by Mike Dero We all want more distance, and most of us know that the distance holy grail is club head speed. But what exactly is club head speed, where does it come from and are we actually capable of increasing our club head speed, or are we just genetically constrained? In this video Mike
by Mike Dero How many times have you found your ball either in, or around a bunker, in what can only be described as a pretty weird lie. It’s the kind of lie that makes you wish you were a contortionist. Well in this video Mike Dero teaches you how to adjust your body in
by Mike Dero This is the swing you dream about when you are a wedge away from the green, and all you need to do is just float that ball onto the green – anywhere on the green would be good. Mike Dero calls this his Dream Swing #5. Why? Well for starters these short
by Mike Dero There are many aspects to the game of golf that are really difficult in which to become proficient. But for most of us good enough is, well, good enough. If your shots can be in the general direction of the flag, that’s pretty good. Until, of course, it comes to putting. To
by Mike Dero Have you ever hit a shank? Well if you haven’t, don’t read this post because it may jinx you. However, if you have had the misfortune of hitting a shank, quickly followed by another, your first words may go something like this, “what the @#$% am I doing?” And that is the
by Mike Dero No one is afraid of an uphill putt. But everyone I know dreads a downhill five or seven footer; the steeper the slope the greater the dread. And rightly so, because that downhill seven footer can easily become a 10 footer coming back . That happens because most of us don’t really
by Mike Dero Mike’s two previous videos focused on The Backswing and The Downswing. In this, the third in the series, you could argue that the pivot is just part of the downswing, but Mike feels that it is so important that it merits its own video. So what is a pivot anyway? The pivot
by Mike Dero This is the second part of a two part series on the golf swing. In the first part “Perfecting Your Backswing,” Mike showed us how to get into a good position in our backswing, in preparation for the downswing. Mike really has a knack for simplifying the complexities of all those actions
View Video by Mike Dero Mike Dero likes to say that while it’s true that you don’t hit a ball going backwards, a stress free, and natural, backswing is essential to a smooth downswing. To achieve a natural backswing Mike initiates the backswing by turning the chest, while keeping the arms connected, so that your
by Mike Dero So you travel 510 yards, and you are on the green in three. Not bad, and you only have 10 feet left for your par. And Whamo, you three putt the green. How ironic is that? You average 170 yards per stroke to get to the green, and then you average 3.3
by Mike Dero Mike Dero tells us you can have fun, and enjoy your golf game, even if you never learn how to compress the golf ball at impact. But if you do, the compression, and subsequent expansion, of the golf ball will cause it to fly higher and go longer. All the PGA and
by Mike Dero For those of you who have a natural fade and are struggling to turn it into a draw, because you think it will make your ball go farther, forget it, and let Mike Dero teach you how to turn that natural fade into a power fade. And even if you normally hit
by Mike Dero. How many times have you heard that it doesn’t matter what your swing looks like, as long as your club head is square at impact. Think, Furyk, Bubba or Trevino. Squaring your club face is one of those things that we know we are supposed to do, but no one has ever
by Mike Dero Want to score better? Learn to be a really good chipper. We amateurs hit so few greens in regulation, that one of the most important skills for us to master is definitely chipping. There are, of course, a lot of different techniques you can use for chipping. Some guys use the same
by Mike Dero Sometimes you hit a pretty good shot, not great, but still a decent shot. But when you get to your ball you find that you missed just enough to present you with a problem – your not in the fairway, or even the rough, you have a surface situation. If you find
by Mike Dero Golf courses are some of the most beautiful places in the world. The view as you as you get ready to tee off can be breath taking; the hills, the lakes and the flowers and the trees. Did I mention the trees? Sometimes those magnificent trees happen to be in just the
How many times have you heard it said that the sand bunker shot is one of the easiest shots in golf. Heck, you don’t even have to hit the ball. Well if it’s so easy, why do we always cringe when our approach shot invariably finds the bunker? The truth is most of us are
You are short sided. You try to focus on the flag, but in front of the flag is this humongous bunker. The solution: float your pitch shot over the bunker and close to the hole; or at least on the green; o.k., even the rough will do; but please, NOT short and in the bunker!