If your weight shifts to the outside of your foot on either the backswing or downswing, you’ll sway and slide and never fully use the power of your lower body. Practicing rotating your upper body as you keep the weight on the inside of the back foot to get fully wound.  Here is a drill to help eliminate the sway.
It’s Good to Have Lag
If you have been losing distance or hitting inconsistent shots, you may be releasing the club early, losing valuable lag in your golf swing. Â Lag is the angle that is created between your wrists and the club shaft that stores energy to release on the golf ball. This drill will help you learn how to create lag in your golf … Read More
Learn to Coil and Uncoil
If you were to ask me to recommend one golf-specific exercise to all my students, it would be the Pivot Drill. The Pivot Drill helps you learn correct body motion and helps to synchronize the weight shift and arm swing. This exercise is a great way to warm up before play and practice and can help you stretch your shoulders … Read More
Cardiogolf-Shape Up Your Swing, Trim Your Score
Cardiogolf is a  group fitness class and on-line program specific to golf. Get some exercise as you practice your golf swing. Learn basic swing fundamentals as well basic golf-fitness exercises to help improve endurance, flexibility, strength and balance. Open to all golfers (men, women and juniors) of all levels. Minimal equipment required including golf clubs, hand weights and stretch bands, … Read More
Check Your Shoulder Turn at the Top of Your Swing
Your body ultimately influences the path of your club at impact, which can affects the initial flight of the ball. If you want to become a more consistent ball striker, you had better learn to move your body correctly. Your shoulders should move perpendicular to your spine angle and turn 90-degrees to your target line. Â If you lack flexibility in … Read More
These Guys are Good
Here is a fun and entertaining video that Rory McIlroy did with the Bryan brothers, famous for their trick shots. Â Try this the next time you go out to play or practice.
Get Your Front Shoulder Under Your Chin
One of the biggest differences between high-handicappers and better players is the way the shoulders rotate. Poorer players tend to rotate their shoulders back and through level with the ground. They never get behind the ball at the top of the swing. This leads to a host of problems with the golf swing—most notably poor contact and sliced or pulled … Read More
Golf and Fitness – The Karen Palacios-Jansen Interview
Thank you to WomensGolf.com for interest in my teaching and golf-fitness movement.  Click on the link to read the entire article about my thoughts on golf fitness and getting women into the game of golf. Golf and Fitness – The Karen Palacios-Jansen Interview Karen, thank you for catching up with WomensGolf.com during your very busy summer schedule. You have a unique … Read More
Get Your Swing Back on Track
If you are practicing or playing and you are not hitting good shots, then stop what you are doing and try this simple drill to get you back on track.
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