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Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 46

 

Don Trahan was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. His father introduced him to the game of golf when he was ten years old. By the age of twelve, Don was a scratch golfer and a member of New Bedford Public Links, now called Whaling City Golf Club (known as The Whale).

Don graduated from Bishop Stang Catholic High School in 1967. He was the top player on the high school golf team all four years he attended. Trahan then attended Southeastern Massachusetts University (Now University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth) where he was again the top player on the golf team all four years he attended. He is a member of Delta Kappa Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1971 with a double major in political science and history with plans to become a corporate attorney.

Trahan met his wife, Susan, while attending college. The two married in 1973 and moved to Port Orange, Florida where Don would begin his effort to obtain his PGA Tour Card. From there, Don took an... Read More

Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 25 January 2011
I was watching the Bob Hope Classic and a celebrity came on at the break to get a lesson from a teacher. This wasn'€™t just a tip, but it looked like a real "make-over." I watched the celebrity'€™s... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 23 January 2011
Saturday at the Bob Hope Classic, DJ found he had a problem with his setup. As you know, a major Surgism is, '€œSetup determines the motion.'€ DJ found his legs were not quite bent enough, that is... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 January 2011
DJ sent me this from the Bob Hope Classic. He had a GREAT -7 round and wanted to share some pointers with you. Someone asked me once why I wasn'€™t with DJ at every tournament as his coach. When he... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 January 2011
Comments: 2
Jim, from Australia, asked if there is any relationship between chin contact and the bump in the backswing. Yes, Jim, there definitely is and I'€™m going to show you in this video. I call it the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 January 2011
I remember having a new student on the practice range at '€œThe Golf Stop'€ in Columbia, SC. That'€™s home to our Director of Club Fitting, J. Lynn Griffin. My student was having a horrible time... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 January 2011
'€œGood wrist action is no wrist action.'€ That'€™s one of the fundamentals of the '€œSurge Swing.'€ Jim, one of my students, sent me a great email, which reminded me of the '€œchin-shoulder'€... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 January 2011
When amateurs really want to step on the gas off the tee and crush it, most of them give it 100%. More often than not, the player loses control, destroys his balance, and the ball goes off target... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 January 2011
Remember, the '€œSurge Swing'€ is based on physics and physiology: The laws of nature and science. We do turn, but it is a '€œlimited'€ turn, no more than 70 degrees. We get power and distance... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 January 2011
DJ sent me this video just before heading off to the Bob Hope Classic in Palm Springs, a tournament he won in 2008. Not making the cut is always hard, yet DJ does not let it get to him, the sign... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 January 2011
Comments: 2
Lynn Griffin, our Director of Club Fitting, and I were talking about some new shafts and he suggested he give a little demonstration on how much a poorly fitted shaft can affect playability. He... Read More