Golf Tips for Amateurs 
How do professionals get the distance they do? The short answer is – ‘By Winding up the big muscles (coiling)’. This post will describe what it is that professional golfers manage to do better than amateurs (it isn’t really that … Read More
The Full Swing – Secrets of the Pros
Weight Shift Path in Golf
Weight shift (weight transfer from the left to the right side) is a key aspect of the golf swing, However, there is more than way to attain this weight-shift. A lot depends on your stance – and where your ‘upper … Read More
The importance of the right elbow (pointing down) in the golf swing
Keep your arms in front of your chest throughout the swing. This is an oft repeated piece of golf advice that has its merit. Keeping your arms in front of your chest forces the shoulders to turn – and if … Read More
Golf – Drive the ball forward with a restricted backswing
How many times have you had a spectacular round of golf followed by a ‘not so spectacular’ one? Or a birdie hole followed by a double bogey? Most beginners share this common symptom– inconsistency from day to day or even … Read More
Fixating the eye behind the ball
For some reason, a lot of instructors ask you to focus your eyes on the back of the ball during the golf swing. More important than the eyes, is the chin. In fact, fixating your eyes can be … Read More
Golf is a game of feel–work on reproducing the feel, not on reproducing specific positions
Most of us do not put much work into reproducing a ‘feel’. We work on reproducing certain ‘positions’ – both during the backswing and during our ‘through’ swing. This effort does not translate into a repeatable swing. The correct swing … Read More
Swing out to the right
If you swing out to your right, i.e. your entire torso is POINTING RIGHT in the impact zone, then your ball will go straight. The golf arc is such that , if you start rightwards (right field), the clubface will … Read More
Keeping the spine angle (constant) in the Golf Swing
The Importance of keeping the spine angle constant throughout the swing is emphasized almost universally by golf instructors. The trouble is – how do you know you are doing it correctly? Coaches talk about maintaining this angle throughout the golf … Read More
Golf Swing – Avoid Hitting from the top
The number one mistake that most amateurs make during the golf swing, is hitting from the top. Inside Out Approach The greatest revelation about the golf swing is that the club needs to ALWAYS come from the inside out – … Read More
Hogan’s Swing Plane, Modified to a Double Plane ( and the flat wrist on top )
Introduction By now, if you’ve read ANYTHING in the world of golf instruction, you are intimately familiar with Hogan’s plane of glass (imagine a plane of glass resting on your shoulders – that you have to keep your SWING under. … Read More
