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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: 20 October 2010
With the swing taught today, it is impossible to keep the head still. Yet if you don't keep the head still the potential for error opens up ten fold. Yet everyone is talking about the “core... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 October 2010
When you're learning anything new or different, it's always ore comforting form many people to go from Point A to Point B to Point C to make sure they have it right. I number of folks on the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 October 2010
This past weekend I played #11 at Woodfin Ridge Golf Club 25 times. No, it wasn't the ultimate bogey hole. I was part of the Heart-in-One Golf Classic, a charity event I was invited to by... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 October 2010
If you fight gravity you're going to lose. In the Peak Performance Golf Swing gravity is our friend. We use it to generate clubhead speed. The Way we can use it best is to keep the clubhead... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 October 2010
To get to the dynamically balanced T-Finish, you just have to forget the ball. That's the advice I have to an old student of mine. He'd come to get a tune up because he was a self-admitted “... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 October 2010
The Surge teaches you how to grip a golf club (pull up with the last three fingers on the forward hand). I, on the other hand, want to focus on the golf club grip itself. After all, the only... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 October 2010
Many golfers have this ritual they go through just before the takeaway. They move their hips, even their feet, do an elaborate waggle and all sorts of other movements. I guess they're trying... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 October 2010
I was almost faked out. One of our students at the last golf school had a good setup, was in the mitt and up the tree in his backswing and forward swing, but every once in a while, he would... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 October 2010
Comments: 1
One of the frequently asked questions on the blog, in my emails, and at the shop is, “What does 'offset' mean and is it a good thing?” Well, an offset clubhead can definitely be a good thing... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 11 October 2010
You've probably been there. You're just 50 yards to the green. You pull out a wedge, open the face up considerably, open your body slightly, then swing across the ball and hit it precisely when ball... Read More