Forum: Instruction

I am considering purchasing some training aids and videos and was wondering if anyone had a success story or failures with any products in particular.

I have some problems to hit my 3 iron. My swing is pretty solid. I have no problem to hit 3 iron from the tee. But I have the bad shot in the soft lie (like in the wet days). I couldn't make good contact. I wonder if it's ball position problem. maybe half an inch of the ball posion of...

The past year I had a major case of hooking the ball especially with my woods. I went to Florida for a while this winter and I think I know what my problem was. My right arm along with everything else that is attached to it was flipping over when I made contact with the ball. I'm a righty and my...

I've heard people refer to the position of your right arm (or left if you're a lefty) at the top of your backswing as a chicken wing, and that is not what you want. What is this position exactly, because I think I have it. What does having your arm in this position cause you to do?

Hi, can anyone please recommend a golf instruction video/dvd for beginners? I am a hands on player who just started in a month and i would like to learn it the proper way. The video should consist of the following: hitting, chipping and putting. Thank you in advance.

Hi folks, Has anyone tried any of the other winter schools in town besides OAC? I'm especially interested in T-to-Green and Rick Boisvert places, seeing as they're close by. Cheers, Krolik.

Hey all! Im new to the forum. Ive been playing for a long time now, im 21 now. I have a consistant hit but the direction of my ball is unpredictable especially with the driver. Usually the ball will go left (more so with driver). I dont care much about distance now, all i want is to be able to hit...

can someone explain to me what(hitting down on a ball is?) i have practiced this at the range this season,and i just dont get it. all i do is chunk/top it.:shake

Good day all, I am thinking about giving this a try but I would like to hear from people who are using this swing before I commit to a swing overhaul. I am in my second year of golf so I figured that if I am going to change my swing that I might as well do it now before I get too many bad habits....

Has anyone ever taken the Level I, or Level II indoor courses at the RA centre? Is anyone in the forum planning on taking them this year? I am a "self taught" golfer, meaning never had a lesson, and score in the mid 90's. I'd like to improve my game and thought this may be the way to go. Any...

why is it lessons are so much more expensive than an actual golf school like the package offered at the oac? is the level of instruction different? any advise for a begginer?

Check it out. I saw this and thought some of you might wanna try it. :-) http://www.v1home.com/getthev1software.asp

Any good putting advice from the putting gurus out there? I'm putting like a dog at the moment (40+ putts per round). Missing long, short, left, right. I have no feel what-so-ever on the green now. Before I was not too bad and would often play a whole round without 3 putting. I have improved...

Right now I can hit the fade shot. The distance is from 240 to 260 yards. My ball will roll forward. But the ball should roll to the right if it's the fade. Few times I hit the draw shot but my ball roll to the left. I never know how I hit these draw shots. My ball will go to the left or...

Recently I have been spraying the ball in every conceivable direction. I hit it solid but go from hook to slice to draw to fade to pull to push. I think I've even managed to invent some shots never before seen. I think it's mostly due to poor tempo, does anyone have any suggestions?

Why is it that people can read a book about golf and suddenly be better at the game? Have books/magazines helped your game? I think that the only way to get better at the game is NOT by reading books, nor hitting the range. It's by putting yourself into a situation on the course and making...

Most instruction books recommend a straight left arm on the back swing. Yet if you reverse the swing(i.e almost a full circle back to parallel) the right elbow naturally bends considerably on the follow through. Not everyone has the same flexibility and/or the same build. We are not robots and do...

OK the long par 5's are killing me. I hit a decent drive, then cannot for the life of me hit a wood off the grass, fairway or rough so I end up hitting a 3 - 5 iron then usually a wedge into the green if all goes well. What I'd like to be able to do is hit a wood off the deck, what's the trick?

What do you do when your game falls apart? All confidence gets lost, you think that you will miss the shot you are about to take, and you have no idea how to get into the routine that you normally have. It happens to all of us somewhere, sometime. How do you "get back on track?" and forget...

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...

I am very new to the game. I need to seek some instruction, when the funds get a little better. For now, Is there any particular brand or style of ball I should be using. Right now I'm having the most trouble with my drives. I can hit my irons pretty well. I think I'm hoping that there is some...

I am in the process of looking for a good yatzee league for next year!!...I took two weeks off (knee problems)....when I made my come back today I found my self slicing badly. One of my playing partners caught me trying to throw my hips forward. This is possibly a subconscious protection move to...

