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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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....

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

If your tendency is to slice, it could be that you start your swing with an open clubface. Here is a drill to help you keep the clubface square as you start your swing.

If your weight shifts to the outside of your foot on either the backswing or downswing, you’ll sway and slide and never fully use the power of your lower body.

Practicing rotating your upper body as you are down in a lunge position can help you learn how to load and unload your weight in the gol...

Learn the correct technique of how to place your hands on the golf club.

Check Your Grip-

A lot of people overlook the importance of the grip in the golf swing. Whether you have a conventional or non-conventional grip, the most important factor is that it allows you to square the clubface at i...

If you are jut starting the game, it can frustration when you don't strike the ball solid every time. Here is a simple drill that you can practice to help you get some confidence in your swing.

If you have been losing distance or hitting inconsistent shots, you may be releasing the club early, losing valuable lag in your golf swing. Lag is the angle that is created between your wrists and the club shaft that stores energy to release on the golf ball.

This drill will help you learn how...

One of the most common problems among high-handicappers is hitting behind the ball. Two things may happen when you hit behind the ball: 1) you may chunk the shot, taking a big divot before you hit ball or 2) you may hit the ball thin, hitting up not touching the ground at all.

Here is a simpl...

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.

The dis...

Your ability to control your core is important to stay down and through your golf swing. You may hear how it is important to maintain your angles throughout your swing. If you lift or come out of your angles, you'll hit a fat shot.

If your core, including your shoulders, chest and abdominals ...

An early release is when you flip your hands through impact. The results are different shots and this leads to inconsistency. This video tip shows you how an early release happens and how to correct it

If your tendency is to slice, here's a drill to help you improve the path of your swing. Slicer's tend to go over the top on the downswing.

Watch video tip for an explanation of this and a drill of how of to stop it.

If your tendency is to sway, you restrict the power you will be able to generate in your golf swing. A sway indicates the excessive lateral motion with the lower body Swaying can be cause from an physical limitation including lack of mobility in the hips. You need to learn to rotate you hips leve...