Written by Scott Cranfield on Thursday 27 September 2012
If there’s one drill you should practice on the range this winter to get your game in shape, this offering from TG Pro Scott Cranfield has got to be it. It’s so simple to do and will help create a more neutral swing direction, a smoother takeaway and better timing throughout the swing. By rolling a ball away with the back of...
Written by Chris Ryan on Thursday 16 August 2012
Separation between the arms and body doesn’t just have a detrimental effect on putting. It also affects the start of the golf swing, as TG Elite Pro Chris Ryan explains in this golf video tip. When the arms work upward too quickly in the takeaway, you lose the pressure between the arms and chest, which is what creates that sought-after connection.
Written by Chris Ryan on Wednesday 22 August 2012
Amateur golfers that hit up on their irons are robbing themselves of distance and accuracy. Why? Because the golf club is designed to strike the ball as it is still moving downward. This achieves the desired compression and spin, which keeps the ball in the air for longer. In this video tip from TG Elite Pro Chris Ryan, he demonstrates a...
Written by Kevin Flynn on Friday 13 July 2012
A common cause of the hook is the hands working too far out toward the ball in the downswing, which causes the clubhead to get stuck on the inside and the clubface to go through excessive rotation through impact. This drill from Plane Truth Instructor Kevin Flynn helps get the clubhead more in front of the hands in the downswing, creating...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 26 July 2012
Walking along the practice ground the day after the Open’s completion at Royal Lytham & St Annes, TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer noticed how the groups of divots were uniform and shallow. Observe a group of an amateurs divots and this will rarely be the case. They will often be too deep and not point down the target line. Try Adrian’s...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 8 June 2012
Crisp iron shots rely on the clubhead striking the ball as it is still moving downwards, creating a divot after impact. An easy way to encourage this during practice is to place an obstacle behind the ball. In this golf video tip, TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston has placed a towel a clubhead’s width behind the ball. This promotes a downward...
Written by Rob Watts on Monday 11 June 2012
There are plenty of golfers can struggle with poor hip action through the ball. This fault leads to a more ‘flippy’ impact where the clubhead isn’t descending into the ball as much as it should. You can alter your set-up to encourage your hips to be open at the point of impact and promote a more downward strike with this advice...
Written by Rob Watts on Thursday 10 May 2012
A key part of building power during the backswing is the hinging of the wrists after the hands reach hip height. But most important is that you swing the club down in a manner that stores the power for impact. As TG Elite Pro Rob Watts explains in this golf video tip, the angle between your left arm and shaft creates...
Written by Rob Watts on Wednesday 16 May 2012
Poor strikes with an iron often come about as a result of the weight shifting too much either forward or backward. This compensation comes about from the weight being positioned incorrectly in the feet at address. In this golf video tip, TG Elite Pro Rob Watts demonstrates a simple drill you can use on the range to ensure your weight is...
Written by Chris Ryan on Tuesday 15 March 2011
Now you can gain an extra few yards with your irons hitting that sought-after right-to-left shape the Tour Pros hit with regularity. This video tip from TG Elite Pro Chris Ryan will show you how. Apologies for the poor sound quality. This instruction video was shot on location at Oceânico Amendoeira, Portugal. Visit The Oceânico website for more details.
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 25 March 2011
A common fault amateur golfers suffer with is when the arms become disconnected from the chest in the followthrough. This movement produces severe problems with strike that need to be addressed if your scores are to improve. So as a practice drill, try holding a sawn-off follow through when working on your iron play. This helps the arms stay connected to...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 25 March 2011
The goal with an iron in your hand is to apply a downward blow on the ball, compressing the ball into the turf allowing the natural loft on the club to work. Often, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this video tip, amateur golfers have a tendency to back away from the target in the downswing, resulting in...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 25 March 2011
Excessive weight transfer away from the target in the backswing makes it extremely difficult to return the weight back to the ball in time for impact. Improve your iron play technique by trying to keep your the eyes level to the floor during the golf swing, as TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this golf video tip. This will help you...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 2 December 2011
It might seem obvious to the lower handicap players, but newcomers to the game of golf often fail to understand the angle and direction at which the club needs to attack the ball on for crisply-struck irons shots. As TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf video tip, you can use a tee peg positioned in the ground to...
Written by Tom Denby on Thursday 24 November 2011
Standing over the ball on approach shots, club golfers often become so fixated on the ball that they forget about where they’re hitting it and their accuracy suffers. So in your pre-shot routine, your predominant focus should always be on your target – where you want the ball to go as opposed to what you’re hitting. When you’re throwing a ball,...
Written by Tom Denby on Thursday 24 November 2011
The most common swing fault among the iron shots of amateurs is the attempt to ‘lift’ the ball in the air by adding loft to the golf club at impact. A simple drill to rectify this is to feel that the hands win the race to the ball line ahead of the clubhead, as TG Elite Pro Tom Denby explains in...
Written by TG Instruction Editor on Friday 14 October 2011
Nicknamed ‘The Little One’ the PSP iron is a training aid that claims to improve your ball striking, increase your distance and elevate your concentration levels over the ball. Put simply, it’s an iron with a miniature clubhead (the clubface is actually slightly narrower than a golf ball’s diameter) making centre-striking far more difficult. Then when you switch to your...
Written by Peter Hanson on Monday 5 September 2011
Swede Peter Hanson has become one of the most consistent performers on the European Tour, finishing 17th in last year’s Race to Dubai with two wins and three other top tens. His swing is one of the better actions on Tour and certainly one that most golfers can learn from. In this video tip, Hanson explains the importance of good swing...
Written by Hank Haney on Thursday 15 September 2011
As a special treat for you, we’ve managed to get hold of some exclusive video tips from Hank Haney, one of the world’s leading golf coaches, courtesy of TaylorMade. Haney has recently signed an agreement with the manufacturer, and will represent the brand by playing and teaching with TaylorMade equipment, wearing the TaylorMade logo on his headwear and shirt sleeve and...
Written by Simon Khan on Thursday 15 September 2011
Winner of the 2010 BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth, Simon Khan has certainly proved his ability on the biggest of stages. In this exclusive video tip, Khan offers some top tips on how to shape the ball both ways, courtesy of TaylorMade.