Forum: Instruction

I would like to know what is the best and only exerise to do during this soon to be off season. situps??????????Jogging????????? Tell me what you think. I don't what to hear about a full body work out.:scratchch

I am coming to the conclusion that there are certain fundamentals to the golf swing that are universal, and beyond that it starts to become "flavour of the day". For example, as BC has stated, impact at ball with flat lead wrist, swing plane, etc. Then there are more directed instructional "ideas"...

Smash & Carve Golf: The Art of Ball Striking Author: Scott Minni (Canadian Author) Bought this book today at Indigo Books on sale for $5.99. I have wanted it since March of 2003, but could not afford the $24.95 list price. Review excerpt:

Go to this link and you can download some golf instruction videos. I have not watched all of them so I can not tell you how good they actually are. Highspeed connection would be best if downloading them. http://www.bogeystobirdies.com.au/DVD/

I have read here and in various other places that an in-to-out swing is a good thing to groove. I have worked for some time doing just that by using 2 tees placing one 12inches back along the target line and 2 inches away from me and the other 12 inches forward along the target line and 2 inches...

Anybody have the specs, or where to buy the Bertholy swing pipe? :confused Thanks.

I was once told by a low handicap player that your only allowed to give yourself a perfect lie 18 times a round so you might as well use a tee to get it as perfect as possible. Should you use a tee when you are hitting Irons from the tee? If so...broken tee? full tee? what height? What...

Is there any indoor practises that i can do during the off season? I don't really care about putting, i would like to know more about the swing exercises.:bored:

This post is mainly for BC Mist, but all helps are welcome of course!. So I've read BC talked about the back, down and out movement of the hands many times and I have read through John Dunigan's web site and pictures for comparison. Yet I am confused with the "back" part of it. BC says "back as...

:book written by Dr. Gio Valiante (Golf Digest/Golf Channel). Anyone read it? Comments?

How many times per week does one have to practice over the winter in order to improve? e.g. putting, chipping, full swing. I would like to improve but don't want to get bored or start thinking of practice as a chore. Mike

Last year I bought myself a full set of Taylor Made clubs, including the R5 driver, 9.5 degree, with the "D" set up for Draw, to counter my slice. Worked fine for a while but now I am all over the place and using my 3W exclusively. Getting good distance, up to 240,and better yet keeping it...

So i went for my first of my fall learning lessons at Golftown and the first thing we looked at was my grip. I learned that I was not gripping the club properly and oh boy did it feel awful at first. we touched on set up and pre shot routine. I barley even hit balls today. I was using a interlock...

Yes I know most of the Golf Digest tips are useless but.... This month, Tiger has one. It explains the abbreviated finish he has on all his iron shots these days. It is a way to hit a controlled low-trajectory shot, he uses the method with both his driver and the irons. What he does is this: at...

Is anyone using PDA/GPS to collect performance information? Ball-flight patterns, distance, etc.

My experiences strictly come from a very limited background, so please don't take this as a tip, but rather an observation, and something I do. I use an interlock grip for my 1w driver, and 10finger for everything else. I find the interlock gets my wrist in a better NATURAL position at point of...

Any recommendations for my driver setup, I trend to hit my drive on the way up (I have been told) so I only get on average 220-230 (straight) it’s a regular flex with 10 degree. It goes extremely high so I am losing distance. I have played with teeing up, mid, low and it’s the same distance....

Im just wondering why i might be hitting my irons so much farther than my woods. I hit my driver about 245 on a good hit but i can hit my 3 iron like 215. With short irons its even worse i hit my sand wedge about 115.

I had a dream 2 nights ago and all I remember was being over this line and a gentlemen showing me how to putt. I used to have both my arms almost straight down and pendulum but found I missed alot of straight puts just left. Upon further inspection I noticed that upon follow through the clubhead...

I think I might have stumbled onto something yesterday at the range. Tell me what you think. I think I'm straightening out the back knee too much on the backswing. Not totally straight mind you but still, I think it's causing me to dip my front knee too much and causing my hips to over-rotate....

So I was at a lesson and was thinking... he keeps telling me to keep my head more still and only have a very slight back to front and front to back head movement on the back swing and the downswing.. so I thought, why don't I put a penny on my head... well I just recently shaved my head (bic'ed it)...

I draw the ball like a bad slice. I do this about 60% of the time and about 30% dwn the middle and5% slice and 5% Push. My draw shot go about 280 which i want but i'm trying to get more consitent. The slice and push i think come from trying new shots. And it seems like all my good shots come when i...

So I switched swings again... The question is which is better from everyones opinion for a repeatable accurate contact. I know i"m not going pro lol or ever going to make a $ from golf. I Just want to start working on something that will help me enjoy the game more so what I'm curious is this. ...

Most of my game recently has been boiling down to my grup. I have always played a neutral to weak grip, probably inspired by my interpretation of the pencil drawings of Jack's grip in myu grandfather's copy of "Golf my way" as a youth. It's pretty deeply inset in my swing. I'd say my biggest...

i've only been golfing a couple years and recently broke 80. i feel one of my main problems is lack of power. i hit my 7 iron about 140. I would like to know how some guys can hit a 9 iron 140 yards without even having as good of technique as I feel I have. would like to hear everyones thoughts on...

