Thursday 21 September 2017
‘Shorten’ your driver to find the sweetspot – and the fairway – more often We’re taught to grip the driver at the top end of the grip. It makes sense; by making the club as long as possible, you make it as powerful as possible. But gripping at the top can also lead to loss of control. The extra weight of...
Written by Golf World on Friday 6 October 2017
Paul Dunne teaches you how to improve your transition through the ball with this simple two-step drill My bad shot tends to be a high block or a bit of a hook out the toe of the club. Both of these are caused by the same fault in the transition and into the downswing. It happens when my left shoulder gets...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Find that narrow piece of short grass off the tee or hit the green 200+ yards away The famed versatility of the hybrid comes through the head’s shape and weight distribution. Rounded and weighted low, it is equally at home digging a ball out of a divot or sweeping it off a tee. Though more forgiving than ever, the fairway wood...
Monday 7 August 2017
The Six key things you can learn from Hideki Matsuyama’s golf swing The World No.3 is Japan’s highest ever ranked male golfer, and with five PGA Tour titles under his belt at just 25 years old, he’s proved himself to be an outstanding competitor. Matsuyama tore apart the field on the final day of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, birdieing all three of...
Written by Edward Colman on Thursday 27 October 2016
A great swing thought to improve your tee shots this weekend. Fault: Poor rhythm and power through snatching the club away Fix: Take the driver back like a putter, low and slow One of the most common driver problems we see is cocking the wrists early in the backswing. Though wrist cock in itself is not a bad move, it needs to be blended...
Wednesday 23 March 2016
In this instruction video, TG Top 50 Coach Steve Astle shows you how your position on the tee can improve your performance.
Wednesday 23 March 2016
In this golf instruction video, TG Elite Professional Adrian Fryer teaches you a drill to ensure your tee shots remain consistent.
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Place your front foot for a fuller turn Fault: A short backswing that costs you distance. Fix: As we get older we may not be as flexible as we used to be, meaning we don’t turn as well or hit the ball as far. One simple way to increase your shoulder turn and create more power is to turn your front foot...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 19 March 2010
The left shoulder only moves about six inches in the backswing. But as Today’s Golfer Elite teaching Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf video tip, the direction this small distance moves is crucial in causing or preventing the dreaded slice! When we pull too hard on the left shoulder too quickly, this forces the club to come out and across...
Monday 24 August 2015
Fault: Slices or hooks with the driver. Fix: You can go a long way to fixing that slice or hook off the tee by simply adjusting the height of it by an inch or two. Let’s take the slice. A low tee causes a steep angle of attack from which you are more likely to cut across the ball. Teeing the...
Written by Lee Cox on Thursday 7 May 2015
When it comes to driving, we’ve all seen the ideal set-up positions for hitting it long and straight. However, your body positions when you strike the ball – impact alignment – are just as crucial. It is here where my pupil and long drive sensation Joe Miller finds his distance. At impact the more your spine tilts back, the higher...
Written by Golf World on Wednesday 11 March 2015
Since he joined the PGA Tour in 2006, Bubba Watson has ranked 1st in average driving distance five times and 2nd a further three. He led this category in 2014 with an incredible 314.3 yards. The two-time Masters champion’s swing is often described as unorthodox, but this isn’t strictly true. More accurately, the extreme force he applies to the ball makes...
Written by Doug Hammer on Thursday 23 April 2009
One of the biggest power killers in the golf swing is too much tension. If you grip too tightly and your forearms become tense then your backswing turn will be restricted. That means less coil and turn and therefore less potential uncoil and power into the golf ball. TG Top 12 Teacher Doug Hammer has a simple drill you can use...
Thursday 7 August 2014
The cause of the most common mistakes made by amateurs is a closed or open face resulting in a curvature on the ball mid-air, Gareth Johnston, part of TG Elite Teaching Professional Team, says. To eliminate this, he shows you a simple drill to add to your pre-shot routine, matching up your swing path with your face angle, ensuring the club...
Written by Hugh Marr on Thursday 26 March 2009
In every round you’ll face a series of tee shots where you must find the fairway, but still need distance. The answer is to develop a driver technique that takes spin off the ball, giving you accuracy with a fast, flat trajectory. Find it through an easy, body-dominated swing that focuses on a solid strike. Club: Driver Rhythm: Quiet Key concept:...
Written by Danny Willett on Tuesday 9 December 2014
In the swing, much of your speed is let out through your shoulders, wrists and elbows. Each of these joints loads and releases, just as you’d do naturally when using a hammer. The better you can match up their motion, the more speed you create. But with my old ‘inside’ takeaway, I couldn’t co-ordinate this motion. Picture a hammer motion,...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
As part of Monty’s Masterclass, featured in Today’s Golfer, Colin Montgomerie shares his top tips to win your match, starting with this video on finding fairways. To read more of Monty’s Masterclass features, check out issue 323 and 324 of Today’s Golfer – why not subscribe and never miss an issue? Watch Monty’s Masterclass: Putting under pressure...
Monday 14 July 2014
I’ve talked a lot about accuracy here, and that’s the most important thing off the tee. But sometimes, you just want a bit more distance, too. This is really a par-5 move, but it can also be a useful strategy on a tricky dog-leg. It’s all about risk and reward and there are times when a gamble can pay off.
Monday 14 July 2014
When people talk about accuracy off the tee, they’ll frequently mention playing to a natural shape. But I’m a very neutral player, so rather than thinking fade or draw on a tight drive, I’m thinking “lower”. The higher you hit the ball the more likely you’ll get the mushroom effect, where a drive begins on target, then climbs and moves...
Monday 14 July 2014
I used to have a trigger move that saw me sink back on my heels slightly, but I’ve tried to get away from that because it encouraged my arms to move away from my body to counterbalance myself. That meant I was no longer synchronised in the swing. My initial thought now is to let the club swing back...