Forum: Instruction

I was watching the Golf channel today and caught an infomercial about this video product. Has anyone watched it or even heard about if before. I so is it worth the money and did it help your game?

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...

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

Simply put I am missing the ball. Not complete whiffs but fat and thin shots. Changes in my machanics will help me as far as hooked sliced shots etc. But I seem to be unable to set the ball in motion cleanly more than half the time. Of those shots pulls hooks and slices are also produced half...

From Rick Smith on analyzing Mickelson's swing: "That old advice about driving the legs through impact just isn't right anymore. Driving your legs ...makes you lose balance and the bottom of the arc isn't consistent." GD April, '05, Pg 49. VJ and author on confidence. Author - ...

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...

Started out this year with a goal: swing like Ernie. Nice and smooth, no jerkiness. Never break sweat at the driving range and no blisters on my hands. Everything was looking good and I was getting more distance with less effort. I read the article on 1-plane vs. 2-plane swing and decided to...

Hi, First off, great forum! Question: Where should you be looking whilst swinging? I'm very new to golf (just the driving range at this point), and my friend keeps telling me to keep my head down all the time. Is that good advice?

If you are playing with a stiff shaft and your swing speed is not up to the standard swing speed of that particular shaft would this cause a slice? Or is the slice simply caused by a poor swing plane. I have tried the inside approach with my driver and haven't knocked it off yet but i still have a...

Usually driving the ball is one of the better parts of my games, but not lately. I am hitting high fades (more like slices). Most would be considered "blocks", i.e,. starting on or right of target line, but the odd one is a "pull-slice" typical of the gold 'ole OTT move that comes from a brutal...

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...

Well I signed up today with a local Pro. I will be getting video with my lesson. I will be getting a 3 lesson package for 150 bucks. Looking forward to getting my swing dismantled and put together again. Wish me luck! Seriously though I feel this will be a very positive change.

There are probably a lot of theories out there about the proper grip to use. I, personally, do not interlock, or overlap. I was wondering if this will hinder my game, or is the most important thing to have a comfortable grip, that feels natural? Thanks in advance.

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...

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...

This year has been very strange. Last year i was hitting my irons really well, for me. My favourite club was my 7 from about 150-160. this year right from day one I can't hit an iron if my life depended on it. I have purchased a Cobra strong 4 which i can hit around 175- 205 depending on how...

Hi.. Need some advice on winter golf lessons, want to get more serious about my game, especially on my short game... absolutely dying to get golfing! Any suggestions??

Why do you think a golfer should be hitting the inside quadrant of the ball? What are your opinions? Here is mine... If a (good) golfer swings on an inclined plane (a lot of golfers swing on a bent plane trying to hit the back of the ball) and the bottom of the arc of the sweetspot of the...

Need help with a couple of things. 1) Need help with a drill to keep my front foot from "spinning out" during the downswing and follow through. I flare my front foot (right handed golfer) at bit at address, but it becomes more flared by the time I'm done my swing. And I think its causing me to...

I'm looking for some good swing videos and action shots of pro players. Angles from head on and from down the line. Any idea where I can view these, I believe there's a site with all of this. Thanks!!:-)

I have been missing the greens with my irons anywhere from 130-180 yrds out. My ball will be headed for the green and gradually keep drifting left. This is really getting frustrating as it happens 70% of the time, otherwise I would just play the draw. I end up missing the greens by 10-15...

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 can hit a driver, I can hit a fairway wood, I can hit a 4 iron...for some reason the hybrids just don't seem to do it for me... Can any of you offer any tips as to how to get this done? Is the swing more akin to a long iron? Or a short iron? Or perhaps a fairway wood? Is there a difference...

Cracked the face on my favorite Titleist driver (983k) so I will be without for approx 7-10 days (2-3) rounds I have another Titleist driver(905t) however it is a reg flex vs stiff (both factory stock) I know I should not change my swing BUT what compensation can I make to hit the reg. flex...

Hi all, hoping someone can help diagnose a problem I have been running into lately. First off I am about a 10 hcp and have always been a solid ballstriker with my irons. In the past few weeks I have experienced some issues with my irons that I cant figure out. I have consistently been...

I often find myself just off the green, leaving myself ~5yds off the green in the rough. How should I play this shot, especially when its a tight pin. I find it tough to make clean contact in the rough. I wold guess there are many ways to play this, but am wondering what are the more popular or...

On Sunday I spent a number of hours at the driving range (O.K. 5 to be precise). I spent the first hour and a half practicing shorter shots, 65 yards and in. And then moved to full easy shots with a sand wedge. All I wanted to do is retrain myself to get my weight fully on the left side on the...

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

Been working on golf exercises to gain flexibility and to increase my back swing. Couple of years ago I pretty much didn't go past 9-10 oclock on my back swing but have been working on it. Especially the past 3 months with golf workouts. Been golfing for about 3 years now, tell me what you guys...

I continue to have problems deciding how to hit a fairway wood. Do you place the ball forward in your stance (i.e. 1-2" inside front foot) as you would for a tee shot, with the same club? Or do you play as you would an iron from the fairway (my stance has ball about 1" or 1 ball forward from the...

Most clubs are going relatively straight. Driver for some reason starts left and never comes back. It's hit dead straight(left) and doesn't appear to be deviating at all until it as always hits trees on the left. Any ideas why this could be? My driver was working great now it's all over...

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) ...

Anyone have any insight for me on how to do this. Where the ball should be in stance etc. Really killing me in my short game. Thanks

Can somebody recommend golf lessons for kids. Thanks

Anybody had success with this swing? It looks cool. There's a school in Toronto next week with Plummer and Bennett and I may be going

Hey all, Anyone ever done the equipment check at Keven Haime's? I am just looking to get an overall assessment of my equipment and what not and this looked like it would be a good all round review. http://kevinhaime.com/shoponline/search.asp?cid=6&sid=18 Thoughts?

This was a few weeks ago, so there are a few awful shots in there (but isn't that the idea?) Let's try to focus on fundamentals... I know I topped a few shots and sliced a couple others, but what do you see me doing wrong fundamentally time and time again? I appreciate the constructive...

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...

Does anyone have any personal experience in dealing with Driver Yips? I've barely played the last few years as a result of the driver yips. I've tried to play a little more this year but despite what happens at the range, once I tee it up on a course, I inevitably hit it off the planet. I'm...

I went to look for a new driver and based on my swing speed (80-90 mph), internet search states that I should buy a 12 degree or higher Driver. But, when I tested several Drivers at GT, it showed that I have a very high natural launch angle (20 degrees+), high spin rate (3500 +) and swing speed...

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

Among other problems, I need a simple drill to help cure/manage a slice off the tee with a driver. I thought I had it cured last year but it's back. I read and noted Johny Miller's article in Golf Digest this past winter and that doesn't seem to help. I'm a lefty. Anyone with a swing thought to...

Im kind of hook on the practice of change things on my swing in the middle of a round, specially on my iron shots. Im decent with my driver and short game, but when it come to my irons I do a great practice in the range, but in the field if a shot dont go well i try to correct the mistake ...

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...