Forum: Instruction

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'm looking for suggestions for a golf related book to read. I've recently read Mike Weir's book on winning the masters, as well as a few John Feinstein's, which I'm getting tired of. Looking for a book about the mental side of the game, bringing your range game to the course. I feel if I start...

I came up with a new theory about why golf is (for me at least) so hard. Feedback. When I swing really hard, I feel like I'm swinging hard and the ball should go a long way. It doesn't of course but it _feels_ like it should. When I swing in a smooth, relaxed way, it doesn't feel like I've...

Ok..not sure if this is the correct folder for this thread but Dan you wont mind moving it if its not right? :laughing: ... eeeh ....ya.. moving on... So I had a few preseason sessions at the driving range getting use to my new driver (touredge - see signiture) and i was getting worried because...

Oh man, I just got a hold of some swing videos. How the hell did I get my cap this low with this awful swing? hahah Enjoy!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74XrdTcGNK8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T2UF9b_V-o

I am a left handed golfer, but my right hand is dominant ( I do every single-handed action with my right). I am thinking of trying a long (broomstick) putter. Which would be more suitable - a left hand or right hand putter? My feeling is that your dominant hand (i.e. the right in my...

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....

Handicaps are used to even the field between players of all abilities. Simply stated, a "high handicapped" (>20) player has less playing ability than a lower handicap (1-10) player. A "Scratch" player has a handicap of 0. Example: If a scratch player and a 12 handicap player play against each...

Hey guys, any of you ever heard of this new technology they are using at the Marshes. It's 295 for three one hour lessons and apparently the philosophy behind the instruction is really simple. Check out modelgolf.com and check it out, the guy developed it is a genius and apparently it cost...

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...

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...

:( :dead Shanks So ok...I have learned that 'that problem' I have from time to time is not to be spoken out loud. I understand that it may infect those that have had it before. But I got to ask...is now having a folder under favorites labelled 'shanks' a cry for help? I had a round last...

I'm one of the "natural golfers" on here, and have a question on something that's happenign to me with a driver now. I broke a driver earlier this summer, and a buddy gave me his old one. His is one of the "big headed" ones, and my old driver was a more normal size. I bought some taller...

I was reading another post about club fitting and am intrigued. I have been thinking about this for a while now. I was wondering where or who is the best to see for a club fitting. Multiple sessions if needed is okay.

Has anyone ever heard of this or use it, I started reading about it yesterday at golfing4ever.com and it looks really interesting. I'm a 100-105 stroke golfer but am looking for a way to simplify my swing to get more consistent results. I tried this out yesterday with some practice swings and it...

I've been working on hitting a little push-draw as my stock shot and I think I'm running into issues with ball position. The person I had been taking instruction from keeps trying to get me to play the ball 2 inches inside my left heel for almost all clubs but I'm finding it impossible to set up...

And want to teach me how to hit a driver relatively straight? Getting real tired of having to aim left to play my tendancy and then have the odd one go dead straight or be pulled a bit. :rolleyes :thumbsdow

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.

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> I always struggle with my long irons, and I just can't figure out why. I've read articles online, tried different techniques/stance, spent hours at the range, nothing seems to be working consistently. I seem to...

Every club except the driver, I hit off the heel or shank it. Last year had a battle of the shanks for about three weeks. This was caused to years of very bad mechanics. I took some instruction and the problem seemed to have gone away. But now over the last couple of weeks this whole heel/shank...

Based on suggestions from BC MIST and I believe mberube, I have purchased the Paul Bertholy golf instruction book. Its very interesting and so far seems promising. Its a bit muddled in its writing tho, and I was wondering if I could ask a few questions. Maybe I missed it, but how long are you...

Been fighting a bad slice on drives since starting golf 2 years ago. I was at the range today and, recognizing that I'm not fully releasing the club, tried switching from my usual interlocking to a baseball/10 finger grip, stricly on speculation. I immediately starting hitting bombs, either...

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After my two recent rounds south of the border, I've come to the realization that somewhere over the winter I developped a major swing flaw. Not sure how that's possible considering I didn't play over the winter..... But here's the issue: I have lost 30-40 yds with my driver, and my once...

