I posted over 100 golf-fitness and instructional tips in 2015. So in case you missed some, I will re-post my favorite ones over the next several weeks. Let me know which is your favorite blog post. Favorite Tip #1-The Only Ball Position You Need for a Long Drive For the majority of high-handicap golfers the driver is the most difficult … Read More
How A Pilates Reformer Can Help Your Golf Game
I’m always looking for new ways to, not only help myself, but also to help my students increase strength, mobility and flexibility. I’ve recently discover that using a Pilates reformer is a more effective way of increasing flexibility, strength and stability for golf than traditional, free weights and machines and static stretches. Invented by Pilates founder Joseph Pilates, the reformer has a flat … Read More
Cardiogolf 1000K Practice Swing Challenge Days 23, 24, 25
Break it Down-make 30 practice swings a day for 30 days and you will have made 900 swings over the course of a month. Okay, so it is not exactly a 1000 swings, but close enough (if you really want to get technical, you’ll have to take 33.3333 swing per day to reach 1000 practice swings). The amount is not … Read More
How Chalk Can Help You Stop Chunking Shots
One of the most common problems among high-handicappers is hitting behind the ball at impact. Two things may happen when you hit behind the ball: 1) you may chunk the shot, taking a big divot before you hit ball or 2) you may hit the ball thin, hitting up on the ball, not touching the ground at all. Here is … Read More
Speed Up Your Swing While Maintaining Balance
Balance is important in the golf swing so that you can maintain your body angles throughout each phase of the swing. Doing balance exercises can improve your balance capabilities within your golf swing especially at higher speeds. If you have poor balance, you have to slow your swing speed down so you won’t lose your footing during your swing. Here … Read More
Straighten Out Your Slice
A slice of apple pie is yummy, but a slice on the golf course is crummy. Many times a slicer opens up the shoulders too quickly on the downswing causing the clubhead to tip over and cut across the intended target line. This path, of ‘outside to in’, combined with an open clubface at impact will cause the ball to … Read More
Slice Your Slice
If your tendency is to slice, here’s a drill to help you square the clubface at impact. Slicer’s tend to keep the clubface open through impact. You need to learn how to rotate your forearms for a square clubface.
This Drill Can Impact Your Swing
The single most important moment in the golf swing is impact, and if your position is bad when you arrive there you’re in trouble. For many average and higher-handicap golfers, their impact issues are caused by flipping their hands at impact instead of maintaining lag and forward shaft lean. Ideally, you want to hit the ball with, not just your … Read More
Your Swing Could Hinge on this Simple Move
Good ball strikers create a wide arc on the backswing because they accomplish a couple of things: as they swing back, they naturally hinge their wrists, which puts the club on the proper plane and they are flexible enough to make a full turn while maintaining the lead arm extended. If your struggle with when and how to hinge your … Read More
Low and Slow for Better Drives
For the majority of high-handicap golfers the driver is the most difficult club in the bag to hit because it is the longest club and it has the least amount of loft. It will slice more often than not. Pros set up with their spine tilted away from target at address, which helps them give the ball a more sweeping … Read More