Friday 12 December 2014
At TG we are committed to helping you improve your game, whether that’s through choosing the best golf courses, picking the right golf equipment, or with expert golf instruction. Here are our top 10 golf swing videos, with tuition tips from the TG Elite Pro team designed to get you started with golf swing basics, to ensure your skills are...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Gareth Benson provides a quick tip for those golfers who freeze over the ball at the tee. Watch the video to see if what he says will improve your game and find out about the swing trigger that many pros have taken advantage of.
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Shifting your weight side to side instead of the hip turn that you’re supposed to be using? Gareth Benson shows you a quick way to promote that hip turn, which should in turn help you hit better shots across the course.
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 4 January 2013
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston explains how adjusting your posture at set-up can help you hit a distance enhancing draw off the tee. His tip helps get your plane on a shallower path so that it attacks in-to-out and puts draw spin on the ball. A simple way to achieve this is to stand a tiny bit closer...
Written by David Leadbetter on Friday 2 January 2009
The right arm’s role in the backswing is under-rated and often misunderstood. In fact, many amateurs do the opposite of what they should do. Simply put: The right arm should be on top of the left arm (1) as you start the backswing, and then it should move under the left arm (2) as you swing the club to the top. Many...
Written by Serigo Garcia on Thursday 29 January 2009
Swing analysis by leading Tour coach Lee Scarbrow… Compare this footage of Sergio Garcia’s action to his swing four years ago and you can see immediately just how much work he has put in to iron out any inconsistencies in his technique. The flattening of the plane on the downswing that has very much been a characteristic of the Spaniards, is not...
Written by Paul Casey on Tuesday 3 February 2009
Power & Accuracy with Paul Casey and his coach, Peter Kostis… Paul Casey is one of the best drivers of the golf ball in the game. His forearms (often compared to those of the cartoon character, Popeye) are huge, and enable him to propel the ball vast distances. “I think there is no question Paul is one of the best five...
Written by Butch Harmon on Tuesday 24 February 2009
Shorter + Wider = Longer For control off the tee, do what my guys do: limit your backswing… My top three tour guys – Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Adam Scott – all came to me with the same problem: too much backswing. They’d take the club back too far and then have to rely on super-fast hands to get it in...
Written by Nick Clemens on Monday 24 August 2009
As a general rule of thumb, the longer you take to hit your shot when standing over the ball, the worse the upcoming shot will be. This is because you become static and are thinking too much about the swing you are about to make. TG Instructor Nick Clemens has devised a method of keeping your pre-shot routine smooth and brisk,...
Written by Zane Scotland on Monday 1 September 2008
Is your swing jerky or erratic? Good rhythm is the foundation for a great golf swing. European Tour professional Zane Scotland uses a very simple counting drill to get a good rhythm into his swing on the practice ground before teeing off in a tournament. Watch this video tip and try the swing rhythm drill for yourself.
Written by Zane Scotland on Monday 1 September 2008
A flying right elbow when the arm separates away from the body is a common fault that amateur golfers suffer with. Top European Tour professional Zane Scotland has a very simple compact swing drill you can do to develop the feel of keeping the right elbow a little more tucked in to the side of the body. Watch this compact swing drill...
Written by Zane Scotland on Monday 1 September 2008
We’d all like to add another 10 yards to our drives and out on Tour there is a lot of pressure to hit the ball long and straight off the tee. One little exercise I do on the driving range to help add more power is the X-Drill, as this video shows.
Written by Zane Scotland on Monday 1 September 2008
There is no excuse for having bad posture when addressing the golf ball. You can check this in front of a mirror at home or on the driving range. Watch this posture video instruction tip and you’ll see what I mean.
Written by Scott Cranfield on Tuesday 16 September 2008
There’s nothing more frustrating than striking the ball well only to watch it fly in the wrong direction. There really is no excuse for a lack of accuracy, all you need to do is spend a bit of time preparing before you hit the shot. That means aiming correctly at the pin. Alignment starts with the clubface. Watch this video instruction tip...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Monday 18 February 2008
Remember when you are practising to have a bit of fun. A good drill to make your practice more enjoyable is to hit shots with your right hand only. This is good fun but also a great exercise for your golf swing as you’ll strike shots far better. TG Top 12 Teacher Lee Scarbrow demonstrates how the right arm only iron shot works...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 27 November 2008
To be a consistent pitcher of the ball it is important to select your landing area – the place where you are going to pitch the ball before it rolls to the hole. An easy way to develop and practise this skill is to place a hula hoop down as your landing area and try to pitch shots into it. TG Top...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 27 November 2008
Learn to lower the trajectory of your golf shots by positioning a hoop upright about three or four paces ahead of the ball. The goal is to punch shots through the hoop. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer demonstrates how to squeeze the ball off the turf to lower the ball flight and help you drill shots through the hoop.
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 27 November 2008
If you are struggling to understand the swing plane, simply pop a hoop over your shoulders holding it in your left hand, mirroring the angle of your golf club shaft at address. From this position practice rolling your club up and down the right half of the hoop. This will give you the feel for the correct swing plane. TG Top 12 Teacher...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 27 November 2008
A great way to visualise the set-up for a draw or a fade is to place a hula hoop on the ground. To hit a draw you simply need to step around the hoop to aim right of the target and to hit a fade you need to step around the hoop to the left of the target. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 27 November 2008
If you are prone to hitting shots fat or thin your swing path may be too much from the inside or the outside. This will cause the bottom of the swing arc to occur in the wrong place. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer has a simple method of getting your club to bottom out at the ball. All you need is a...