Written by Rob Watts on Thursday 22 March 2012
Power in the golf swing is created through rotation, transfer of weight and a loading of the club in the downswing. It’s this third source TG Elite Pro Rob Watts is focusing on in this video tip, helping you deliver maximum power into the back of the ball by the right elbow hugging the ribcage in the downswing. This helps deliver...
Written by Rob Watts on Friday 16 March 2012
This may be a contradiction in terms, but limiting the amount of moving parts in your golf swing actually increases the power you can generate. As TG Elite Pro Rob Watts explains in this golf video tip, moving your head up and down or side to side actually means you rotate your upper body less, which means you create less coil. The...
Written by Rob Watts on Thursday 8 March 2012
Amateur golfers often overcomplicate their driving method by thinking too much about their swing plane among other factors that affect where the ball goes Sometimes, a simple swing thought could be the answer to hitting longer more accurate drives, as TG Elite Pro Rob Watts explains in this golf video tip.
Written by Steven Orr on Tuesday 10 January 2012
When the clubhead works up and down on a neutral plane during the swing, that increases your chance of hitting the ball squarely with the clubhead working down the target line. The slice occurs when the player applies a glancing blow to the ball with the club working across the target line from out-to-in. As Steven Orr explains in this golf...
Written by Steven Orr on Tuesday 10 January 2012
Your typical driver comes with around 10 degrees of loft on the clubface but if you look at the stats from the top Tours, players actually launch the ball at around 15 degrees. So how do they acquire this extra height? The answer is that they set up much differently with their driver than they do with their irons, as TG...
Written by Tom Denby on Thursday 17 November 2011
Weight transfer towards the target not only improves our angle of attack but is also helps the arm get into the right position in the downswing to deliver the club squarely to the ball at impact. Amateur often keep their weight on the back leg during the downswing, resulting in weak and inaccurate drives. This video tip from TG Elite Teaching...
Written by Tom Denby on Thursday 17 November 2011
During the golf swing, your sternum is an accurate representation of where the bottom of your swing arc will be. For iron shots, it needs to be ahead of the ball to ensure you hit down on it. But with the driver, it needs to be in line with or just behind the ball, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Tom Denby...
Written by Tom Denby on Thursday 17 November 2011
Creating power in the golf swing depends on how our body coils up. The more the shoulders turn over the hips, the more potential energy can be created and then unleashed at impact. An easy way to create body turn and therefore power is to think of these three key moves, explained by TG Elite Pro Tom Denby in this golf...
Written by Richard Ellis on Friday 23 September 2011
Hitting accurate drives relies on us having an awareness of what our clubface is doing during our swing and more importantly, whether it’s square, open, or closed. So it’s crucial to know which part of the body controls the position of the clubface during the swing. TG Elite Pro Rich Ellis explains all in this top driving video tip.
Written by Richard Ellis on Friday 23 September 2011
On tight driving holes or when hitting into the wind, we need to have a shot in our locker that knocks the ball flight down and gives us more control over our start lines. As TG Elite Pro Rich Ellis explains in this golf video tip, the key to achieving this is by making some simple adjustments to your set up...
Written by Richard Ellis on Friday 23 September 2011
To hit a draw shot, the clubhead needs to be traveling on an in-to-out path through impact. For this to happen, we need to create the space for the hands and arms to travel in this direction. This means, therefore, that the hips need to rotate in the backswing, as TG Elite Pro Rich Ellis explains in this golf video tip.
Written by Sergio Garcia on Monday 5 September 2011
While his struggles on the greens are well documented, Sergio Garcia’s driving is without doubt one of his strengths. Sending it out there over 290 yards every time on average, you could learn a lot from the way the Spaniard drives the ball. Watch this exclusive video tip below that should give you a few extra yards, courtesy of TaylorMade.
Written by Hank Haney on Wednesday 31 August 2011
As a special treat for you, we’ve managed to get hold of some exclusive video tips from Hank Haney, one of the world’s leading golf coaches, courtesy of TaylorMade. Haney has recently signed an agreement with the manufacturer, and will represent the brand by playing and teaching with TaylorMade equipment, wearing the TaylorMade logo on his headwear and shirt sleeve and...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 25 August 2011
The golf swing is a continuous and flowing movement. There’s a point where the clubhead will be still at the top of the backswing as it changes direction, but that doesn’t mean the body shouldn’t be moving. As the backswing approaches its completion, you should be looking to start transferring your weight into your left side. A good way to do...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 18 August 2011
When our backswing is too short, the downswing can become snappy in a bid to create power. This often means we lose control of the clubhead leading to off-centre strikes and poor distance from the tee. A good swing thought is to feel that the backswing and throughswing are both long but also equal in length. This will increase your clubhead...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 18 August 2011
When we stand to the ball with lots of tension in our arms, this shortens the muscles, which means our swing arc will become much shorter. This means we can’t generate as much clubhead speed because the club doesn’t travel as far during the swing. To fix this problem, try shaking the tension out of your arms at address before you...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 18 August 2011
Once we’ve loaded our weight in the left side to start the downswing, it’s important we keep turning through the shot to ensure our weight transfers fully towards the target and we don’t lose any clubhead speed. A good swing thought to adopt for this to occur is to feel that your back knee, the right knee for right-handed golfers, moves...
Written by Tom Denby on Friday 22 July 2011
Not only will your free tees and ball marker with this month’s copy of Today’s Golfer come in handy on the course, they can also help you play better golf! We’ve compiled a series of exclusive video tips and drills using your free gifts to fix common faults and help you hit the ball longer and straighter, as well as sharpening...
Written by Tom Denby on Friday 8 July 2011
Not only will your free tees and ball marker with this month’s copy of Today’s Golfer come in handy on the course, they can also help you play better golf! We’ve compiled a series of exclusive video tips and drills using your free gifts to fix common faults and help you hit the ball longer and straighter, as well as sharpening...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 8 April 2011
A sure-fire way to add consistency to your driving is to smooth out the transition stage of your swing, the point at which the clubhead changes direction. Starting downswing too abruptly without completing the backswing often means the golfer will snatch at the ball, limiting the power you can create and the accuracy and timing of your drives. Try this simple drill...