Forum: Instruction

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 handicap for each hole is for MATCH play. In a match play situation each hole is won or lost by total strokes compared to the other player. Check the scorecard to find where you'll get or give your strokes. Each hole has a handicap allocation number. The hole with the handicap number "1" is the...

I have seen an ad on TV by Butch Harmon for a regulatioin size driver that has a weighted head. I am trying to get back to swinging through the ball and I think that with that type of club I could develop some muscle memory to help me follow through. Trouble is I am cheap, so If I picked up an...

I am a decent putter but cannot read greens to save my life. I find that I either over or under read the break on putts, especially on those middle distance putts( 10-20 feet). On long putts I do a pretty good job of reading the greens but because I don't expect to make the putt, if I am a little...

Has any one tried this training aid. I have a habit of cupping my right wrist on the back swing (left handed) and this causes me to slice and some time sh****K the ball. Wanat to know if any one has tried it and if it works! Thanks Gropper

Interesting observations by KZG. See inset at bottom for pictures FIT THE CLUBS…OR FIX THE SWING? <top> At Larry Gibson's shop in Texas, instruction and club fitting go hand-in-hand By JIM HARDY, PGA DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION, CUSTOM CLUBS BY LARRY GIBSON

:confused I played a round of golf last night and it was by far my best this year, 85 (well ,good for me!)on a pretty tough course down at Montreal. My driver has been mis-behaving of late so i thought that a upgrade would be a good for my game and finally get a little further off the tee....

What swing thoughts/trigger do you use to initiate the downswing? I was having great success with Hogan's turn the left hip but this has fallen apart.

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...

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:

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...

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

Gday all. Went to the local pro the other day to get this slight left hook out of my irons, and he noticed that my weight is distributed too far to the toes, especially on my left foot (im right handed) which is causing me to rise up a little during backswing. Do you guys have any quick...

I have noticed that, every once in a while, I feel like my golf hard disk has been reformatted. What I mean is that I start hitting the ball like I have never swung a club before. I make good progress during a few practice sessions then go through a session where all goes bad. The next day, all is...

I saw a tip on the Golf Channel regarding the proper "action" of the front (left for righties) knee. I've since discovered that I don't do what is suggested... in fact I might be doing the opposite, but I wanted to gather thoughts as to the importance of the following: The suggestion is that...

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...

I'm looking to get some lessons this year, my swing is getting too inconsistent and am getting very frustrated. I live in Stittsville, and am wondering if anyone can suggest the best place to go for lessons. I don't want to have my swing completely changed to the point of making the game...

I've got a centre shafted Odyssey #5 white steel. I just got this putter at the beginning of the season as I figured I was a straight back-straight through putter. I find I'm pushing my putts, I line up the ball just left of centre in my stance. Should I be lining the ball up dead centre? Or is...

I have always had a hard time hitting long irons (3-5) (usally hitting behind the ball and in some cases, a complete dig out). A question has popped into my head and i was hoping someone here can shed some light. Since i am only 5'6, in order for me to hold a long iron and have the club sole...

I slice. Here's what I think is happening: I think I'm coming over my right shoulder. I seem to have a tendency to put too much upper body into my swing. Think I might be starting my swing with my shoulders, actually. I've found that I can compensate for my slice by setting up with my right...

Hi, I have been reading Stan Utley's short game book and was wondering if anyone uses his technique or the Pelz method? Mike

anyone have any experience training/using a momentus?

Hi there, This is my first post and sorry for my English, i'm from asia. I just started playing golf for a month. I've been practicing iron 6 and i've got about 150 yards distance. The thing is, when I tried half swing, i would get about 120-130 yards but ball flight was twice as low as my full...

I'm a less than average senior golfer who has managed to eliminate most of the wicked slices but still lose yards by falling off the ball when I use a driver causing a yard eating push. Any tips that I can take to the course ? Doesn't happen on the driving range but put me on the course and I push...

now i've been playing an old cleveland launcher for a couple years now and decided today to go to golftown and try out some new drivers. bad idea. i don't know if my launcher has much offset, i don't think it does. i tried nike sq, callaway ft5, cobra ld, hi bore xls, none were the draw model but i...

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...

