Golf Instruction

Golf Instruction

Collection of golf tips, video lessons and instruction to improve your game. Find tips for all skill levels.

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  • 1-minute Putting-How to Aim

  • 1-minute Smooth Out Your Downswing to Cure Your Slice

    When you practice you want to make sure that 1) you are practicing the right moves and 2) that you are grooving a consistent swing that you can take to the golf course.

    You want your swing to become automatic like spelling your name. When was the last time you spelled your name? You probably c...

  • Straighten Out Your Slice

    The slice shot (when the ball curves left to right for a right-handed golfer) in golf is one of the most common swing ailments. The slice most commonly occurs when the clubface is open relative to the swing path and/or when the swing follows an “out to in” or “over the top” swing path.

    Anti-Sl...

  • 1-min Simplify Your Golf Set-Up

    Keep your set-up simple. Use the same set-up for your iron and driver. The ball position differs for a driver and irons, but the distance you are to the ball remains the same. Watch the video to see how to simplify your set up.

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  • 1-minute Uphill Lie

    Uphill Lie
    Simulate an uphill lie by placing your front foot on the CardioGolf Slope.
    Lean your weight slightly towards your back foot and hold a club or hand weight as if you were going to hit a shot.
    Swing to the top and stop to make sure that your weight is loaded into your back leg. Feel the...

  • The Best of Karen's Golf Channel Tips

  • 1-minute Correction for Loss of Posture

  • 2-minute Bunker Tip

  • 7-min Putting Basics

    Although putting may not seem like an athletic movement, you actually need to be strong in your arms, shoulders, core and legs to make your putting stroke smooth and natural.

    Every golfer has a chance to become an excellent putter. It does not take extraordinary physical skill, strength or coo...

  • 10-minute Basic Swing Fundamentals for CardioGolf

    Making practice swings instead of hitting balls is a better way to improve your swing technique. If you are trying to learn the swing or make a swing change, rehearsing the move without hitting a ball will assure that you are actually doing the correct move. Repeating the motion that you want to ...

  • 1-minute Separation Exercise

    If you tend to reverse pivot or have a limited turn, then you may need to work on your separation. There should be able to separate what you upper and lower bodies are doing. If you are limited in separation, where you can turn your upper body independently from your hips or vice versa, you can...

  • 10-min CardioGolf Swing Positions Tutorial (023)

    Making practice swings instead of hitting balls is a better way to improve your swing technique. If you are trying to learn the swing or make a swing change, rehearsing the move without hitting a ball will assure that you are actually doing the correct move. Repeating the motion that you want to ...

  • 3-min Check Points for Your Swing

    It is important to have certain check points in your golf swing to assure you are-

    Setting up square to your target
    Keeping the clubface square throughout your swing and
    Keeping the club on plane.

    Having these check points enable you to practice your form away from the ball, so that when you sw...

  • 2-minute Square the Clubface

    Slicing happens for a myriad of reasons, but it's only caused by one thing: If your clubface is open in relation to the path your club is traveling on at impact, the ball will curve away from the target. For right-handers, it's a left-to-right curve. Understanding how your forearms rotate in the ...

  • 1-minute Help for Your Driver

    If you have ever hit a drive that popped up in the air, you tendency may have been to tee the ball lower. That is exactly the opposite of what you want to do. The more you tee the ball low, the more you will have to hit down, causing you to hit the ball on top of the driver pushing the ball str...

  • 1-minute Ball Position for a Solid Shot

    Ball position for short irons should be in the center of your stance. As you progress to longer clubs, move the ball a half of a rotation towards the target.

    The "slicer" tends to keep too much weight on the front leg at address for all shots, which restricts the shoulder turn and encourages a ...

  • 1-minute Backswing Drill

    One of the keys to keep the club on plane to hit consistent shots is to maintain your spine angle throughout your swing. The shoulders to turn perpendicular to the spine, so from forward tilted position you create, from bending at the hips during address, the shoulders actually tilt as they turn....

  • 1-minute Backswing Drill

    Good ball strikers create a wide arc on the backswing because they accomplish a couple of things:

    as they swing back, they naturally hinge their wrists, which puts the club on the proper plane and
    they are flexible enough to make a full turn while maintaining the lead arm extended.
    High-handicap...

  • 1-minute Wrist Hinge Drill

    If your struggle with when and how to hinge your wrists, here is a drill to help you learn how to start your swing.

  • 1-minute Coil Drill

    If you were to ask me to recommend one golf-specific exercise to all my students, it would be the Pivot Drill. The Pivot Drill helps you learn correct body motion and helps to synchronize the weight shift and arm swing. This exercise is a great way to warm up before play and practice and can help...

  • 2-minute Low and High Shots

    Part 1-Keep it Low
    When hitting into the wind or under tree limbs, you need to keep the clubhead traveling low through the impact area. To do that, adjust your set up:
    1. Set up with weight on the front leg and the ball further back in your stance.
    2. Lean the shaft forward, so your hands are in...

  • 2-minute Grip Tip

    Nobody’s hands are the same, so you grip might not be the same as your fellow player’s, but that doesn’t mean it is wrong. How you join your hands together is up to you. There are three basic grip choices to find one that best suits you. Use whatever grip feels comfortable to you. Most importantl...

  • 1-minute Check Your Ball Position

    Ball position and weight distribution are closely, related. The ball position determines how much weight you place forwards and backward. The distribution of your weight at address can affect your swing significantly. In fact, weight distribution should change to match your ball position.

  • 1-minute Impact Drill

    The single most important moment in the golf swing is impact, and if your positions are bad when you arrive at impact you’re in trouble.

    For many average and higher-handicap golfers, their impact issues are caused by flipping their hands at impact instead of maintaining lag and forward shaft lea...