Golf Tips for Amateurs Most coaches will want you to hit the driver on the UPSWING – i.e. just after it has reached its swing bottom and started to ascend. This is, I believe, difficult to do consistently – and provides for inconsistent ball … Read More
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Maintaining a constant height during the swing
One of the most common mistakes that amateurs make is BOBBING up and down during their swing. To counter this, you must keep in mind the idea that you have to maintain the SAME HEIGHT throughout your swing (yes – … Read More
The most important Golf exercise
The lower body is the most ignored part of a golf exercise routine. People focus on building upper body strength – to gain more distance. I maintain that distance is gained by SQUARE (center of the clubface) hits – and … Read More
When is the backswing complete?
When your wrists are fully cocked. When your back is turned to the ball. The whole purpose of taking the club back is so that your wrists cock – naturally (do not force a wrist cock). And while there are … Read More
Finding the right golf coach
While instructional videos and books can take you a long way on the road to learning golf, there is no substitute for learning from a real golf pro. And while lessons CAN be expensive, they can also make the difference … Read More
What my club golf championship taught me
Golf is hard. Competitive golf is harder still. Competitive golf is an endurance test – a test of both, physical and mental endurance. Train for it as such. Make sure you are physically capable of taking 4-6 hours of standing, … Read More
The Turn–The most important golf swing thought
If your backswing follows an incorrect path, your club will not end up in the correct SLOT on the top of your swing. Which means, it will not follow the correct path on your downswing. So – how exactly – … Read More
Overcoming fear in golf–especially on the first tee
Fear , in golf, arises from the uncertainty of making solid contact (on the golf course). It takes many forms (some people fear the tee shot, others fear chipping onto a small green, yet others fear the 4 foot putt … Read More
Golf Setup–the importance of equal weight distribution
The importance of weight distribution is often overlooked (Some coaches do talk about 60-40 weight distribution (60 on the right , 40 on the left) for an ideal driver setup). However, this is a fundamental without which it is impossible … Read More
Golf’s Missing Setup Tip–Set Up so that your upper body can rotate along hip joint
If you setup incorrectly, none of the golf fundamentals will make any sense. For example, the one piece takeaway – or ‘maintaining the Y’ as you start your backswing – is key to attaining the right swing plane. However, this … Read More
