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THE PROBLEM WITH TOO MUCH BOUNCE ON A WEDGE

Posted on by James Douris, USGTF Level III Member

One of the biggest faults I see in intermediate and advanced golfers in their short games is they create too much lag in their pitching and chipping swings. That is, they lead with the hands too much and the clubhead … Continue reading

WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM ADAM SCOTT

Posted on by Cole Golden, USGTF Level IV Member

This year’s Masters tournament provided a lot of great lessons we can learn from and teach our students.  The one that stands out the most in my mind is the patience that the winner, Adam Scott, exemplified during his final … Continue reading

THE IMPORTANCE OF BALL POSITION AND STANCE WIDTH

Posted on by Thomas Wartelle, USGTF Level IV Member

Ball position and stance width are two key fundamentals that can have a great effect on a golfer’s impact position.  The following data is an average of the measurements for these positions from over 100 Tour players.  How do you … Continue reading

PLAYING BETTER GOLF IS UP TO YOU

Posted on by Mike Stevens, USGTF Level Ill Member

In many places around the country, the golf season is just getting underway. Clubs are coming out of their hibernating places such as garages or attics, club lockers, or car trunks. And, the quest for the perfect golf swing begins … Continue reading

SELLING YOUR TALENT!

Posted on by Thomas Wartelle, USGTF Level IV Member

As golf teaching professionals, it is important to have highly developed technical knowledge and teaching skills.  However, we must be able to sell that skill (lessons) to be financially successful.  Therefore, it is important to market yourself as a golf … Continue reading

LOFT IS YOUR FRIEND

Posted on by Arlen Bento, USGTF Level IV Member

As the spring season makes its way into many parts of the northern US and the Masters starts to loom on everyone’s must-watch golf radar, I wanted to write about the new technology that has come out in the driver market for 2013. … Continue reading