I shoot about +- 100 and have been slowly filling out my golf bag. I recently picked up a new Driver ( usually just hit 3 Wood). It is a cheapo Wilson version of the comically over-sized Drivers that are so popular nowadays. Problem: I seem to have a pretty bad slice with this club, I am quite...

I'm wondering if anyone has any pointers for me. I hit the ball fairly long but I hit it significantly higher than most golfers I know. I would like to get my trajectory down a little. Cheers

I have a lot of difficulty in seeing the line for putting. I am left eye dominant and right handed golfer. I recently read on a forum that it is better for this type of person to putt with an open stance and head tilted. Does anyone know anything about this? How to set up and determine how open and...

I just purchased a R580XD and am very hit or miss. My friend had one that I played around with before I purchased mine. So I knew what I was in for and I was hitting it very well. Now since I got mine, the last two times out I pushed everything to the left (I'm a lefty). No slice, just going...

Guys: My swing has the tendencey to wander outside-in and produce a slice. It's not a huge banana but it happens at least 3-4 times a round. My natural ball flight is also a fade so I know I'm coming at the ball from the outside. What's the best drill you know of to groove in the proper...

Is there a reason why I will with a Fairway wood or Driver come over the Top with my right shoulder and Pull or Push the Ball left. Should the right arm be tighter to my body maybe? RB

The announcer described one of Tiger's shots yesterday as a "Flyer". I have experienced them with my wedges. What is the technical explanition for the ball to go much futher than usual.

A new grip was put on my driver before teeoff today , it is way way fatter than my old one .....anyone guess where i hacked 9 of 11 drive today ? Probably psycological , but it felt so not right

I have been told I have great distance control with my putter. But When it comes to Fast greens it takes em way too long to adjust to the speed. Anyone know of any tricks to adjusting to the speed faster?

Look at this simple drill to see if you swing the way you think you do and it will also help you correct the problem. http://scoregolf.com/articles/x-feature-instruction/Wipe-away-your-swing-problems-video.cfm

I currently use cavity back game improvement irons. This is my first year of play and I've really started hitting them with more consistency lately. Of course I'm in the 70+ area of rounds so far this year. In researching the different types of irons available I have come to the conclusion that...

When it comes to my irons, if I go any lower than a 5-iron things get pretty messy. I can hit my woods ok - 5 wood 200yds, 3 wood 220yds and driver 250 yds nice and straight. However, I don't hit my irons very far and my long irons I can barely hit at all. My longest iron that I'm...

Could someone please tell me how to "quote" here? I tried to click the box-but nothing happens--almost like my golf game! Thanks folks :)

I have been struggling lately and not scoring as well as I wanted. I want to shoot consistantly in the 90s and hopefully break 90 before the season's end. I found I was getting annoyed with myself, trying stupid recovery shots and dwelling on past mistakes. I realised that my mental game...

O.k,flipping through a Magazine the other day and noticed a tip for slicers. Tip was telling me to strenghen my grip a little by rotating my left hand clockwise. Played around a little with that at the range yesterday with great results! Went out and played today with even better results(no...

Thanks to moochie, I have managed to borrow a copy of Golf Swing Construction 101. I will be following the programs faithfully over the next 7 months, or so, and we will see what happens. :) I'm set to turn 40 in about 4 weeks. Currently my handicap is right around 10, mainly due to lack of...

I have pretty well given up on the driver. I have a tried a few different kinds, mostly non-name brand. I seem to have no control or consistency and the length sucks. I was at a tournament that had a machine to measure swing speed and I came in at 108. I was not trying to swing any faster so I feel...

So ok, I just read my fresh new golf magazine and AJ is back with a secret. After shelling out $90 bucks previously for his 'secret' and learning nothing more than a. to hit down on balls with 4th groove, and b. how to improve my pitching/chipping, and really nothing else. No secret. I was...

So I was having issues with a push with my woods and the other night, apparently my irons decided to follow suit. Anyhow, I was very impressed with the CPGA Pro there. After one lesson I could tell he is good at what he does, but I guess he better be.:P Anyway, one of my issues was my...

My short game has completely fallen apart. I can't putt to save my life and I cant even chip within 15 yards of the flag anymore. I have 3 big matches coming up that I don't want to lose. I'm going to spend the next few days at the range, can you give me some drills to help with this? I'm not...

Well... This is my 2nd full year of golf. I've played ~90 rounds this year. Things were getting good! I was getting lots of pars, the occasionaly bird and lots of bogeys. I was loving golf! Best 9 ever was a 39 @ the front of Le Sorcier. I go out 2 weeks ago all tired play awful w/ this...

Im looking for a tip to try to stop me from flipping my wrists so much.

ok, not sure if this belongs here but.... playing with some friends yesterday. we had a funny argument over this commonly used phrase. I guess I'm just too dense to understand it. But I'm going to ask the stupid question. If a putt comes up short they say you didn't "give the putt a...

What are they? How do you hit them and why are they useful to know? I've heard it described as your second serve in tennis or your "guarenteed" shot.