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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: 26 September 2010
Some of you have expressed some difficulty with the Peak Performance Golf Swing, especially the irons, in getting consistent contact with the ball. You end up with chunky divots for one shot... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 25 September 2010
I did a little video with my student, Chris. He's a low handicap golfer with dreams of playing some serious, competitive golf. He was a rotational swinger but that was causing all sorts of... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 September 2010
This is one of those easy-to-ask questions that's a little hard to answer — at least briefly. It's come up enough on the blog the Surge asked me to go through a bag of clubs to see what fits your... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 September 2010
Here's one of those “instant improvement” tips. We've talked about where your back arm should in the backswing and what your forward arm should be doing up to the T-Finish. Now here's a... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 September 2010
At our golf school at the PGA Golf Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida, I introduced you to Bruce Chaffin, our new PT (he'€™s really much more than that) for the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 September 2010
One of the most common setup problems virtually every golf faces, whether amateur or pro, even myself, is the position of the arms. Most of the time we stretch them out too far. That'€™s... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 September 2010
Strong grip? Weak grip? Square grip? You probably remember the old proverb that starts out, “For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want to a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a …” and... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 September 2010
Our PPGS Director of Club Fitting, Lynn Griffin, came down for the final day of the golf school at the PGA Golf Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, FL. It was great to have him there and I... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 September 2010
While we were down at the PPGS Golf School at the PGA Golf Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, FL, we met up with Bruce Chaffin, a golf fitness professional who'll be joining the PPGS team.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 September 2010
On our second day of the PPGS Golf School at the PGA Golf Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida, we worked on the short game in the afternoon. There is one neat “training aid” I... Read More