Forum: Instruction

...to know about golf is in this article. Great stuff. :-) http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200411myshot.html

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...

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

Nice shots of about 40 tour pros hitting driver. Super smooth video. :thumbsup http://www.pgatour.com/swingplex

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...

to start with, i'm one of those lefties...... :) at the end of last season and beginning of this one (just last month), my iron play had never been better. i want to hit it there, i hit it there......from 3i to lob wedge. no problem. things were going great but then i started topping the...

Hi All, I am looking for advice on winter junior golf instruction/practice. My son is 13 years old. He played on the Junior CPGA Challenge tour here in Ottawa this past year. As well, he was his junior Bantam club champion. He is a 15 handicap, and wants to get more serious about golf next...

Just wondering if anyone could share some effective home training drills to improve chipping. Most ranges I've been to don't really have a chipping green.

Here's what I just don't understand yet in the game. Whenever I swing as slowly as I can, making sure my legs are as quiet as possible - almost not even moving at all, I strike the ball really well and I'm happy with the distance. But the second I try to use any force whatsoever, or rotate my...

I have a few questions regarding golf instructors here in Ottawa. Basically which would be the better choice between Kevin Haime and Gregg Foley? I know they are both very good, just looking for some feedback as I have never taken golf lessons before. I am a lefty so I am wondering if these...

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

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:

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...

I suck pretty bad getting out of sand traps, fearing that second and third shot.:biting: Does anyone know any good sand teachers in the West or South end of Ottawa and where they teach? Thanking in advance for advice.

Its been an awful year as far as hitting the bal straight but i must thank someone from our course who saved my swing a couple of weeks ago. Was playing by myself when this well known excellent player joined me for 9 holes. He was able to correct a flaw in my swing and had me hitting several shots...

I find that this year i have lost about 6-7 yards on irons. Recommend a tip to increasing distance with driver and irons? Speed and rotation come to mind. What say you experts that i should work on the most? Much appreciated

Hi there, I'm a lefty with a handicap around 8. Weakness of my game is iron play...anything from 4-7 iron is inconsistent. Majority of the time i fight a draw, slight hook....I play 4-5 irons a ball forward of centre, 6 and 7 irons half ball forward of centre. My grip is neutral and I start off...

I know that there has been postings on this matter in the past but I figured I'd bring it up again and get some fresh views on it. What is the appropriate swing to use when hitting a hybrid? Iron swing or fairway, sweeping swing? Does it depend on the hybrid type (low profile, fairway wood type or...

Palm based grip or finger based grip? I know most teachers advocate a finger based grip but I know Hank Haney advocates more of a palm based grip...please chime in with your opinions.

Seems that when I work to fix something in my game, another thing goes wrong in my game...latest thing seems to be my iron play. Fixed my driving and now I find myself flipping, more often than not, with my irons...fat shots, thin shots, hooks...please provide your opinions on the best way to fix...

I'm just curious, what is your favorite Training Aid that significantlly improved your game? I perosnaly like Swingyde Training Aid

Can somebody recommend golf lessons for kids. Thanks

I'm looking for some advice on helping me get off the tee. My problem is confidence and head games. I'll go to the range and confidentally hit my 3 iron, 3-wood and driver straight throughout the hole bucket, but, when I get to the course I become tense and anxious. Lately I have been hooking the...

I have a problem with pausing for at least 2-3 seconds at the top of my backswing. First, is this a good or bad thing. If bad, does anyone know any tips to cure or help it?? Thanks a lot, Max

Hi, I've been trying to figure out what lag is and how to do it for years now. Can someone please tell me what it is and how 2 perform it?? I would be very thankful if u responded, Max

I'm looking to improve the game over the winter, and I figure joining a golf school would be a step in the right direction. I was initially set on joining the OAC (I have not yet seen the facilities, but they have been recommended by a colleague), but after looking at the "Golf Schools" section,...

Anyone tried "The Grip Coach"? http://www.clubclean.net/grip_coach.htm I was thinking of picking one up online (about $20 shipped), to reinforce the new/correct grips I am learning at t-to-green.

Golf Swing Construction 101: The Bertholy Method Revisited. http://www.paulbertholy.com Thanks to BC_Mist, I ordered this book a month ago. I have been working on program 1 for three weeks now. Program 1 is simply holding 7 key positions for 10 seconds each. This is done at home not on the...

Since I am not playing hockey anymore cause of my two kids at home. The early mornings are too rough on me. I started to feel like a couch potato. So I decided I needed to do something to get my blood flowing and burn some fat. Martial arts sounds like a good idea. I took up martial arts mainly...

I have seen some Pros in pre-tournament warm-up place a water bottle on the target line behind the ball. This promotes an inside attack to the ball. Since the swing plane comes from the inside on your downswing, how far behind the ball should the toe of the club touch the target line on the...

Make your backswing and then start your downswing while your upper-body is still turning in your backswing. This creates enormous torsion in your back muscles and is supposedly where major power is generated. This also prevents the dreadful OTT move that most amateur does. I have read this in a...

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

The Secret of the Golf Swing vs Essential Golf What is the difference between these two books? Mike

What makes us more and more consistent? I’m beginning to question someone ability to consistently swing the club a certain way. Can you be consistent only if you have that timing in you or what ever you want to call it? Why is that you can swing perfectly one day and then completely lose it a few...

I hit my full pitching wedge on average about 125-130 yards. I am really quite tired of hitting a 3/4 and 1/2 pitching wedge on my approach shots. I was wondering if any one would know the approximate distance that I could get out of a 52, 56, 60 and 64 degree wedges?

This is something that has plagued me my whole golf "career" lol. I hit all my irons too high and lose distance. For instance, I had a shot today where I was about 125 yards from the green. I took out an 8 iron and hit it pretty decent. It landed about a foot short of the green and I'm sure...

My game has gone from decent to pathetic over the last little while. I've been having problems with slicing and hitting the ball to the right in general during the last little while. I went to the range last night armed with all my clubs and set up on the grass right about in the middle...

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.

Has anyone been to both? I'm thinking of getting a 3 pack from either one of the Pros at Kevin Haimes (Not Kevin himself) or one of the guys at 19th Tee. They're both about the same price so I was wondering who's been to both and who you thought was better.

I see and hear a lot about using/putting with your hybrid from just off the green. But for those of us with a few hybrids in their bags which hybrid should you use? Are you looking to use the one with the least loft or the one with the most loft (I'm thinking of those kinds of shots where you...

3 years ago I took a lesson as an intro to golf from an assistant to the pro at a driving range. This week I booked a driving range lesson with the head pro at my home course. There was quite a difference in cost. Now I understand they had different titles and perhaps qualifications but the...

I seem to be losing distance on all of my clubs. Actually it's not 100% true. My Gap and Sand wegdes are still the same distance, but everything else is at least 1 club shorter than I have been over the last few years. And my drives are roughly 25 yards shorter. I guess by reading a lot of...

problem can score mid to low 80's at home course play in events at other courses score in high 90's anyone please help dave

Kevin Haime recommends the following for determining which driver LOFT you should select: "If you can't hit your driver off the fairway, your loft is probably too low for you". Does anyone agree/disagree with that statement? (I currently use a Callaway 9 degree, and I can't hit it off the...

I have to tell you. I have been working with a golf personal trainer to work on my golf fitness and I have knocked 10 strokes off my game. I used to shoot 90-95 and now I am 80-85 and I even shot a 78 once.....That was awesome...Still a ways to go but its getting there. I feel so strong and...