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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: 18 November 2009
The first PPGS School had a number of students that had the same problem that I read in many blogs.‚  Basically, it is that they are hitting their irons and hybrids better and the driver, but are... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 November 2009
Yesterday, we discussed how 7 of the 8 students had poor to bad alignment and were aimed no less than 20 plus yards outside wide or closed to their target, to the right for righties and left... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 November 2009
We just got back from The PGA Teaching and Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida where we held the first ever PPGS Golf School.‚  We had 8 students, all males, 6 righties and 2 lefties.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 November 2009
Note: Port St. Lucie, FL, The PGA Learning Center. Seems impossible we're in our final hours at the golf school. Weather yesterday was fantastic, if rather windy. (O.K. golf school students,... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 November 2009
Note: Port St. Lucie, The PGA Learning Center. We're beginning our second day under beautiful, sunny skies. Yesterday was clouds all day, a big wind, and cold! But we didn't sweat the small... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 November 2009
Note: Down here at the PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, FL — it's our first full day for the school — we don't need cold weather gear. Maybe a raincoat, but the weatherman says the sun... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 11 November 2009
Note: We down here at the PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, FL with a group of Inner Circle members who are chomping at the bit to get to the beautiful lesson tees. The place is great and... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 November 2009
Dave Lyon says: Don, on your homepage, the PPGS sequence shows the clubhead going behind your head into the Sacred Burial Ground (SBG). Is it only your left hand that musn'€™t go into the SBG... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 November 2009
Comments: 14
The daily article yesterday threw out the concept of using your playing grip for your putting grip. The article did not say this was dogma, but rather said we '€œadvocate'€ the grip.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 November 2009
Some of you have called customer service and have spoken to Ken, my younger and only brother. As such, he is quite knowledgeable of the PPGS. Ken was a plus handicap golfer in his junior and... Read More