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Golf–The Dancer’s Advantage
The ‘turning and twisting’ motions in dancing are smooth – not in the least ‘aggressive’. A few notable aspects of dancing include: Dancing is mostly about rhythm. Rhythm will take…
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…
The all important hip bend
An earlier post discusses this fundamental aspect of the golf setup. Without this bend, it is impossible to TURN correctly away from the ball. In this post, I discuss some…
Alignment in Golf
Most people use their FEET for alignment. Most coaches also instruct students to place a club on the ground – with the club lined up parallel to the target line.…
Woods versus Irons–Same swing , just a different feel
When I was learning the game, I was told by every coach I worked with , that the SWING is the SAME for the woods and the irons. This was…
Driver Tee Position in Golf
Most coaches will want you to hit the driver on the UPSWING – just after it has reached its swing bottom and started to ascend. This is, I believe, difficult…
Maintaining a constant height during the swing
One of the most common mistakes that amateurs make is BOBBING up and down during their ; To counter this, you must keep in mind the idea that you have…
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…
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…
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…