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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: 30 September 2012
Comments: 35
I received this great email a few weeks ago from Ron Kriete, a Surgite from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I like it because it proves how dangerous advice can be from people who know nothing about the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 29 September 2012
Comments: 7
I recently had the pleasure of giving a lesson to a first-time student named Rick Baldwin, a lefty who has been been playing golf for 20 years but has only been with the Surge Swing for about six... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 24 September 2012
Comments: 25
A few weeks ago, I spent four days in Colorado teaching a series of our one-day Performance Schools. I really like this format for a number of reasons, but perhaps the best, from a teacher's... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 September 2012
Comments: 16
Earlier this summer, Russ Bamber, wrote to me asking for help with a problem that I don't hear of all that often. "Don, all of a sudden every one of my iron shots pulls left? My drives go straight,... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 September 2012
Comments: 42
Barry Sinclair, of Western Australia, sent me this question asking for an explanation of why many golfers have difficulty hitting their longer clubs well. "Seem to hit my irons well ( just a beginner... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 September 2012
Comments: 37
Today's tip is the natural follow-on from the one we covered yesterday on how to grasp your club correctly to set the proper amount of forward shaft lean at address. The question is from a Surgite... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 September 2012
Comments: 38
Today's question from Paul Myers of Franklin, Indiana is a really good one because it foucses on a key difference between the Peak Performance Golf Swing and almost every other golf swing theory out... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 11 September 2012
Comments: 47
Today's tip is the last (at least for now!) installment of Doc Griffin's Shaft Myth series. We owe Doc and all of you an apology because this episode was to have run six weeks ago. However, for some... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 September 2012
Comments: 56
I asked Doc Griffin, my Director of Club Fitting Operations, to answer this question from Wilson Doyle, a Surgite from Brentwood, TN who wanted to know what the proper lie angle is for an iron when... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 September 2012
Comments: 39
At the outset, I would like to say that I mis-spoke at the beginning of today's video when I said this question came to me via Customer Service. Not true! Jennie Pook sent the question via our... Read More