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Donald Trahan Sr., The Swing Surgeon
Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 46

 

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

Back Elbow Position In Forward Upswing
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 25 February 2012
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Today, with the help of my Swing Surgeon Plane Trainer, I'm going to show you the correct position of the back elbow during the forward upswing. This lesson was brought on by a question from Charles... Read More
The Bing Bang Theory For The Bump
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 24 February 2012
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George Groskopf from Jefferson, Wisconsin sent a note to me a week or two ago asking to clarify whether there are actually two Bumps in the Peak Performance Golf Swing. "Surge, "Would you please... Read More
PPGS vs. Hogan
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 23 February 2012
Comments: 42
Phil Roethle, a Maryland Surgite from the early days of PeakPerformanceGolfSwing.com, was curious about how Ben Hogan's swing compared to the PPGS and asked if there were any similarities between the... Read More
Lower Trajectory With Driver
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 February 2012
Comments: 61
Ed Lyndsay down in Naples, Flordida sent in this question a little while ago: "A subject I have not seen you address is the elevation of ball flight. I have been using the Surge swing for almost a... Read More
Aiming And Target Lines
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 February 2012
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Terry Striano's question below is deceptively simple: "Is the ball in a straight line with the target? If so, the body would naturally be lined parallel left of the target. Please clear this up so... Read More
Club Fitting Series With Doc Griffin: Type of Shaft
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 February 2012
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Today's daily is the third installment of Doc Griffin's series on Club Fitting and he covers the process by which he determines what type of shaft will give the player the best performance given a... Read More
Muscle Tone And The Concept Of 'Muscle Noise'
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 February 2012
Comments: 33
I want to discuss a topic that Barry Short, a Surgite from Brisbane, Australia, brought up to me last month. "Hi Surge, A question.You use the comment that after the bump, your arms come down in... Read More
Straight, Flat Wrists And Release
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 February 2012
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Last month, I published a tip on Timing The Bump (Lateral Left Shift), and it generated a number of comments from the Surge Nation including this one from Skipperbill: "Dear Mr. Trahan, Many years... Read More
Why Is Recoil & Relax So Important?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 February 2012
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Today's video tip comes from a question Larry Davis recently sent in via our Customer Service Department. "Surge, I am having trouble with the rebound/recoil after hitting a shot. I tend to "pose"... Read More
What Does Each Hand Do At Impact?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 February 2012
Comments: 85
There was an interesting question that Sip102 left on the blog last week [Footwear And Footwork] that I would like to discuss in today's lesson. "I've been using your swing now for almost two years... Read More