No two golf swings are alike, like a person’s fingerprints. Swings can look similar, but they still have differences based on a player’s muscle structure. We often try to emulate a player we like but the results can be hard to achieve if we do not have a similar build...

When I do an assessment on a player, I look at why they move the way they do. Players create certain movement patterns for a reason. I think most players try hard to achieve what they believe to be the correct movement of the swing. Until they see themselves, they...

As a golf instructor, one of the first things I try to determine with a new student is their learning style. Every person I work with learns to understand the golf swing through their own dominant method. A student will fall into one of three categories: auditory,...

For many years in Upstate NY, we have had several PGA and LPGA events we were able to attend. I always love watching how the tour players interact with the kids on the course. It is one of many areas that the Tour players excel in because they are dedicated to junior...

Most of us have experienced the fear of hitting a chip shot too far. That fear causes us to ease into in the ball which in turn makes us hit behind the ball or skull it across the green. This is called deceleration. There is nothing worse than hitting that career...

Many of my students tell me they are afraid of their driver, so they keep it in their bag and hit their 3 wood instead. I hate hearing that because I think the driver is one of the easiest clubs in the bag to hit. It can truly be a great club for everyone when players...

The term etiquette has been associated with golf more than any other sport, but the truth is etiquette is part of the game. The United States Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient govern the rules of golf and find etiquette to be so important they dedicate an...

When teaching, I like to break the swing down to three steps. Step one is the take away. Step two is the top of the backswing and Step three is the follow through. Each of these steps has equal importance. However, learning how to do them in the correct order is what...

Golfers ask me all the time if the top-of-the-line clubs really make a difference in their ability to be a better ball striker. My answer is always YES with a very important exception, they have to fit you properly. When playing with clubs that don’t fit properly,...

After a long winter, what is the best way to get ready for the Golf season? I have seen many golfers hurt themselves early in the year by not properly preparing themselves for their early practice sessions. Even if you have been working out all winter and think you...

One of the first things we are taught when we start playing golf is not to move our head. We are told to “keep our head still” or worst yet “keep our head down”. As a young teacher, I could never understand why we would teach players to not move their heads. I spent...

The first thing I look at when I am teaching is my student’s feet. The feet are the foundation of the swing. They are the first link in the chain that must conduct a series of muscular actions resulting in the loading and unloading of the body during the swing. The...

I have been successfully teaching for over 45 years. As an award winning “Top 50 / Teacher of the Year”, I had always known something was missing from the way we teach the golf swing. I wondered why students would take the same lessons over and over. Why is it so hard...