Category: Golf Tips

A couple of golfing friends said they had joined the gym and they asked “what muscles should I specifically train to hit longer tee shots?” One of the fantastic sources of information in the modern world is of course the...

The cervical spine is made up of the first seven vertebrae in the spine. It starts just below the skull and ends just above the thoracic spine. The cervical spine can be very flexible, but it is also at risk...

I’m sure most of you who play golf have come across the term “pre-shot routine” a number of times. It is common place to read about it in magazines or to hear it mentioned by commentators on the TV. Some...

Here’s a great little drill/exercise that can be done anywhere as it does not use a club or ball. The idea is to get the feeling of a free flowing synchronized swinging motion with the arms and the torso. Start...

Here’s a great little drill/exercise that can be done anywhere as it does not use a club or ball. The idea is to get the feeling of a free flowing synchronized swinging motion with the arms and the torso. Start...

It is easy to get wrapped up in swing thoughts, as a coach I’m always mindful of visiting that very conscious place in our heads to make swing alterations, in truth its very difficult to avoid for real substantial changes...

Early Extension is one of the most common swing characteristics in golf but it may be a term you are not familiar with. It can simply be defined as any forward movement of the pelvis toward the ball on the...

Here is a really simple drill to help you get the feel of nice crisp iron shots, especially from those tight lies. Start off with a 6 or 7 Iron although this will work with all irons, the medium clubs...

Playing Golf in the Wind Adapting our games to the varying conditions of both course set up and weather conditions is something all players have to do regularly, but have you ever considered how you game stacks up when the...

Playing Golf in the Wind Adapting our games to the varying conditions of both course set up and weather conditions is something all players have to do regularly, but have you ever considered how you game stacks up when the...

For me golf is a 100% mental and a 100% physical or in other words, for us to play our best both of these components need to be in place. In truth I consider these one and the same, the...

For me golf is a 100% mental and a 100% physical or in other words, for us to play our best both of these components need to be in place. In truth I consider these one and the same, the...

For me golf is a 100% mental and a 100% physical or in other words, for us to play our best both of these components need to be in place. In truth I consider these one and the same, the...

One of the problems that are quite common in putting technique is a miss-aim of the putter face at set up. This leads to compensation during the stroke and although our bodies can develop a reactionary amendments this will have...

I was watching the conclusion to the Seniors Open Championship played at Royal Birkdale the other day. An American golfer, Mark Wiebe had finished on 9 under and the great German golfer Bernhard Langer was 2 shots better on 11...

Two important factors to look out for when playing our iron shots from the fairway are that we have a consistent centeredness of strike on the club face and we strike the ball on a slightly descending angle of attack....

What Height to Tee the Ball up! What height should I tee the ball with a driver? This is a common enough question asked not just by beginners but experienced golfers as well. The fact that the beginner or novice...

The simplest concept of a golf swing for me is one that rotates on a spine angle that remains constant during most of the swing (not at the ending of the swing), and also has the shoulders turning on the...

In its simplest form the movements we make in our golf swings are just about creating some energy we can give to the ball and how we can best control that energy. These movements will certainly be influenced by how...

One handed chipping drills Getting the right feel or action in our golf technique can be difficult at times. Sometimes the best way to achieve this is to find a drill that can highlight or exaggerate a certain part of...