Was at golf town for my free swing analysis with Marc Lacombe yesterday. Enjoyed it very much. Sure nice to see yourself on video. Unreal how the obvious stand out when you playback. :eek:

Man, when your swinging well the muscle memory is a beautiful thing :-) , when a swing error rears its ugly head it is the most frustrating thing going :reallymad . Can I hear of some your insightful tips on eliminating blocking the hands. I thought I was not following through but now I follow...

Hi, After years of trying different sets of irons, I have finally found a set that I am comfortable with -- Mizuno MP-14s. While I get good trajectory and distance with most of my shots, I do not get the accuracy I desire. Since these clubs were purchased second hand, I am wondering if I...

Hi all; My game has improved vastly this year, my driving is reliable, my approach shots are either on the green or close, but my score has not gone down appreaciabily. My short game sucks!!! I have tried the Dave Pelz mulitple wedges for the short game approach, but I cant seem to get the...

dbleber: Last Wednesday after a great front nine I started shanking all my irons on the back nine. Now I was hoping that this problem would just go away as fast as it appeared but after working with my inside approach and trrying to analize my swing to death I can't get this nasty little problem...

I have an excellent deal facing me via a program at my work. I can get 4 1-hr group lessons, 4 free 9-hole games after the lessons, and rental clubs (which I definately don't need, but its included anyhow), all for $125. The thing is, it's minimum 8 people (which I have gathered from my...

Assuming that I have a "normal swing" and want to hit the ball on a low to medium trajectory, what is the proper: ball position for a driver, ball height on a tee for a big head driver, and ball position for a fairway wood? I realize that this is a complex issue but would like some guidelines to...

Most of us learn a golf swing manually (consciously), in order to hopefully be able to play the game on automatic,(subconsciously) on the course. What keeps a lot of us from playing better is that we play the game manually or consciously and this too often results in less than ideal shots. I...

I am hoping that some of you can help me out on this. First of all, I am a lefty, I usually should in the mid 80 (as low as 79 to as high as 93). I have regular flex steel shafts on my irons and stiff graphite on my driver. The problem is mainly with my driver although it does occur with my irons...

Within the last month I have started to draw the ball anywhere from a 10 yrd draw up to a 40 yrd draw. I have tried everything from changing my stance to moving the ball back in my setup but I just can't cure the draw. If anyone has any ideas what my problem might be please help me out...I am...

Well it has finally hit me. After a few weeks of driving the ball very nicely, the long fade squeeked in and annoyingly the slice has followed. I've noticed that my shoulders are opened which isn't good. The problem is that I can't remember how it was when I was driving nicely.... :( How can I...

Ok, Ive been surfin this section reading about different things but figured I would ask rather then continue to read :) . I just picked up golf this year after many a year sitting at the hole handing out trinkets to the golfers in all of the tournaments my line of work has. Im 6'3 220 lbs and...

Hello all. I recently purchased a new Nike driver to replace my old Integra. With the Integra, I was hitting good drives but I had a tendency to slice. Now, after living for 2 years with a slice problem, my new Nike has the exact opposite problem...I am hitting duck-hooks off the tee! ...

I'm just exploring the idea of getting a new putter. I play lefty although I'm RH for everything but sports. My playing partner uses a RH putter (also plays LH) and I'm starting to wonder what the benefits of that might be. Anyone know why someone would putt from "the wrong side"? Is there...

I took a lesson this week, went out, played a round, played bad. Decided I should have worked on it at the range before experimenting on course. Today while at the range trying to alter my grip to the style he said was more sound, I found a small space between my left forefinger and middle (i'm...

There have been a number of articles written about the importance of an On Plane swing, however, there are unfortunately, disagreements af what plane is important. From my research and experience, the shaft axis plane (SAP) is the key. If the golfer can achieve the position of having the left...

I have a tendency sometimes to get overactive with my wrists on the downswing. Are theyre any drills I can do to emphasize keeping the wrists hinged and maintaining lag on the downswing? thanks

Anyone bought the swing the handle video series by eddie merrins? I have watched the infomercial a few times (stuck inside due to rain) and for some reason it came across a little more legit than some of the products/instruction out there. Also I saw Ben Crenshaw on a golf channel interview once...

I am having an issue the last few times out which seems to have plagued my whole swing now, where I am taking at least a 2-3 inch long divot before the ball, sometimes not even hitting the ball or at least not hitting it solid. I took some video and seems like my hands are coming through too quick...