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Donald Trahan Sr., The Swing Surgeon
Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 47

 

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

The U.S. Open is hard enough when you are putting with your putter.
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 June 2009
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Well, I'm back home from a great trip to New York. I have to say The US Open is in my opinion, the ultimate test of golf. While the Masters was gorgeous this Spring and produces great... Read More
LPGA Pros Distance Delirium
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 June 2009
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I had been working with an LPGA professional (I'€™ll call her Kay which is not her real name) for a few years. She hit me one day in a lesson with a psychological problem that was bugging her... Read More
Cheek to Cheek
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 June 2009
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I was waiting on the practice tee at Harbour Town Golf Links for my first lesson after lunch. Little did I know that it would turn out to be a lesson of a lifetime. The story you are about... Read More
Why women's clubs!
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 June 2009
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It was early March in the mid-1980s. I received a call in my office at the Pinetree CC golf shop in Kennesaw, Georgia. A member asked me if I would work with a young lady that his friend was... Read More
Ladies need fitted clubs
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 June 2009
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Ladies playing golf need fitted clubs just as junior golfers and for that matter all golfers. The key issues for ladies are length and lie of the shafts, flex and grip size and overall weight... Read More
Junior Clubs: Pass Them On!
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 June 2009
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Junior golfers are the future of the game. I started yesterday'€™s article off with the same statement and I do it again because it is so true and important. The points I want to discuss... Read More
Junior Golfers: Future of the Game!
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 June 2009
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Junior golfers are the future of the game and we need them to take up the game of golf in big numbers for golf to survive. The sooner they start, the easier it is to teach them. The main... Read More
Sweet Spot: What Is It?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 June 2009
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Looking for a definition of sweet spot, I Googled it and got a real good answer from Wikipedia. '€œSPORTING ORIGIN: The term originally referred to various pieces of sporting equipment,... Read More
Blades VS Cavity Back
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 June 2009
Comments: 4
The big time world of golf club iron marketing is primarily focused in selling the cavity back/perimeter weighted iron club head design to the golfing masses, rather than the muscle back blade... Read More
Custom Clubs: Get What You Paid For!
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 June 2009
Comments: 4
I got a call from RB wanting to set up a lesson to start working on the PPGS. RB is 28-year-old and is 0 to 3 handicap player. He was working on his game, taking lessons, going nowhere to... Read More