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Don Trahan's video series The 10 Major Mistakes Amateurs make.
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 1 Grip Why is the correct grip so important? It's the first step in building the Surge Swing. Grip determines the position of the clubhead: open, closed or square. We want it square. You'll learn how to do this. Watch Now |
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 2 Keeping a Straight Wrist You've been told by most every golf publication and instructional video, and most likely on the lesson tee, that cocking your wrists in the backswing is essential to generate power. Not in my "Vertical" swing... Watch Now |
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 3 Posture A major premise of my swing philosophy is: "Setup determines the motion." And a major part of your setup is posture. Learn the fundamentals now. Watch Now |
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 4 The Stance How wide should your stance be? You've been told the wider the stance the more power you'll have. False! Watch Now |
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 5 Alignment Learn the secret to get aligned right 100% of the time. It's not as complicated as you think. And this may have the single biggest impact on your ability to shoot lower scores on the course. Watch Now |
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 6 The Take-Away Today we're going to look at another Major Mistake; a part of the golf swing that, like alignment (Lesson #5), usually doesn't register on a golfer's radar when trying to improve his or her swing. You've heard about the "one-step takeaway" - you can trash that after learning my secret take-away. Watch Now |
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 7 3/4 Limited Turn Swing What other sport asks you to turn your back to the target? That number would be: None, Zero, Nada. Yet somehow golfers are asked to do this by making the "big turn." This is crazy. My 3/4 "Vertical" swing will increase your consistency BIG TIME! Watch Now |
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 8 Straight Back & Through Want to cure your slice? Conventional wisdom today recommends the "inside-out swing" as the cure. That's the swing most golf pros teach today. Well, in my experience, that's the swing path that will mess you up for the rest of your golfing career. In my swing, it's easy to square your clubface at impact. Watch Now |
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 9 Hitting Down on the Ball IMPACT - the moment of truth... Learn why hitting down on the ball is WRONG, and how to fix it. Watch Now |
![]() | Major Mistakes Video 10 Negative Self Talk This last lesson is all about that matter between your ears. But before I get into that, I want you to understand how this series got started and what I'm all about. Watch Now |