Friday 30 November 2018
Are your glasses hurting your technique? Focus on your glaze gaze According to stats, some 69% of the UK’s population wear glasses. If you are one of them, you’ll know how much of a pain they can be for golf! Never mind keeping them clear in the rain, they can actively compromise your technique. Here’s how… and the two steps that will...
Wednesday 6 June 2018
My Gear Reveals: I’m Swaying Off The Ball… The wear patterns on the soles of your shoes can tell you a lot about what’s going on in your swing. If the lugs or spikes towards the outside of your trail foot are worn, it’s a sure sign your weight is moving too far to the outside of the foot during the...
Thursday 24 May 2018
Is your gear revealing that your lie angles are off? Here’s how to tell… Check the faces of your irons after taking a divot. What is the pattern of mud and dirt on the face? Ideally it will leave a fairly level “tide mark”. But if the mark left is more diagonal – like the low-toe-to-high-heel mark shown here (above) –...
Monday 23 April 2018
Use this easy fix to stop duffing your iron shots Golf drills don’t need to be complicated to work, and here is one of the simplest and most effective ball-striking exercises I’ve come across. All you need is a 7-iron and a piece of chalk. Follow this plan. This tip comes from TG Top 50 Coach Ian, who works at Clark World of Golf, New Malden. Advanced...
Thursday 22 March 2018
Is your gear revealing that your grip is costing you control? Abrasion on your glove indicates your grip is slipping during the swing, and the thumb pad is a notoriously weak point. Signs of wear here reveal you have placed your top hand in a position that cannot support and secure the club, costing you control. Here’s what you can do...
Wednesday 28 February 2018
Is your gear telling you that you’re gripping the golf club too tightly? Here’s how to tell… Take the three clubs you use the most out of your bag, and examine the grip closely. Do you see any signs of wear? I don’t mean the general shininess that comes with use (ideally the regular player needs to change their grips once a...
Friday 19 January 2018
Fault Fixer: Straighten your crooked irons When our shots start to lose accuracy, most of us turn to our technique. In fact, we’d better to focus on the clubface. TrackMan has revealed that with a 6-iron, 75% of the ball’s starting line is down to face aim at impact. If we can learn to control the clubface better, we can begin to...