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...
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 Butch Harmon on Wednesday 27 May 2009
Golfers see their tee shots go right and automatically curse the slice. Sometimes those are blocked shots caused by swinging too much from the inside. The slice comes from an out-to-in swing, so trying to fix a slice when you’re hitting a block is the worst thing you can do. Problem When the ball flies dead right, it...
Written by Tiger Woods on Thursday 6 August 2009
Try my tee shot stinger… Controlling trajectory is part of the fun of the game. I like hitting knockdowns because that’s the way the game was played in the old days to combat windy conditions at links courses. One of my coolest shots is the stinger with a fairway wood. It’s a great control tee shot that bores into the wind.
Written by Anthony Kim on Sunday 22 February 2009
I’m a feel player, so I try not to think too much about the mechanics of my swing. But when I do think about my swing keys, I realize they’re things that can help anyone gain better control of the driver. Like how I grip down on the club a couple of inches, how I shorten my backswing, and how...
Written by Dan Frost on Wednesday 21 January 2009
A common myth golfers believe is that the body should stay central when you are hitting a drive. In reality the body should actually shift laterally a little in order for you to load your weight correctly in the backswing. TG Top 12 Teacher Dan Frost demonstrates how to make this athletic move.
Written by Butch Harmon on Sunday 27 September 2009
With the driver, most golfers play the ball too far forward and stand too far away from it. This might feel powerful, but it sets some bad things in motion. The forward ball position shifts the shoulders open to the target, which leads to an out-to-in swing and usually a slice. Standing too far from the ball pulls the upper...
Written by Rory McIlroy on Thursday 6 August 2009
Work on getting your club in this position for a consistent strike. If you start the downswing properly then this is the perfect position you get into. If you can find this position in your downswing, then you can’t hit a wayward shot. With a decent release, you can only hit it straight from here. I’m showing you this so you...
Written by Rory McIlroy on Thursday 30 July 2009
I’m longer than I was and that could be because I’m stronger – I’ve been spending more time in the gym than I used to! But what has interested me is that I get more clubhead speed when I don’t swing the club back so far. Good Position I’m posing this position because this is where I like to imagine the...
Written by DJ Trahan on Thursday 2 July 2009
When I need to stop the bleeding, I sometimes think about a visual tip my dad gave me. My father, Don, has been my only teacher, and he used to tell me to pretend there’s a baseball catcher’s mitt right behind me on my target line. My goal is to start my swing so the clubhead hits the mitt. From...
Written by Dan Frost on Tuesday 14 April 2009
To hit a powerful tee shot it is essential to have width in the backswing. A common fault golfers make is to simply lift their arms steeply with very little shoulder turn in the backswing. A simple drill to prevent this happening is to grip the club with your left hand only and practice pushing it wide away from the body.
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Wednesday 15 April 2009
Do you want to add distance to your tee shots this season? A simple tip to help you achieve more power is to push your knees apart at address. This will help you coil in the backswing. TG Top 12 Teacher Lee Scarbrow shows you how to focus on keeping the width in your knees so that you feel the power in the thighs, helping you drive...
Written by Dan Frost on Wednesday 21 January 2009
If you struggle to hit fairways this is a great winter practice drill for you… All you need to do is set up a hoop a few yards ahead of the ball directly in line with your target in the distance you want to hit. Then try to hit shots straight through the hoop at your target. TG Top 12 Teacher Dan Frost demonstrates how to...
Written by Nick Clemens on Wednesday 30 September 2009
We all carry fairway woods in our bag, but hands up if you’re a little bit scared of hitting them and would sooner chose an iron? If you struggle to hit shots off the fairway it could be your angle of attack to blame. A fariway wood requires a sweeping blow rather than a downward attack. TG Top 12 Teacher Nick Clemens...
Written by Camilo Villegas on Tuesday 1 September 2009
When I first arrived on Tour, if you’d asked me to hit a high draw then it wouldn’t have been a comfortable shot for me. I tended to hit the ball very low and, although I could move it both ways in the air, my natural shape was definitely a fade. Now, I’m not a very technical player, I don’t like...
Written by Hugh Marr on Monday 28 September 2009
Ball Wants To Hook Whether you’re fighting a hook or a slice, here are the solutions to your driving ills Chest Over Ball At Impact Keeping your sternum over the ball holds the bottom of the swing arc down. That encourages your lead arm and hand to do their job correctly and lead the way into impact. This lead arm dominant...
Written by Dan Frost on Thursday 24 September 2009
It’s common knowledge that every golfer wants to hit the ball further with the driver. But there are right and wrong ways to go about generating power in the swing and TG’s Dan Frost is here to show you how to do it correctly. A common fault among a lot of golfers is to try and get the whole body behind...
Written by Dan Frost on Thursday 24 September 2009
Where many people think they are creating a full shoulder turn at the top of the backswing, they are actually tilting their upper body. This awkward position will usually result in them cutting across the ball through impact creating that horrid slice shot. If this description matches you, then try this cane drill from TG’s Dan Frost to create a far...
Written by Dan Frost on Thursday 24 September 2009
The flying right elbow is a well-documented backswing fault that minimises shoulder turn and hinders the consistency of strike into the ball. The arms need to stay relatively close together in the swing for it to be more compact, efficient and to get the body into a strong position in the backswing. To achieve this feeling of connection, use a Pilates ring,...
Written by Dan Frost on Thursday 24 September 2009
A sure way to generate power and therefore that extra distance is to synchronise the arms with the body and clear a path for the club with the hips. A common error is keep the hips static in the downswing and swing with the arms, meaning you lose the power you generated in the backswing. But by using a Velcro strap with...