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

O.k,need some recomendations for lessons,i know this topic has been done to death,but any input would be great. Nothing to far out of town is best.

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...

Just picked up the book and video at a garage sale for $5. Looks interesting and I would not mind taking a lesson. Surfed this site and found the pro (S Hall) at Mountain Creek but he gave up his pro status. Anyone know of anyone within an hour of Ottawa or maybe around Albany, N.Y. as I will be...

i'm playing decent golf this year - drive's good, short game good, putting good .............its my middle shots - 4,5,6,7,8,9 iron shots that i'm chunking like crazy and divots that are flying are massive.......they still go straight and distance is all right, but i know if i have cure the chunk i...

At the 2nd annual "Better Golf Through Technology" hosted by iClub and MIT, Tomasi and Suttie presented an interesting “No Back Swing or Back Swing” research...wonder if it will "catch on"...especially for beginners? One less thing to worry about perhaps? :redface

I am starting to think about plugging the holes in my game and am wondering how most people hit their soft landing pitch shots? Stance, motion, ball placement, club lean? Wrsit action? Most time when I am around the green (20 to 50 yards) I just take a 60 degree wedge, put the ball in the...

My swing with a driver and a 6 iron. I've included slow motion on each shot from both angles. My typical shot is a fade with 6i to my driver, I play a straight ball with my 7i-60*. A bad shot is usually a pull or I hit it fat. I usually pull it if I can't miss right. What do you think?

I have been to a few different golf discussions and I have always been interested in a talk about the swing and it goes sour when people say that the information is too technical. I like technical and I like biomechanics, psychology, physiology, geometry and science ... I'm wondering if anyone...

I thought Charles was beyond help...............guess I was wrong...............:scratchch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCSnobOdxf8

I am just starting to try to teach myself how to draw and fade the ball. I have read some different articles on how pros do it and of all of the things I have read and/or saw, I really liked Annika Sorenstam's explanation of how she does it, so I have been trying to follow her tips. She say...

I got my set or Taylormade RAC os2 irons over the winter and have been hitting them at the range recently. It looks like I'm hitting them on the toe quite a bit. Does this mean my irons need to be adjusted in lie? Or should I be moving a touch closer to the ball. Thanks!!

Ok, I play using the Nat Golf method. As I've mentioned before, I recently took a lesson with John Ollson, where I hit 9 irons. I'm still not perfect on the short irons, but I'm doing reasonably well. However, on my 3 and 4 hybrids, I seem to be battling a push slice. (I'm right handed) ...

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I was at Golftown today looking for a driver to increase my launch angle and made a unexpected discovery. I started with a FT-9 with prolaunch red stiff shaft and 11° of loft and had a LA of 9-10° so I upped the loft to a 13.5° G10 with TFC regular shaft and had the same 9-10° of launch, finally I...

Hi I am a left handed Hitter and i am having trouble hitting the driver for a straight shot of the tee, it always slice to my left i am pretty sure i loose about 25 to 35 yrds right of the bat, i was wondering if anyone can suggest me tips or help me to stop that slice , i have try different...

Like the title says... Any suggestions?

Interesting article here by Kelvin Miyahira, he's a speed trainer who works with athletes in all sports. He is not golf specific and therefore not tethered to to the usual conventions, very insightful stuff IMO. The article is about an aspiring young female pro who needed to boost her swing speed,...

I've heard that swimming regularly develops muscles that are bad for your golf game. Has anyone else heard this? Since my knees are buggered up, I thought I'd take up swimming. Mind you, I don't think my game has anywhere to go but up.:lmfao

Here is a link to my 6 iron face on video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoEKcKVPs7U As you can see my front foot spins out on the downswing. Any ideas on how to correct this? I think that i am also a bit too tight-I can't seem to get a full turn on the backswing. HAppy Golf:) Simon

I have always believed in a simple backswing. I'm one of those guys that likes to set the club really early. I like to knife it back up in a way that feels very "one plane" to me, regardless of whether it is or not. It sets up my whole swing, and when I'm playing well it's more or less my only...