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Donald Trahan Sr., The Swing Surgeon
Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
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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

2010 Masters: Round 1 Is Here
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 April 2010
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It's absolutely appropriate we talk about The Masters today. I guess we need to talk about the number one hot topic this year, what's Tiger going to do. Since he announced playing in The... Read More
Peak Performance Backswing is a Limited Turn
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 April 2010
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We all know that the peak Performance backswing is defined by its limited turn, meaning that we turn the shoulders to where the forward arm turns to the toe line and that's the end of the... Read More
Swing Up, Stand Up, Pop Tart Defined
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 April 2010
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I received this email question from Larry, one of my regular students. He asks, “When you say you're all about up, I sometimes get confused and think maybe I'm not the only one.‚  My brain... Read More
Fairway Bunkers: Safe Strategy for Play
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 April 2010
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I got home just in time to see the playoff for the Shell Houston Open Championship between Anthony Kim and Vaughn Taylor. The announcer said this playoff was of significant interest and... Read More
Outside to In Swing Path: Why?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 April 2010
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Rob S. flew into Charlotte to see me for an afternoon golf lesson. In the interview session with him, I found out he in his mid-40s, works out a lot and is in extremely good shape. Hr does... Read More
Body Alignment: Use Toe Line or Heel Line?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 3 April 2010
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I was walking past the living room to go to the kitchen and I heard the Shell Houston Open on TV. My wife was watching it, keeping up with DJ to see if he was going to make the cut today. I heard an... Read More
Finishing Square to the Target
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 2 April 2010
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The first 30 years I played golf, finishing square or facing your target was an absolute must. You wanted to hit a good golf shot you had to finish square to your target. In baseball we say... Read More
Student Figures Wrong on His Swing Problem
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 1 April 2010
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I had a lesson with JG and in the pre-lesson interview he told me that he was in his mid-40s, has been a 0 to 3 handicap for over 30 years, and had been working on a big turn rotational... Read More
Lose the Bifocals
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 31 March 2010
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Last week at the Peak Performance Golf Schools, I had a student who had a serious case of '€œhead down, chin into the chest, looking over the top of his glasses.'€ So I had to ask him the... Read More
It's all in the grip … when it comes to the Doodler
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 March 2010
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News flash from the Arnold Palmer Invitational. DJ's grip change greatly improves his performance. There's a new scoring challenge out on the PGA Tour. I got a hint of it on the putting... Read More