Forum: Instruction

Video of Hogan on youtube, a compendium of footage from various sources. Check it out, might not last. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93Uv3fISjUU One minute in, the look on his face as he follows the flight after his tee shot, kinda gives me the chills. For the uninitiated, be careful, this...

I was a T-to-Green today and I was showing off one of the things I have been working on ... putting along the beam of a laser level. It is so crazy it ... does actually work ... go figure. The main idea is that if the laser beam is hitting my ball then I know it is a straight line to the...

Finally a golf instruction book that I can relate too :rofl1 Flat belly golfers need not bother reading this article :laughing: John Daly will have an instruction book on the market soon according to this article

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 new to this forum so this is my first post. I just finished reading a golf instruction book that advocates what the author calls a “Rotary Weight Shift”. The author claims this concept is nothing new, but I’ve never heard it before and it is definitely not Stack & Tilt. For now I want to...

Hey All, <o:p> </o:p> I have posted this swing before, but I was reading up on the stack and tilt today, as I have been paying attention to Weir's new swing. <o:p> </o:p> Weir has been one of my favorite players for a long time, so I have watched him carefully over the years. It was...

anyone have any experience training/using a momentus?

When I swing the club, the ball most often is pushed toward the right. Not a slice. It is a straight flight. On a clock face, the grouping of balls hit land between 2 to 3 o'clock. Sometimes though, the ball duck hooks toward 10 or 11 o,clock. Does any one have any drill or practice...

I've noticed lately that there is a huge difference in my short game from round to round. Some days I go out and make putts, stuff chips close and generally light it up. Other days I am blade-eriffic, and can't lag anything anywhere near the cup. Essentially it comes down to whether or not I am...

I'm trying to explain to someone over the phone that they need to turn their hands over to square the club face but its very hard to explain to him without actually being there. Any drills that are fairly easy to explain that I could give him? I've seen him swing, he is WIDE open at impact, has...

Now I know you aren't supposed to have a death grip on the club. But just wondering if everyone uses equal grip pressure in each hand? Or do you have one hand that has just a little more pressure than the other one? Playing today, and hitting some shots out to the right. And thinking back, I...

Lately I am ballooning every club in the bag. High weak shots. At least two clubs shorter than normal. Very very annoying. Combined with a push on occaision...Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? Or give me a hint? Help....

I've been having trouble lately making a proper weight transfer through my swing. I've been tending to lean back on my back foot through my swing which it making me top the ball a lot, especially of the tee. The ones I do hit hardly go anywhere because they have no power behind them. I know I'm...

Been struggling with my driver lately. Hitting shots right, and way right. And playing with guys I'm normally right out there with, or past them, I was now 20-30 yds behind them. To me it felt like I was getting my weight forward on the follow through (I was hanging back). So I decided to try...

Has anyone tried these things? http://www.strikenswipeonline.com/ I got a pack and went to the range today to try them out. The package says they can detect even a 1" putt so they should be fairly sensitive, but I could barely see any marks. I don't have the fastest swing in the world, but I...

A good Golf Swing Setup is just not that tough! The good news is that you probably have a good athletic golf swing setup and all you need is to brush it up and be more relaxed. You can choose from three different Golf Grips. It’s your choice and you should choose the golf grip that feels right...

Hey Dan. My other swing video thread is very cluttered, so please keep this as it's own thread. I took some vids at the course/range yesterday. All shots were out of a slightly closed stance to produce that lovely draw :-). Driver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcT28FnBi4g 5iron:...

Just curious do you keep your arms straight or do you bend your wrists? I've been doing it both ways and just curious your thoughts.

Hey guys. I was reading something on Tiger woods driver swing and he has been doing something along the lines of trying to extend the driver out as far as he can in frint of him after impact. I was just wondering if this does anything to help. I usually slice the ball...sometimes bad and...

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

This will work I promise you To feel the proper set for you, hold the club as you would with your left hand (if you are a righty). Then, with your right hand, grab your left forearm just below your wrist with your thumb on top of your left forearm. Put yourself in a good setup position and...

This is my 3rd season of golf. My average score is 98 and not getting lower. I have been taking a lot of lessons and hitting the range 4-6 hours per week, in additon to 1 or 2 rounds per week, but can't find consistency with my swing. In fact, it seems to be getting worse. I find that I am...

Have a look at this swing. I think it looks pretty good but the player feels something looks off. I have some ideas, what do you see? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TRjkU7VU9Y cheers,

I just started playing golf last August ('06) and have now played about 120 rounds to date. I usually play from the white tees and am scoring on average between 85 to 93; my scores are fairly similar if I play from the blue tees. I started off slicing but now always hit the ball straight or with a...

