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 Adrian Fryer on Wednesday 30 September 2009
Sometimes we get complacent with our golf and we neglect those simple basics. Things like grip, posture and stance are so easy to get right, yet so seldom checked. The set-up is probably the simplest. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer shows you how to guarantee a good set-up when you’re hitting shots at the driving range. All you need is a...
Written by Pat Goss on Tuesday 8 September 2009
People often wonder how much time a player spends with his coach during the season. It can vary, but the relationship I have with Luke is a close one and I don’t think we ever go for more than two or three weeks where we haven’t worked on his swing for multiple days. It is an ongoing process and one...
Written by Rory McIlroy on Monday 28 September 2009
People are always amazed by how far I hit the ball off the tee. I’m not the biggest guy out here, at 5-feet-10 and 160 pounds, but I’ve always been long for my size. I have a lot of natural speed. In the gym I work mostly on core stability and flexibility, which has helped make me longer. Plus, I like...
Written by Ian Woosnam on Monday 6 April 2009
Ian Woosnam, former Masters champion and world No.1, shares the secrets of taming Augusta National – and reveals how you can add these key shots to your game. Hitting The Draw Off The Tee If you want to do well at Augusta, a powerful and reliable draw off the tee is an absolute must. I’ve always hit a nice high draw, which...
Written by Anton Haig on Thursday 30 April 2009
People probably have a perception of me as someone who enjoys their time off. But I certainly feel that I’ve been putting the hard work in. I’m on the range before anyone else in the morning and I’m frequently the last to leave. I’m still young and learning from my mistakes. This year I’m going to try and go out and...
Written by Phil Mickelson on Tuesday 3 March 2009
The combination of wedges you use is your best chance to dial in your set for the course you’re going to play. I have a pitching wedge, a gap wedge, a sand wedge and two lob wedges – a 60˚ and a 64˚. Why do I have two lob wedges? Because they’re each great for different shots. The 60˚ has 10˚...
Written by Jamie Sadlowski on Wednesday 4 March 2009
If Jamie Sadlowski has created some uneasiness among his fellow long-drive competitors by routinely hitting 420-yarders — as he did in winning the 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship — imagine how goaltenders in the Alberta Junior Hockey League felt. They actually had to stand in front of him. Last season, Sadlowski was a Bonnyville Pontiacs defenseman known for denting face masks...
Written by Butch Harmon on Tuesday 31 March 2009
The world-renowed coach reveals his 10 rules for overhauling your game. 1 Your ball flight will tell you when You don’t change your swing because of what your buddies are saying, you don’t do it so you can swing like your favorite pro, and you certainly don’t make a change out of boredom — you’d be surprised how many golfers do. Ball...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Wednesday 18 February 2009
Here’s a simple drill to improve your ball striking. All you have to do is hit balls with your feet together. This will force you to focus solely on turning back and through and striking the shot away cleanly. TG Top 12 Teacher Lee Scarbrow demonstrates how this feet together drill improves your ball striking in this video tip below…...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Wednesday 18 February 2009
To help you get a smoother takeaway place two balls a few inches apart behind the golf ball you are going to hit and practice pushing the club back through the gap. By missing the balls you will get the club tracking on a straight path away from the ball in a smooth motion. TG Top 12 Teacher Lee Scarbrow demonstrates how this drill...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Monday 26 January 2009
Practice time is precious so don’t just pile all of your golf balls out of the basket onto the grass and bash them without stopping. Learn how to practice properly with this video golf lesson. Take one ball at a time and hit each shot with as much precision as you can. TG Top 12 Teacher Lee Scarbrow demonstrates the correct...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Thursday 15 January 2009
A nice practice drill to improve your weight transfer is to place a golf ball under your right foot. This will affect your right thigh and right knee and prevent the right knee straightening up in the backswing. TG Top 12 Teacher Lee Scarbrow demonstrates how to drive off the ball into your finish to transfer your weight correctly. Watch this weight transfer...
Written by Phil Mickelson on Monday 5 January 2009
Phil Mickelson is nothing if not decisive. From 2004-06, Mickelson had the most productive stretch of his professional career, winning a Major championship each season and eight Tour events overall. But he felt like he needed to make changes – like Tiger Woods did – to become a threat to win every Major. So in April 2007, he made the difficult...
Written by Colin Montgomerie on Monday 12 January 2009
MONTY’S WORDS OF WISDOM I used to say “I hit a driver, 8-iron at the 5th, but I realised pretty quickly that such boasting means nothing. You must learn that what it says on the bottom of the club is irrelevant to scoring. 1. Stay loose I have very light hands. I’d guarantee that every one of you reading this would...
Written by Colin Montgomerie on Monday 12 January 2009
Stay Down on Wedges Don’t help the ball up. Let the club do the work for you and stay down on the shot. I like to think about trying to keep my left shoulder down for as long as I can. Control your Trajectory A simple rule: the harder I hit the ball, the higher it goes. So when I’m playing...