Articles Archive for January 2011
Davis Troxler, Golf Tips, Headline, Short Game »
The quickest and easiest way to drop strokes off your game is to work on your short game and more specifically, your putting. The following tips may help you become a better putter.
WORK ON YOUR ALIGNMENT
As in all phases of the game, bad alignment can be the cause of many bad swing problems. Always make sure that your feet, hips and shoulders are aligned square to your target line.
KEEP YOUR HEAD STEADY
Keeping your head steady is vital to good putting. Think of your head as the center point or anchor …
Featured, Golf Tips, Long Game, Steve Nixon »
Build a Solid Backswing for More Solid Shots
by Head Instructor, Steve Nixon
You’ve probably heard the saying, “It’s not how you take the club back –
it’s how you make contact with the ball.” However, much of what happens
at impact is directly related to what is set up in the backswing. Here at
Precision Golf School, I work on getting golfers to swing the club back
into the optimum position, so it becomes easier to make a downswing that
delivers solid contact. When I do a swing analysis of the backswing, there
are two main swing …
Featured, Precision Fitness, Ted Bonham »
Fitness and the New Years Resolution
by Director of Fitness Ted Bonham
New Year’s resolutions are a way to start the year on the right foot, or you may say, it’s a mulligan for the previous year’s resolution that didn’t quite reach your goal.
I am not a big believer in New Year’s resolutions because I believe they set you up for failure. When you fail a goal that you set, numerous things happen such as stress, depression, over eating, wanting to listen to Barbara Streisand or Cher music.
The same is true for …
Featured, Golf Tips, Kathleen Strandberg, Short Game »
Eliminate Wrist in Your Putting Stroke
by Teaching Professional Kathleen Strandberg
Some golfers use too much wrist in their putting stroke. This tip may help those of you that have this tendency. Try putting with a wedge, like your sand wedge, and set up to the ball with the edge right in the center or equator of the golf ball. This will promote using everything together. If you get too wristy in your stroke, you will hit underneath the ball and it won’t roll out smoothly.
In order to stroke the …
Featured, Golf Tips, Jonathan Dudley, Long Game »
Minimizing Your Long Game: Hybrid or Long Iron
by Teaching Professional Jonathan Dudley
Today’s tip will help you become a more efficient long iron player.
I would first like to mention that utilizing recent golf technology can be a huge asset for many amateurs. The recent technology I am referring to is the “hybrid” golf club.
The benefits of hybrid technology is that it is easier to hit the ball higher in the air with less effort. The clubs works really well in the rough allowing the club to move through the higher grass …
Golf Tips, Headline, Long Game, Simon McGreal »
Minimize Topped Fairway Wood Shots
by Head Instructor Simon McGreal
When pulling out your fairway wood, there is one common problem that I see most often. Yes, you guessed it, the ole topped shots!!
I have the opportunity to play a lot of Pro-Am’s, and I see there are two main culprits for this frustrating outcome:
The most common mistake is wanting to help the ball into the air by coming up out of your posture (or spinal angle) too soon. In order to prevent this from happening, focus more on whats happening after …
