If you play golf, there’s a good chance you’ll get skin cancer. You read that right. We’d love to be able to tell you that all the damage you’ve done to your skin while playing golf without wearing sunscreen can be reversed. Some of it can, but the jarring reality is that one out of […]
A lot has been written about what is called “lag,” or angle retention in the golf swing, which occurs during the downswing. How much lag is necessary? When should a golfer release the club? Does lag actually help? Those are the questions that I see regularly asked. Lag is a way of describing the relationship of […]
What most golfers know, but don’t really understand, is that a 300 yard drive straight down the middle is worth the exact same amount as a 6 inch putt. The difference is, if you miss the putt, you’re going to have to hit it again AFTER you put yourself in great position off the tee. […]
One of the most discussed topics when it comes to the golf swing is swing plane. It’s is also one of the least understood concepts in that it covers a much broader area than is generally considered. The golf club is built on an angle for a reason. Simply stated, the ball is on the […]
Introduction This review paper is devoted to a discussion of the ball flight laws – a discussion of the club factors that affect a golf ball’s flight pattern in space. I believe that a golfer can greatly benefit if he has in-depth understanding of the factors that affect ball flight – in particular, the influence […]
I have worked with all the technologies that have come along in my many years as a golf instructor in an effort to make my job much easier. In the beginning I only used my eyes. Then digital video came along, followed by 3D Motion analysis that showed me every nuance of the body […]
Lighter is faster. It holds true in car racing, running, and well… just about everything. Same for golf shafts too, right? In theory, lighter shafts allow golfers to swing faster with the same effort, and a faster-moving club head means more distance. But what actually happens when the concept is put into practice? I set […]
When it comes to finding your yardages, marking off the ball using on-course yardage markers is time consuming and, often, inaccurate. Plus, with today’s yardage technology, why would you? The technology on the market today – golf GPS systems and laser rangefinders – are great options for determining your yardages, but both have advantages and […]
Human beings are learning animals, probably the most efficient learning machine ever to have walked the earth. From birth we are programmed to alter our behavior depending on our desires and the feedback we are receiving from the environment. Our success as a species is largely down to how efficiently we learn and change our […]
We all find ourselves in the rough from time to time, so it’s important to make the right decisions on club selection, grip and stance in order to minimize the damage for that hole and your overall score. In the rough, you’re usually dealing with thick, long and sometimes damp grass. This affects club head speed […]
