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Ferris Wheel and The Perfect Golf Swing
Ferris Wheel and The Perfect Golf Swing
Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 3 May 2026

A student named Jim Wiley sent in a comment that stopped Surge in his tracks — and it's worth sharing with every golfer who's ever struggled with consistency.

Jim made the case that a more vertical swing is easier to repeat because it removes one of the trickiest timing requirements in the rotational swing: squaring the clubface at impact. He backed it up with three analogies. Bowling — try taking the ball around your body and releasing at exactly the right moment. Rock skipping — go straight back and through, or good luck controlling where it lands. And landing a plane approaching the runway from the side, having to time your turn perfectly just before touchdown - known as crabbing. All three hit home, but that last one is especially sharp. The plane is still moving fast. So are you at impact — accelerating as hard as... Read More

Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 September 2010
You used to be able to be able to pick out the correct flex of a shaft based on what it said on the shaft: stiff, senior, ladies, etc. That's just not the case anymore. Several visitors to... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 3 September 2010
By the time you read this, you'll probably know if the Deutsche Bank Championship is going to be played. Hurricane Earl is coming our way. As I write this, however, everything is a go. We... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 2 September 2010
The Surge is at the the Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC Boston with DJ, doing some touch up. Don ( and DJ) said, at 95, it was hot. Then, of course, there's Hurricane Earl that may come... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 31 August 2010
This is one test you won't fail … as soon as you do it a few times. It's going to narrow your shot pattern, and you're going to get where you want to go much more often. One of the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 August 2010
Deciding how hard to go after the ball depends on a number of circumstances. But one of the most fundamental questions you have to ask yourself when considering the shot you want to make is... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 29 August 2010
I keep talking about “heavy right” and get a bucketful of questions about what that means. I figured maybe a little video would help everybody. I big mistake a lot of golfers make is leaning... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 28 August 2010
The longer the driver's shaft the harder it is to go vertical. That might seem obvious but I see it — or hear about it — every day: “I can't go to vertical with my driver! I can't do the Peak... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 27 August 2010
This is another clip of Matt Steffe of C-prime and the Surge during our shoot at the exclusive Secession Golf Club near Beaufort, South Carolina. Matt, 6′6″, a Californian who played... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 26 August 2010
You know how I'€™m always saying, '€œMake perfect practice swings'€ before you hit the ball. Well, that hasn'€™t changed at all. Feel the swing, then swing the feel. Make a perfect setup.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 25 August 2010
Secession Golf Club, Beaufort, SC '€“ Between takes during a regular video shoot, we just left the camera rolling as The Surge gave Matt Steffe, of C-prime an impromptu lesson. You'€™ll hear... Read More