Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 6 January 2011
Golfers that thin the ball or suffer from a lack of distance with their iron shots may suffer from a poor impact position, as TG Elite Teaching pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf video tip. If you want to hit your irons further and straighter, try this simple drill you can do at home using a wall. By backhanding the...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 26 November 2010
A lot of amateur golfers try to get behind the ball in the backswing with a sway of the hips away from the target. The result? The upper body tilts downwards, the angle of attack becomes too steep causing fat shots and slices. To prevent this from happening in your swing, you can use an ordinary household table, as explained by...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 26 November 2010
Your hallway at home isn’t just a place to wipe your feet and hang your coat when you get home from work. It’s also a great place to check and improve the plane of your golf swing, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf video tip! By using a skirting board as a reference, you can check your...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 26 November 2010
Many golfers in their quest to generate power will turn their hips as much as they can in the backswing. But this can actually be a detrimental move, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf video tip. By using a chair to maintain flex in the right leg, you create coil and resistance in your backswing, enabling...
Written by Rob Watts on Friday 12 November 2010
Many golfers over-rotate their wrists and forearms in the takeway, which causes the club to travel far too much on the inside and often loop outside the line on the way down. The result? A weak slice! A good drill to achieve a textbook takeaway is to hold the club half way down the shaft and keep the butt of the...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Friday 1 October 2010
Bashing balls for hours on the range is not an effective way of improving your game. Every time you hit the practice ground, make sure you set out a structure and a set of goals, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Scott Cranfield explains in this golf video tip. This will you achieve what you want out of your practice a lot faster,...
Written by Rob Watts on Friday 17 September 2010
A lot of weekend golfers will tend to swing the club too far behind them in the backswing, creating too shallow a plane. This leads to the golfer hitting a lot of pushed shots or hooked shots because the club tracks too far from the inside into the ball. If your swing plane is too flat, get out in the rain...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Tuesday 27 July 2010
We’ve all been there, standing on the first tee waiting for a fourball of lady golfers to hit their fifth shots so they’ll be out of range for our first shot of the day. But this waiting time should be used wisely and is a chance for you groove a much more efficient swing, as Adrian Fryer explains in this golf...
Written by Dan Frost on Friday 9 October 2009
We all want to achieve that lovely balanced finish we see every week on the television from the Tour pros. Their body faces the target, their weight is nicely on their left heel and more importantly, they look comfortable and stylish. A common poor finishing position is where the upper body leans back or tilts to the side. This occurs as...
Written by Dan Frost on Friday 9 October 2009
It’s a familiar story. You go out one day and shoot the round of your life, leaving your playing partners in awe of your superb play and ability to score. But the next time you hit the course, your feeling of superiority deserts you and you return to being that average hacker you thought you’d left behind. It’s a frustrating feeling,...
Written by Ross Fisher on Monday 28 September 2009
In the eight years I’ve been working with Ross, we’ve seen his technique go from strength to strength, says coach Kristian Baker. But like any top player, Ross is always looking to improve. That’s why at the end of last season I gave him a document with a swing plan to take his game to the next level. Ross doesn’t make...
Written by Geoff Ogilvy on Wednesday 2 September 2009
A Thinking Mans Swing With Geoff Ogilvy… Known on the PGA Tour as a deep thinker, Geoff Ogilvy apparently doesn’t limit his thoughtfulness to current events and playing strategy. “He thinks a lot about the way he swings it,” says Dale Lynch, his longtime instructor from Australia who now teaches at the International Institute of Golf near Greenville, S.C. “When Geoff...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Monday 10 August 2009
A huge cause of miss-struck shots among amateur golfers is a loss of posture through impact. Many golfers will tend to stand up through the hitting zone leading to both thin and fat shots. By doing this, the body will also lack rotation which reduces the amount of power into the back of the ball. Retain your posture throughout the swing...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 7 August 2009
Here at TG, we actively disapprove of any kind of defacing of driving range equipment! But if it’s something that can rapidly improve your ball flight and increase your ball striking consistency, we give you permission to try it at least once (providing you clean up after). Draw the letters ‘IQ’ on the driving range mat in chalk. By using the tail...
Written by Dan Frost on Friday 7 August 2009
The primary cause of the slice occurs when the club tracks down on an out-to-in swing path, cutting across the ball with an open clubface. With this anti-slice drill, you can use simply the weight of the club to get your swing plane online. By just placing your right hand on the grip when you swing, the weight of the club makes...
Written by Dan Frost on Friday 7 August 2009
Although a slice is most commonly caused by the club cutting across the ball with an open clubface, the root of the problem may stem from the grip. The grip is so important in the golf swing – it’s the point where the club attaches to the body! If you’re a golfer that slices the ball, your hands may be positioned...
Written by Dan Frost on Thursday 6 August 2009
If you’re a golfer with a recurring slice that learns better with a visual aid, this is the golf tip for you. To get the feeling of an inside swing path, place a hula hoop on the floor. By getting the feeling of your club swinging around the hoop on the way back and on the way through, your swing will...
Written by Dan Frost on Friday 31 July 2009
The key to eliminating the slice from your game is to achieve a more rounded golf swing. This baseball drill will get you swinging around your body on a better swing plane. Take an old shaft and tee a ball on top of it at about waist height. It takes a bit of practice but by hitting the ball from this position,...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 31 July 2009
The key to hitting straight shots starts with the backswing. If you start your golf swing incorrectly, it is very difficult to compensate for this with your downswing and through impact. In this tip, we rebuild your backswing step-by-step to get you on the correct swing plane and set in an ideal position at the top ready to unleash consistently straight...
Written by Dan Frost on Friday 31 July 2009
Every golfer wants more distance off the tee with the big stick. But in an attempt to get fully loaded behind the ball for a big drive, many golfers will simply rotate their shoulders. By doing this and keeping the torso and lower body square to the ball, the position at the top becomes restricted often resulting in the player swaying...