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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

Too Much of a Good Thing
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 May 2009
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Too much of a good thing. I think one of the most fascinating things that is happening since we started our site, is the number of golf professionals who have responded with comments. I... Read More
Palms Perpendicular Release
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 May 2009
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Palms Perpendicular Release I'€™ve got a lesson with long time (10+years) student whom I respectfully call '€œDoc.'€ He is a dentist. Doc is a real committed golfer who practices regularly... Read More
Light Is Right!
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 11 May 2009
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Light is Right! I was having my first lesson with ST and it ended up being somewhat monumental. The 2-hour first lesson includes a real good video analysis of his swing and mine, which I... Read More
Prefect, Three Point Landing
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 10 May 2009
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PPGS '€“ the perfect three point landing. Geoff, who just turned 60 and is a 7 handicap, only plays 10 to 20 games a year due to back, shoulder and hip replacement issues, started using the... Read More
Good Book About Golf and Life
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 10 May 2009
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Good Book'€¦about Golf and Life. I am going to make like Oprah for today'€™s article and recommend a book for good casual reading about golf. This book includes some golf instruction, and a... Read More
The Knees Have It!
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 May 2009
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The Knees Have It! JoAnn came up with a fantastic question and I felt everyone should see my response. JoAnn is learning the PPGS and came up with the observation: '€œMen have incredible... Read More
Playing Golf With A Crooked Spine
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 May 2009
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Playing Golf With A Crooked Spine Got more Peak Performance Golf Swing testimonials to share today. This first one is from a student who uses the Peak Performance Golf Swing to play golf... Read More
Putting with a 3 wood
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 May 2009
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Putting … with a 3 Wood I am here at TPC Sawgrass with DJ for The Players Championship. Many of the greens are sort of built up higher than the fairway (sometimes called pop-ups) and are... Read More
Good 9... Bad 9... Part 2
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 May 2009
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Yesterday we discussed Ron'€™s problem of falling apart on the back nine because he ran out of gas. Let'€™s now look at a few other points about diet and nutrition as it applies to playing golf. I... Read More
Good front - bad back
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 May 2009
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GOOD FRONT 9.'€¦.BAD BACK 9 Sound Familiar.‚  You feel good and play well on the front nine, make the turn, then fall apart on the back nine with your score going up 5 to 10 shots. One day a... Read More