Golf Academy

This month’s exercise is one from Pia Nielson and Lynn Marriott at Vision54. It is a great practice routine when you have limited time and want to hit a variety of clubs in your bag.

Out of all of the many situations you can find yourself in around the green, finding yourself on hard dirt and bare grass may be the worst.

I spend most of the off-season making long term improvements to my student’s full swings. That leaves the opportunity for me to spend most of my time in season helping them save strokes on the course.

Over the past 4 months we have talked about what you can do in the off-season to get your body ready for the golf season. This article will put it all together for you.

This article will touch on the structure of the shoulder joint, related pathologies, as well as a few common surgical procedures and associated recovery expectations and timelines.

How many times have you found yourself not feeling so well but don’t go to the doctor until you just can’t take it anymore? By that point, a simple cold could turn into something more serious.

Practicing for performance must include the following elements.

In ancient Egypt, royalty was often mummified in wraps of cloth to preserve the bodies for posterity. But could you imagine the horror if an individual was mummified while still alive?

Most golfers hit the course without so much of a thought about stretching out before they hit their fit tee shot. Sure they may drop a couple balls on the practice green and get a feel for how they are rolling but how about how your body is ‘rolling’?

OK…bet that got your attention. Everywhere you look people are saying you need to set goals in life. While I am really not advocating not setting goals, I am saying that they have to have a plan.

Golf is one of the few games that is not practiced on the actual field of play. Games like football, basketball, tennis, and hockey are all practiced on the court, rink or field where the game is actually played.

To steal a line from Allen Iverson “PRACTICE, PRACTICE MAN WE TALKIN’ ABOUT PRACTICE”. Even though that was said in jest that is an important part of any sport to practice and practice the right way.

To steal a line from Allen Iverson “PRACTICE, PRACTICE MAN WE TALKIN’ ABOUT PRACTICE”. Even though that was said in jest that is an important part of any sport to practice and practice the right way.

In our last article we learned about optimizing the driver. In this sixth article in the series, we will learn how to optimize the clubs through out our set.

In this fifth article in the series, we will learn how to optimize distance with the driver. In our last article we discovered the correlation between club head speed and a players potential.

This title is another attempt to create an image to help create an understanding of a correct golf swing using a “play on words”.