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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

Stay Within Yourself
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 January 2012
Comments: 83
Last fall, I got this short question from Harley Ruth, a Surgite of "an advanced age" who lives down in the San Antonio area. "When I was much younger, I hit the ball around 300 yards. Now, at my... Read More
Tips To Get Your Club Vertical
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 January 2012
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As you all know, I like to cruise the comments in the blog to keep my finger on the pulse of the Surge Nation. Two weeks ago, frequent commenter, Kevin McGarrahan, posted this self-diagnosis of some... Read More
Clubs Too Long Can Land You In The SBG
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 January 2012
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Surgites' Common Mistakes
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 January 2012
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Shortening Your Driver Is A Weighty Matter
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 January 2012
Comments: 81
I spent the quiet time between Christmas and New Year's reading the blog and catching up with some of the conversations that have taken place recently. I do this regularly because I find that it's a... Read More
Don't Get Lazy During The Swing
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 January 2012
Comments: 56
Today's tip comes from a question that Mike O'Shay, of County Limerick in beautiful Ireland, posed to me a few weeks ago. "Hello, I have totally bought into the Surge Swing and am getting into the... Read More
How To Make The Perfect Practice Swing
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 31 December 2011
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Today's tip comes from an email that George Miller sent to me a couple of weeks ago. I really like this one because it has to do with setup and you know how important I believe that is to making a... Read More
Toe-Up Drills For The Takeaway
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 December 2011
Comments: 98
Today's daily is an answer to an excellent question posed by Lex van Weezendonk, a Surgite who lives just south of Brussels, Belgium. "I still have a problem understanding the initial part of the... Read More
Reasons For Hitting Shots Off The Toe
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 29 December 2011
Comments: 30
Ted Galanides has been a Surgite for nearly two seasons now and he's really into his game. He recently sent me a message asking for help on curing a chronic problem of hitting toe shots. "I am... Read More
Harold Gets The Shaft
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 27 December 2011
Comments: 46
I recently had the pleasure of playing a round with one of my long-time students, Harold Lovette. Harold's been coming to me since 1996 and I can tell you he's a seriously good golfer who used to be... Read More