When you hit a bad shot (and believe me, every golfer hits these!), your reaction and coping mechanisms are crucial to the rest of your game. I believe that expressing yourself after a bad shot by talking to yourself or putting the club back into your bag forcefully is okay. The key is to remember to walk away from that bad shot, whether on the tee, the fairway or the green, and find a way to forget it! When I played competitive golf on the Tour, I would take a couple of dee

I have always said that you don’t hit the ball with your backswing, so the Follow Through is very important to create a swing which is going to make you consistent. Your hands are the first thing to start moving after impact. They should roll into what I call the “hand shake” position, directly in front of you towards the target. (For a right handed golfer, the right hand should roll into an imaginary hand shake position before you complete your swing and vice versa for a l

To begin the downswing correctly, the body, wrists and hands should remain “quiet” or not be moved. The arms should begin the downswing, followed by the lower half of your body moving forward. The great Ben Hogan used to say that he felt like someone had let the air out of his arms so that they felt like they were falling or dropping first. Do not think that the body generates more power if you move it first. The body always follows, never leads. Great golfing! See you nex

Last month we discussed the importance of beginning the backswing correctly with what I like to call a “One Piece Take-Away”. The follow on to this is the way the body rotates after that first move, getting you to the top of your backswing in the correct position. For a right handed golfer, the left arm should keep swinging with the left shoulder, turning until the shoulder is under your chin and you are looking over your shoulder at the ball. When the left shoulder is under

One of the most common problems in a golfer’s swing actually can be corrected at the very beginning of the swing, or the takeaway. Many golfers begin their takeaway with a body sway or a rocking motion. Some golfers even begin with a slight cocking movement of their wrists. The first move away from the golf ball should always begin with what I like to call the One Piece Takeaway. This means that your arms, hands and club should move away from the ball together. A right han