by Paul Wilson We know the golf swing happens very quickly. But did you know that from the top of the backswing, to making contact with the ball is about 1/4 second? Maybe this is why the downswing is so hard – a lot has to go right in that 1/4 second if you are
by Stan Geer This is episode 6 in the acclaimed series, Teaching Pam To Play Golf. In this episode, Pam has made her way back from the putting green to the toughest shot in golf for amateurs – the one that gets everything started – the drive. Stan’s focus in this episode is a technique
Cafe Gourmand started out as a quaint little restaurant, serving breakfast and lunch, with a distinctly French flare. Since we are always on the look out for new places for lunch, that naturally led to our discovery of Cafe Gourmand and proprietors Bernadette, Mimi and Sammy. Although they have great sandwiches, I really fell in
by Rick Shiels In reviewing videos on how best to escape a fairway bunker, I found that there are rather different approaches, even on some of the fundamentals of this shot. Some say you should dig your feet in to better anchor yourself, while others say dig lightly to stand higher. Some say position the
by Mike Dero Most golfers know when we find ourselves in a bunker, we are supposed to use the bounce of the wedge, slide it under the ball and carry it onto the green on a bed of sand. But did you know that the bounce of your wedge will also help you to chip
by Mike Dero If you’ve watched enough golf on TV, then you’ve undoubtedly heard the announcer extol the virtues of the proper lag in your golf swing. And if you’ve actually tried to replicate the lag you saw on TV, I’ll bet most have done so with disastrous results. Why? Well for starters, lag is
by Matt Hilton Hear is a question you may never have asked yourself; and yet the answer has a direct impact on the path of your swing. The question: what should be the angle of my shoulders at address? Well the impromptu response would likely be that they should be square at address. But in
by Mike Dero I think we all know that hitting the ball farther is not just about swinging faster, or being bigger and stronger. For example, Sung Hyun Park, who is currently the longest driver on the LPGA tour, hits the ball 277 yards and stands 5’6″ tall. That tells you that any one of
by the Aussie Golf Reviewer One of golf’s most frustrating shots is the duffed chip shot; especially when your ball is sitting on what looks like a nice lie, one that you normally easily chip onto the green. Well maybe the real reason you duff these shots is that that you are chipping against the
by Stan Geer This is episode 5 in the acclaimed series, Teaching Pam To Play Golf. In this episode, Stan focuses on a couple of Pam’s swing inconsistencies, which, by the way, are not uncommon among amateur golfers. In this series we will follow Pam as she begins her odyssey to learn the game of
by Mike Dero If you’ve been trying to improve your golf swing so you can hit the ball farther, I’m sure you’ve heard the terms “get into the slot”, “increase your swing lag” and “delay your release.” All of these suggestions are of course good advice. However, what is missing is the “how to” that
by perfect connection golf swing Most of us complain mightily when the greens are too slow, and we just can’t seem to hit the ball hard enough to get it to the hole. But for some reason, slow greens don’t generate as much fear in us, as do fast greens. You know what I mean
by Paul Wilson Although this video is aimed at senior golfers who, over the years, have begun to lose distance, the fundamentals shown here apply to all of our everyday golfers. The typical solutions for loss of distance are: trying every new driver that comes along to buy back more distance, or simply swinging harder.
View Video by Robin Symes Have you ever found yourself stuck in the address position, and you just can’t seem to get your golf swing started? Maybe, at just that moment, all of your swing thoughts collided inside your head, and you froze – because you didn’t know what to do next. When this happens