How to Start Your Golf Swing Correctly

PGA Pro Alex Fisher shows the correct way to start your swing and how to avoid common problems. Alex Fisher, PGA A bad start to a golf swing can start a downward spiral and make it difficult to recover in time for impact, leading to a myriad of problems and inconsistency for golfers. Sound familiar? … Read more

Video: Stopping the “Over the Top” Golf Swing

Tom Stickney demonstrates a drill and three key tips to help straighten out your swing path Colorado AvidGolfer You've probably heard the phrase “coming over the top” on the golf course. Odds are you've muttered it after a wayward tee shot or heard a playing partner do the same as he or she self-assesses a … Read more

How to Hit Out of Fairway Bunkers

The dreaded fairway bunker shot is one of the most feared shots in golf. PGA Pro Alex Fisher shows tips to get out of the sand. Alex Fisher, PGA The fairway bunker shot is one of the toughest shots in all of golf. Amateurs and pros alike have seen many scorecards ruined after miscues leading … Read more

A Face Rotation Drill to Improve Swing Timing

Tips to get an accurate feel for the rotation of the club resulting in straighter, more consistent shots Geoff Greig Geoff Greig, PGA Teaching Professional at Green Valley Ranch Academy, displays a face rotation drill to improve your consistency with distance and accuracy in your golf game. Watch the video below to see where the toe of the … Read more

How to Hit a Draw or Fade

A simple way to shape your shots Don Hurter, PGA Tree in the way? Hitting a draw or fade on command is easier than you think. Don Hurter of Castle Pines Golf Club shows how to draw or cut your golf ball in seconds. RELATED TIPS, LESSONS, & INSTRUCTION: How to Take Your Game From … Read more

How to Keep it Low

How to hit shots beneath the wind and even skip them across a pond Trent Wearner, PGA Two-Time PGA Teacher of the Year Trent Wearner from the Trent Wearner Academy shows you how to beat the wind—and the water—with some screaming low shots. To learn more, visit trentwearnergolf.com or call 303-645-8000. RELATED TIPS AND LESSONS: … Read more

“Why Do I Keep Hitting It Left?”

It’s not misalignment that’s causing you to pull it. Alex Fisher, PGA If you're striking the ball well, but keep yanking it dead left, your problem isn't alignment. It's a closed clubface. Alex Fisher of The Glacier Club in Durango shows how to remedy the problem. Visit our Instruction area for more golf tips, instruction, … Read more

A Short-Sided Approach

No green to work with? Setting your wrists is worth the rewards. Trent Wearner, PGA During a round you’ll inevitably find yourself on the wrong side of the green. By the wrong side, we mean the short side—the side where you don’t have much putting green surface between you and the pin. It’s a situation … Read more

Throw in the Towel to Gain Extra Yards

A drill to create the leverage that produces perfectly timed speed and power. Jason Preeo with Tom Ferrell It’s a simple motion, one known to anyone who has been in a high-school locker room. Roll up the towel, give a well-timed flick of the wrist, listen for the signature “snap,” and watch your target jump! … Read more

A Stronger Tilt at the Finish Makes for More Solid Shots

Try this three-step drill Patrick Nuber, PGA Certified Professional, GolfTEC Manager of Teaching Quality You’ve seen the “comma” position that tour professionals have at the end of a swing. Achieving this correctly tilted position at the finish of your swing can help the average golfer overcome two significant problems. First, it will improve your club’s … Read more