving the arms and club away from the ball without turning the body. This means I’m immediately out of sync, get ahead with...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Monday 1 June 2009
Why balance, relaxation and sequencing are all vital components of building great swing rhythm – and how you can achieve them. Based at the London Club, Scott Cranfield has worked with more than 30 Tour players during a coaching career spanning 20 years. He is currently Setanta Golf’s face of coaching and runs his own academy which preaches an holistic approach...
Written by Simon Khan on Wednesday 27 May 2009
I carry the yellow stick you see here everywhere I go because as a practice aid there is nothing better. Lots of pros now carry them in their bags. I could give you any number of uses, from laying it on the ground as an alignment aid to checking out the plane of your swing. Magic Wand The yellow stick...
Written by Lee Westwood on Wednesday 27 May 2009
It’s no secret that Lee Westwood has put an awful lot of work in over the last few years in an effort to raise his game to the next level. Building up his core strength has been a primary objective and, from the outside looking in, it is immediately evident that the exercises and drills he has been doing have had...
Written by David Leadbetter on Thursday 30 April 2009
When I give a 30-minute corporate clinic, I’m usually speaking to hundreds of people of varying abilities. I just don’t have time to delve deeply into my whole approach to the golf swing, plus the audience typically doesn’t have a lot of time to play or practice — so my rule is to communicate simple “basics” a player of any...
Written by Padraig Harrington on Tuesday 28 April 2009
1. Watch other golfers I have an understanding of who I am and what makes me tick. I am intrigued by watching other people and I think I have learnt a lot about what makes guys do well. I am fascinated by watching other people and wondering why a player can win one week, look like the best player in...
Written by Tom Watson on Monday 27 April 2009
I like to play fast, but it isn’t always possible, as you know. I deal with delays by focusing on one thought. A good example is the 1983 British Open at Royal Birkdale. I had a one-stroke lead going to the last hole, a long par 4. I hit a good drive, got to my ball and saw that the group...
Written by Hugh Marr on Friday 27 March 2009
The 100-yard pitch shot has always been associated with backspin, and yet the hard thing with this shot is to get the ball back to the pin. That’s why the most effective pitch takes backspin off the ball, allowing it to pitch and move forwards. Here’s how to play it. Club: Any wedge Rhythm: Quiet Key concept: hit forwards, not down Set-up Stay...
Written by Steve Gould on Tuesday 18 March 2008
90% of golfers make the same mistakes and few of these players realise how easily these are fixed. The first move you make in the swing can be so influential to the outcome of your shot. That’s why you must start by getting it right…...