Hi, <o:p> </o:p> Here is the swing of MyGolfster that some users requested. <o:p> </o:p> Swing link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGL8Ii27XEg <o:p> </o:p> Notice the checkpoint positions: <o:p> </o:p> 1. 1/3 of the way back my club head blocks the view of my hands...

I fade the ball. Occasionally slice the ball. Sometimes hit it straight. I don't like it, because it seems there's nothing I can do to change it. I cannot draw an iron shot to save my life (oddly enough, with the driver I can draw it). I totally understand the principles behind what causes a...

I've really been struggling of late. I've lost my game:pig . The worse I play the more I wanna play. The worse I play the more I search..:wallbash I need to get fixed. I used to see Marc Peterson and would like to find someone with a similar approach and swing theory. Any suggestions?

The title of this thread is what ball flight occurs when I swing a golf club these days. It is very frustrating as I seem to have no control of when each one will occur. I feel like I am swinging the same each time. My path must be coming from the inside, my divots point only slightly to the...

So, I have been to the driving range quite a few times now... but I think I have went as far as i can on my own. I am gonna book an appointment at golf town and a local pro, to see if I can get better/straigter :) In the meantime: Any idea why I am always launching the ball to the right...

Hey guys. Well I was at the driving range the other day and the golf pro there told me that I was coming through way too fast with my hips. (He was giving me a lesson) Anyways, he reccommended that I swing with my feet close together. I found that it helped but I was just wondering if there...

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...

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...

Ok here is my problem (well 1 anyways). Whenever I use my driver the ball seem to shoot up a mile in the air, I carry it between 240-260 yards, but I just feel its wasting energy and if I hit it lower it should go further as the energy would be used forward instead of up. I currently hit a Nike...

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...

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...

Hey guys. I was just wondering something....If you take a golf swing and do the correct movements and just swing the club as hard as you can will it go farther? Or should you worry about things like time and tempo rather then sheer power. Just wondering.

I finally got my first lesson today since I was a junior (at least 20 years ago), and it was a complete eye opener. I can't believe how far my swing path is outside, and how I manage to make contact with the ball! With a few tips and video I can practice the proper way now at the range instead of...

I just picked up this training aid with a gift certificate I received and I must say that it seems to work well. I am not sure about the claim of getting any extra distance or anything but it definitely does help you get the swing on plane and release the club head. If you are a feel type player...

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...

Was playing today and having continued driver struggles. So for a good chuckle I decided to give the ol' ten finger grip a try. Whammo, centre face contact and a slight draw. Thought it was a fluke so kept on doing it for the rest of the nine holes. Didn't lose one ball to the right, hit everything...

Does anyone know of a really good golf drill to flatten out my swing plane. Everytime I'm in scoring position I pull out my 8 or 7 or whatever and then WHAMMO I take a huge divot and my ball goes about 30 yrds. The more I do it the less confidence I have for the next shot. It is especially...

I found this article in the Forum page. I read it and it certainly applies to me... high, short shots. I know I "cup" my wrist at impact and am looking for a drill that will help me hit lower, longer shots. This is a clip from the instruction page of this forum that describes a drill to work on...

Chime in on your best routine at the range, I just saw the commercial that shows all these guys whacking driver at a range at night and PHIL MIck walks behind them and putts a bucket of balls, good message for sure.

Hey guys. I was just wondering what training aids you guys have used that you would recommend. I am looking to improve my timing and proper swing plane for me driver and irons. I am not sure which ones work well so any help would be appreciated.

Can any one help me with this. I hit my shots with an iron or a wedge and the divot starts before the ball, sometimes robbing me of a lot of distance. Not to mention my golf elbow. This seems to come and go.I either have no divot or the bad kinda divot. Is it hanging on to my weight transfer, not...

Anyone have any suggestions as to a good place to get a driver fitted? I think it might be worth the price of admission...I know you should have all your clubs fitted but I have Cleveland's throughout the bag with the same stiff steel shafts in them and I seem to have lucked into something as I hit...

Hey All, I have always struggled with initiating my downswing with the hips and therefore tend to not get my hips cleared through by the point of impact which for me leads to some serious pull hooks and big high blocks...not knowing which one is coming next leads to a quick buildup of penalty...

Hey guys. Well I was playing the nine hole course at the Canadian on Sunday and did pretty bad. But, on the six hole its a 110 yard par 3. I play a PW off the tee and put it within 10 feet of the pin. Now, the putt was on a steep slope(probably 35-45 degrees) and I barely tapped it and it...

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...