45 Holes

I am sitting down for the first time today after a glorious weekend of golf. The weather was perfect and the courses were awesome. My best friend from Whitworth University came down and we hit the greens. We started on a public course on Friday, went to a private course on Saturday and back to [...]

Hanging Back!

Have you heard you are Hanging Back in your golf swing?  This is a problem seen in many golfers who are trying to lift the ball and not use the club face to their advantage. It is also seen with golfers who have balance issues or rotation problems…It is often a consequence of early extension [...]

Is your Head on Straight?

When you look in a mirror do you notice that one shoulder is higher than the other, that one ear is lower than the other, that one hair line is not quite level with the other…well is your head on straight? Of course your head is on straight, but why are you able to see [...]

Use Your Trunk

As I was growing up playing this that and the other, I was always told the strength comes from the legs. This is mostly a true statement but in golf if your body does not know how to rotate the trunk efficiently your legs become just a pair of appendages. Three effective ways to improve [...]

Can Muscle Hinder Your Swing?

The announcers for this past weekend tournament were commenting that Tiger Woods may have become too muscular for his swing.  I have been going over this theory in my head and I would have to disagree.  The idea is that if you are too big you lose flexibility and you have to modify your swing [...]

CAN GOLF MAKE ME HEALTHY?

The short answer is YES, golf can improve your health! This is a bold statement to make but what other activity allows you be social, active, enjoy the weather, and challenge you mentally all at once. Social: Whether you are with old friends or meeting new people there is a lot of time to create [...]

Swing Efficiency

If you have talked with me over the last several months or seen me speak to groups of golfers you will have heard the words Swing Efficiency!  This is a word that the Titleist Performance Institute utilizes to describe the optimal swing. Not the optimal swing period, but the optimal swing for an individual.  The [...]

Getting Ready to Get Ready

For the average golfer simple steps cannot only improve your game but decrease your chance of injury. The Top 3 things you should be aware of when you are GETTING READY TO GET READY. 1. POOR TIME MANAGEMENT: allow yourself and your group plenty of time to get the course. If you are not an [...]