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

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Where is your center of gravity?

When you  are standing erect, do you know where your center of gravity lies? How about when you lean over?  While the answer to these questions may be in the realm of physics, it is of paramount importance to the … Read More

Sense of Timing in Golf Shots

Hitting it CRISP is all about timing. Timing (in golf) is specific to the timing of the weight transfer – especially your weight transfer back to the left side.  And this timing is dictated by the PLANTING of your left … Read More

The day of the golf tournament–Two key concepts for playing competitive golf

Everyone knows that competitive golf is a different game from regular golf (Bobby Jones famously remarked that there are TWO types of golf – tournament golf and weekend golf). There are a few important things to realize when you have … Read More

Books every golf hacker must possess

If you sit through business meetings contemplating your golf grip (or tweaking your posture at address), you will find the authors of these books to be long-lost soul mates. For golfers who require a fuller understanding of the various intricacies … Read More

Chapter Titles from ‘On Learning Golf’

If you are a student of golf, then you have probably wondered about things such as rhythm and timing, the mental makeup of the golfer, wrist action, the in to out swing path, keeping your head steady etc. Classic Book … Read More

The Lower back as the GROUNDING element in the golf swing

No matter what your golf setup procedure is, you need some element that GROUNDS you. GROUNDING refers to the ability to stay glued to the ground as you swing this weight (up and) around your body. For most pro golfers, … Read More

To hit it straight, do NOT line up –simply make a good swing ( taking your range swing to the course )

Aiming or doing anything involving directing the ball is a swing wrecker. Have you wondered why you hit it flush on the driving range but not so much on the course. The answer is as simple as it is counterintuitive. … 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