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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: 12 November 2018
Comments: 8
One of our readers writes in to let us know how he has saved his game using the Peak Performance Golf Swing. He explains how after six instructors he comes back to the PPGS and plays the best golf he... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 August 2018
Comments: 3
A letter from a long time student and devoted PPGS player. Randy Wolf writes in to give a status on his neck surgery. Randy had an accident that caused a lot of damage in his neck. He now has a fused... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 3 August 2018
Comments: 5
An email came in from one of our instructors in Australia, Ken McKay. Ken talks about a person walking up and asking about his swing as he was practicing. Turns out the person followed us here on the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 25 July 2018
Comments: 2
A Surgite (John Black) writes in and asks a question about the grip. You told me to tighten my right hand grip which tightens certain forearm muscles. It also tightens underarm muscles. Is that... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 July 2018
Comments: 8
Got a question from a longtime surgite, Dewitt Strong, about forward press in the swing to start the backswing. I was looking at some old golf books and I found on on the forward press. Basically,... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 June 2018
Comments: 8
A familiar topic, shaft length of golf clubs. What is the one thing we always say? That off the shelf clubs are never fit right; adjustments for your swing are always necessary. Are you not hitting... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 June 2018
Comments: 4
A lot of amateur golfers do not practice on a driving range in any manner that will yield success on the range. First, your routing on the range should be the same routine you do on the course. You... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 June 2018
Comments: 15
Hitting a ball square and solid can be easily done if you obey the rules. The rules are dictated by how our bodies are created. What most people, amateurs, professionals, teachers, etc. do not... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 May 2018
Comments: 4
Mr. Bryson Dechambeau has been on tour for two years professionally following the 2016 Masters. His clubs and swing technique has garnered a lot of press, media, and questions. He uses the one-length... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 April 2018
Comments: 6
You probably have heard instructors and people on TV talk about maximum width of arc in the golf swing. Well it is bad. Why is it bad? Because it requires you to stretch and pull your body out of... Read More