For Christmas I'm asking for lessons. I also want to get custom fit for some new shafts/sticks. Which should come first??? Do I want to have the custom fit sticks on a swing that might change with lessons, or do I want to take the lessons with the clubs I have now and then get custom fit with...

I also received lessons for christmas, but from Golftown east where Marc Levac is the head teaching pro. Not sure if there are other teachers there but if you've taken lessons from them I would love to hear your impressions. I'm assuming all lessons are in the store on the simulator area, I am...

Hi, I was hoping for some feedback from any form members who have tried this product in the past. Does it work? Would you recommend making the investment? I am working on correcting a slice, but need some sort of training mechanism to committ the proper swing to my memory. Any information...

Hi i went out for a game we didn't want to keep score its one og the last games i wanted to ask I'm pulling or hooking to the left. i cant seem to get back to center any ideas. Thanks

so i've been debating with myself on this topic.. but ball position and setup are what ive been thinking about lately. half way thru the year i was coming along well in my game, my friends even commented that my game had gotten noticeably better, and id be shooting an average of 100 consistently,...

Hey guys, I figured I would post a topic here and see what people had to say with regards to tempo/rhythm drills & tips. I've been playing pretty consistently so far this year but want to spend some time at the range trying to hammer out any tendencies to want to rush the swing at any point. I...

Does anybody know if Marc Peterson (formerly of the OAC and Rivermead) is still in the Ottawa area and giving lessons? I took lessons from him almost 14 years ago, it was the best thing I ever did for my golf swing. Being out of the game for the past 8 years, I'd like to see him again and see if he...

So for my first two rounds of the year I've been hitting mostly weak fades/pushes/slices to the right. So for the last three holes at Dragonfly I went back to basics starting with keeping my lead arm (left arm) tight to my chest. Lo and behold, solid, straight contact. Would this be one of the...

The last couple times I've been to the range, I've had my left hip "pop" on follow through when hitting balls with my driver. I always stretch before starting and slowly work through the bag starting from wedge up to driver. The irons are not a problem. I'm ok for 4 or 5 shots with driver and...

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...

If you want to see what fear looks like, check out a high handicap golfer as he walks up to a green and figures out his ball has ended up in a bunker. More...

It's safe to say everyone wants to get better at golf. It's also safe to say most golfers are looking for the easiest way to shoot those lower scores. More...

After going through all heck to encorporate a driver into my game (it's a long story), I was toying around with the "modern" driver stance. Right now it's of utmost importance for me to use the roughly the same swing and setup for every club, but I have to say, teeing the ball up off my instep and...

For those who know Gregg and for those who don't.... Gregg is coming back Tuesday July 24th to help out with our swings. I started seeing him in the offseason and he really improved my ballstriking. Going to work on my Father and my wife's swing this year. Just thought I would put an FYI...

Like the title says... Any suggestions?

been using a swingtip and the info i get from it states that i have an inside out swing with an open club face. I am left handed and my ball flight is somewhat strait or a bit to the right would not closing the face to square make the ball go way right not sure i can figure this out inside out with...

Having this argument with some friends. I have always believed that in a strong grip the V's of both hands point to the right shoulder(for a right handed golfer) However take a look at the pics below.I think the second set of pics is more correct. Comments?...

My wife has just taken up the sport after going out 4 times, she is left handed and is looking at getting lessons, but not sure where to go. Looking for suggestions. Second part to this is I am looking to get 2-3 lessons myself to try and lower my handicap. Shoot mid 80's. We live in South...

Closer to 70 than 60 so figured it was time to look at senior shafts. Off to Golftown where I tried half dozen#3hybrids and to my surprise I hit the senior shafts about 5 miles slower than the stiff shafts. I thought that the lighter shafts were supposed to increase speed.

Hey Guys. I took up golf more seriously when I worked at a golf course when I was 16. Unlike many people I got into the game when my dad has only ever played a few times. We went on a family trip a few months back and I brought the clubs...dad mentioned for the first time that he would maybe...

Hey guys, I always find these little tips or have people give me little tips to help out when my game is going sideways and typically these tips work for a very short period and then another problem creeps in. I was at a local golf school yesterday and the pro showed me this video...