Sweep your fairway woods
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:58:00 GMT
Are you a golfer that‘s frustrated by constantly topping your fairway wood? If so, this drill is for you. You top your fairway woods because the club is ascending as it strikes the ball. The goal should be to keep...
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Turn the right foot in for better coil
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:51:00 GMT
Generating power comes from the turning of the upper body against the lower body. So it makes sense to keep the lower body quiet in the backswing when using the driver. A great way to achieve this is to turn...
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Carry fairway woods further
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:46:00 GMT
The way to carry your fairway woods further is to present the natural loft of the club to the ball. Amateur golfers go wrong when the clubhead or the butt of the club leads into impact excessively. In this golf...
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Stop your slice
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:40:00 GMT
Golfers that slice the ball do so because their clubface is open at the point of impact. So a great drill to encourage the clubface to rotate back to square is to set-up with the clubface deliberately open at address....
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Master the draw shape
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:32:00 GMT
If you need to hit a draw on a dog-leg left hole, try ditching your driver in favour of a fairway wood. Why? You might lose a little distance, but by using more loft, you’re able to generate more sidespin. All...
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A new way to play the flop shot
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:08:00 GMT
With a pin tight to the edge of the green, the only way to get your ball to stop quickly by the flag is by playing a high spinning flop shot. As TG Elite Teaching Pro Lee Scarbrow explains in this...
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Rehearse approach shots correctly
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:41:00 GMT
You can’t expect to hit the green with your approach shot if you don’t rehearse the shot correctly with your practice swing. In this video tip, TG Elite Teaching Pro Lee Scarbrow explains how rehearsing the shot correctly with a...
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Use the slopes to your advantage
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:38:00 GMT
When faced with a sloping green, you shouldn’t just ignore the slopes and go straight for the flag! If you can, try and use them to your advantage to get your ball closer to the hole. In this example, TG...
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Pace your putts
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:32:00 GMT
Being a good putter from long range requires practice and lots of it! A good routine to get into when practicing putting from distance is to pace the putt out first. Then, when you make a good putt, try and...
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Top Chipping Drill
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:27:00 GMT
The key to consistent results when chipping is a gradual acceleration into the back of the ball. When the golfer takes the club away too quickly, it’s only natural for the club to decelerate as it comes back to the...
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The No. 1 Way to Beat the USGA
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
New grooves are going to affect you in a bad way unless you do what Tour players have done -- change your practice habits.
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Big Play: Atwal's rhythm on 18th hole
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Big Play: Arjun Atwal's rhythm on 18th hole at Wyndham Championship
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Big Play: Dustin Johnson's two-stroke penalty on the final hole of the PGA
Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Today's Big Play is Dustin Johnson's two-stroke penalty on the final hole of the PGA Championship for grounding his club in a bunker that cost him a ticket to the playoff.
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GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Teachers in America2011-2012 Application
Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Apply or nominate your instructor to become one of GOLF Magazine's newest Top 100 teachers in America.
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GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher Selection Process
Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Details on GOLF Magazine's selection process for the Top 100 Teachers in America.
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Ask the Rules Guy: Mucked-up balls and bummed bosses
Mon, 16 Aug 2010
The Rules Guy answers questions about replacing a marked ball on a sloped green and obnoxious opponents.
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Big Play: Master downhill putts like Hunter Mahan
Mon, 09 Aug 2010
Hunter Mahan won the Bridgestone by making several clutch putts down the stretch.
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Big Play: Appleby's focus over final putt for a 59
Mon, 02 Aug 2010
Big Play: Stuary Appleby's focus over final putt for a 59 at Greenbrier Classic
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What's YOUR Major?
Tue, 27 Jul 2010
Win a personal visit from Dave Pelz and a free three-day session at a Dave Pelz Scoring Game School.
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Pick the Dave Pelz 'What's Your Major' winner
Tue, 27 Jul 2010
The "What's Your Major" contest is down to four finalists. Read their stories and tell us who should win.
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