Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 3 September 2010
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 video tip from TG Elite Teaching Pro Gareth Johnston, he explains how presenting the whole shaft to the target will help...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 3 September 2010
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. Don’t panic… As Gareth Johnston explains in this golf video tip, having an open clubface at address programmes the brain to...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 3 September 2010
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 you need to do is align your body down the right and remember to release the clubhead. Find out how to...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 27 August 2010
Many golfers of all abilities draw a straight line on their golf ball to help them align the putter on the green. But why stop there? Any chance you get to handle your ball before striking it, use this to advantage by aligning a line on your ball to your intended target. Rory McIlroy did this during the first round of...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 20 May 2010
The key to ripping your fairway woods off the deck is to impart a sweeping blow on the ball rather than a steep, descending angle of attack. In this golf video tip from Approach Zone Instructor Adrian Fryer, we show you a drill that help you achieve this in your swing. By striking balls off a high tee, you are automatically forced...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Thursday 20 May 2010
Having width in the golf swing is your primary source of power, which leads to the one thing every golfer craves – longer drives! A great way to create this vital component is to keep the distance the hands are from the chest constant throughout the golf swing. But once you have mastered this technique, you also get some added bonuses...
Written by Nick Clemens on Thursday 6 May 2010
Weight transfer is an important factor in building power in your golf swing. But a lot of amateurs struggle to achieve it correctly, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Nick Clemens explains in this golf video tip. A great swing thought is that moves back, the weight shifts back also. When the weight stays on the right side as the club moves back to...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 6 May 2010
A fade shot can often be your go-to when you’ve got a tight fairway you need to hit. Teeing the ball low encourages a controlled left-to-right ball flight, as well all the usual alignment alterations you need to make. In addition to these changes, try altering your grip pressure, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this golf video...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 6 May 2010
We all want to hit that high, powerful draw shot to show off to our mates and, more importantly, gain an extra 10 yards off the tee. In addition to some minor alignment changes, another great tip to encourage a draw shape is to grip the club with lower pressure, as TG Elite teaching Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this golf...
Written by Nick Clemens on Thursday 6 May 2010
A common cause of the dreaded slice is when golfers try and keep the clubface of the driver square to the target for longer than they need to through the impact zone. As TG Elite Teaching Pro Nick Clemens explains, the clubface is only square for a fraction of a second because of the rotation of the arms and wrists through...
Written by Nick Clemens on Thursday 6 May 2010
To impart maximum power into back of the ball in your downswing, it’s vital that you push off against the ground correctly, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Nick Clemens explains in this golf video tip. Pushing off the instep of the right foot helps to transfer the weight correctly in the downswing, helping the hips rotate towards the target, clearing a...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 29 April 2010
As a part of our Zone Your Game: The Tee Zone series, TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston helps you find the short stuff by making the fairway wood stinger your go-to shot! The key to getting the ball low and penetrating off the clubface is to reduce the dynamic loft through impact. You can do this by making sure your...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 29 April 2010
As a part of our Zone Your Game: The Tee Zone series, TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston takes the instruction to next level in his quest to get you ripping your fairway woods off the tee in this golf video tip. The key to nailing this shot is a shallow angle of attack and a great way to do this...
Written by Nick Clemens on Wednesday 28 April 2010
Creating width in the golf swing is crucial for generating power in the backswing. The more width you have, the more leverage and consequently distance you are able to form. In this top video tip from TG Elite Teaching Pro Nick Clemens, we show you how keeping the distance the hands are from the chest constant throughout the golf swing guarantees natural...
Written by Nick Clemens on Wednesday 28 April 2010
If you want to hit long drives, you need to strike the ball out of the middle of the clubface every time. A lot of amateurs, because of poor technique or flexibility, struggle to maintain the angles they create at set-up into impact. This makes it much harder to control delivering the clubhead back to the ball squarely and consistently. In this...
Written by Nick Clemens on Wednesday 28 April 2010
In the backswing, the body acts as a spring that winds up and then unwinds in the downswing to deliver power and clubhead speed to the ball at impact. But it’s important to understand how to coil your body correctly. In this golf video tip, TG Elite Teaching Pro Nick Clemens explains that keeping the lower half relatively quiet in the...
Written by Nick Clemens on Wednesday 28 April 2010
The more clubhead speed you can create in your swing, the further you will hit the ball! The key to clubhead speed, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Nick Clemens explains in this golf video tip, is a free hinging motion of the wrists. When the swing gets armsy, you rob yourself of clubhead speed and subsequently suffer from a lack of...
Written by Nick Clemens on Wednesday 28 April 2010
One of the largest contributors to a powerful golf swing is the transference of weight. The problem is that there are many incorrect ways to do this, such as swaying, the reverse pivot and tilting, all of which cause ball striking and power-loss issues. A good thought to use when hitting the driver, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Nick Clemens explains,...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 21 April 2010
As part of our Zone Your Game series, TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston explains how choosing the right gear or speed in your downswing depending on the amount of trouble your faced with wil help you hit those tight fairways. Imagine the task as a set of traffic lights. If the fairway is tight and trouble lurks everywhere – that’s...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 21 April 2010
As a part of our Zone Your Game: The Tee Zone series, TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston shows you how to load your right side correctly in the backswing, adding yards to your drives! Feeling the weight on the right side in the backswing is paramount when generating power in the golf swing. But there is a right and a wrong...