Golf Drills

How to Avoid Golf Injuries – Tips for Beginners

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Taking up a new sport can be highly rewarding, both physically and mentally, but it’s essential to take caution and learn the proper movements to avoid future injury. Like many sports practicing the wrong move can set you up for an injury, which is why professional instruction is always best no matter the sport. One … Read more

Short Putt Yip Fix

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After suffering from the yips over the past few years, you learn to try different techniques and strategies in your on-going hope to find a cure. To-date, I still suffer from the yips on occasion but have found a few solutions that simply takes my brain out of the equation so that the stroke becomes … Read more

Lob Drill – Increase your Consistency and Improve Your Tempo

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I have always found that when working on my tempo, hitting my driver was counter-productive. I found it very hard to keep swinging with my usual tempo when I got the big stick in my hands. My swing got quicker and off tempo, in my attempts to crush it. When this happens I always went back to my wedges and play slow simple shots to try and re-gain my tempo.

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The Truth About Distance

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To help generate additional club head speed and greater distance, the key is to retain your release angle. The release angle is the angle created by your left arm and the shaft on the downswing (lag). Put simply, the more acute this angle is and the longer it is maintained into impact, the further the golf ball will travel.

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Forget the Hole Short Game Drill

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When it comes down to it, the hole is only four and a quarter inches wide. Considering the average par 4 is about 390 yards or 14,400 inches long, getting it into the hole in four shots is quite the feat, especially into such a small target. One thing I like to stress when teaching golf, is for my students to make their practice sessions as fun, easy and rewarding as possible. Success and confidence are a huge benefit for all golfers. With it the impossible seems reachable and if you’re smart about your practice sessions, you too can make it apart of your game.

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Pencil Chipping Drill

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Unlike the full swing, the wrists play a minimal role when it comes to most chip shots. Flop shot excluded, your chipping stroke should be controlled simply by the movement of your shoulders, much like a putt.

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