Written by Rob Watts on Monday 11 June 2012
Golfers that spin out with their upper body too much during the downswing will be prone to hitting the occasional block and the clubface is likely to be left open at the point of impact. If this sounds familiar, a great tip would be to feel like you let the club pass you by remaining in your peripheral vision, as TG...
Written by Kevin Flynn on Friday 6 January 2012
The most common errant shot in golf comes about as a result of the golf swing being very steep and working across the target line from out-to-in through impact. A simple drill to help shallow your swing plane and hit straight drives as a result is to feel the right arm moves as far behind you in the backswing as it...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 20 October 2011
The slice for many golfers comes about as a result of the right shoulder working out and across in the downswing, causing the club to do the same and glance across the ball. As TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf video tip, you need to feel like the shoulder works down the plane line. You can use a...
Written by Hank Haney on Thursday 15 September 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 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 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, who has coached more than 200 touring professionals across the world, will represent the TaylorMade brand by playing and teaching with TaylorMade equipment, wearing the TaylorMade logo on his headwear and shirt...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 12 May 2011
Shanking the ball occurs when the golfer presents the hosel of the club to the ball at impact. This horror shot can be caused by the weight shifting forwards excessively in the downswing or by a swing path that is excessively in-to-out or out-to in. Whatever the cause of your shanks, this simple drill from TG Elite Teaching Pro Gareth Johnston...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 12 May 2011
Topped shots usually occur because the club is rising as it approaches the ball rather than descending into the back of it. Remember that to strike iron shots powerfully, the ball needs to be struck first, creating a divot afterwards. In this golf video tip, TG Elite Teaching Pro Gareth Johnston presents a simple swing thought to do just that. You’ll...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Tuesday 3 May 2011
To fix the most common fault in amateur golf, you need a swing plane that’s more rounded and a square clubface. But how are you going to achieve this? Well watching this golf video tip from TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston would be a start! This simple drill automatically alters the plane and path of the club in the downswing, helping...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Tuesday 3 May 2011
A lot of golfers desperate to cure their slice will deliberately work on changing their swing path so it’s more from out-to-in. But if the clubface remains open to the target, or square to this excessive swing path, the result is a blocked shot that starts right and stays right! A more neutral club path and clubface is required and TG...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 27 April 2011
It’s an embarrassing problem to have, isn’t it? Fatting your iron and wedge shots occurs mostly when the body’s centre moves back behind the ball at impact. Remember the body’s centre or sternum is where the bottom of your swing arc is so if you hang back behind the ball, you’re going to hit the ground first. This video tip from...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 27 April 2011
This destructive tee shot is usually caused by the clubface being excessively closed to the path of the club at impact. A simple way to combat this is to get the club coming into the ball more from the outside or get the clubface more open during the swing, as TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this golf video...
Written by Dan Frost on Wednesday 30 September 2009
A lot of people have too much wrist hinge in their chipping action. This leads to thinned or fat chips. If you want to ensure you chip dead every time then you have to eliminate the wrists from the action and keep them very quiet in the stroke. TG Top 12 Teacher Dan Frost demonstrates a very effective way to chip your...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Wednesday 30 September 2009
If you are prone to hitting your iron shots fat or thin you’ll either be attacking the ball too much from an inside path or too much from an outside path. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer uses a hula hoop to demonstrate how easy it is to get the club tracking on the correct swing path into strike the ball.
Written by David Leadbetter on Wednesday 26 August 2009
The reason you’re hitting a lot of slices is because your clubface is open at impact. The problem might be in your backswing. Many slicers fan the face open during the takeaway, resulting in a weak, open position at the top. This forces them to swing down from outside the target line in an effort to square the face, but the...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Friday 26 June 2009
The dreaded slice. Just about every golfer has experienced it, so much so that nearly everyone even understands what happens when you create a slice. Coming across the ball in an out-to-in swingpath will impart sidespin on the golf ball and see it go from left to right. To change this you need to be able to change the way you deliver...
Written by Dan Frost on Sunday 24 May 2009
A lot of golfers pull shots. That’s when the ball flies straight left of your target. There are several common causes of this bad shot. The first can be traced to the set-up. Golfers who pull the ball tend to set-up with their shoulders open. The next fault occurs in the downswing. The club tracks into strike the ball from a steep...
Written by Dan Frost on Thursday 7 May 2009
The slice is the number one fault in golf. Nearly all of us suffer with that nasty left-to-right ball flight at some time during a round of golf – some more often than others. The question is how do you get rid of it? The key is to learn to get the hands and arms working correctly and rotating in the golf...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Thursday 7 May 2009
There are many reasons for hitting a hook shot off the tee, but three of the main causes are too strong a right hand grip, not getting the right knee through the ball, and not taking the clubface away with a little bit of rotation. These three faults can all lead to the right-to-left hook. TG Top 12 Teacher Lee Scarbrow...
Written by Dan Frost on Thursday 7 May 2009
Want to stop slicing your shots? This is the drill for you. It’s very simple. Just line three golf balls up, the centre ball is the one you’ll strike, then one above and just behind the middle ball away from the target and one below and just ahead of the middle ball, towards the target. The goal is to strike the centre...