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Well, it was bound to happen when players had to give up the square grooves in clubs, especially wedges. Phil Mickelson and several others are finding a way to get around the new groove issue. What has happened is the USGA had ruled out the use of square grooved golf clubs effective Jan.1 on the …

One of my new students recently made several comments during our lesson that really drove home the foundation of The Impact Method. He was really struggling to get the golf club to bottom out in front of the ball, and when he tried to hit “down” on the ball he usually chunked ( hit behind …

Tom Watson won on the Champions Tour this past week at the age of 60. Tom birdied the last two holes to defeat Champions Tour ‘rookie’ Fred Couples. Time has stood still for Watson. He also lost in a playoff in the British Open last year, and it would not surprise me if he makes another run …

Recently I gave a lesson to an upcoming high school golfer. He is a very strong player and shows great potential. One issue we are working on is getting his arm motion to match up with his body movement. I see many golfers who either start the forward swing with the arms or some who …

How many times have you heard “swing down the line”? What does someone mean when they say that? Should you swing the golf club around your body and then down the line towards the target ? Humm..now that sounds a little unclear to me and probably for you as well. Let’s address this topic. Think …

I recently was asked by one of my students how far should they rotate the shoulders on the backswing. This question comes up often with students, especially when they try hitting the golf ball with drivers. Ideally you should maximize your turn. What this means is your shoulders will be 90 degrees to the target …

I played my first round of golf with the 2010 Titleist CB irons yesterday. The irons were terrific, but really difficult to tell how far they were going compared to my others. Everything, loft,lie, shaft are identical, but given the fact we were playing in cold, wet weather the ball simply did not travel as …

I recently was looking over several articles in a golf magazine. I was amazed years ago and still am today about how many thoughts and theories are actually right there for you. This game can be as complicated as you will allow it to be, and if you listen to The Golf Channel and read …

After one golf ball it was very easy to see why he felt he was losing distance and hitting behind the ball.

I can’t believe my golf hero turns 70 this month.