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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: 4 August 2009
Mike L. was down from Canada for his bi-annual swing check-up and playing lesson. Mike stated he was not playing or practicing a lot, but overall was hitting the ball pretty good. However, he... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 3 August 2009
In early spring, 2006, during the first round of the Honda Classic, John Daly injured himself trying to put the brakes on his swing after being startled by the flash of a camera. Sounds crazy... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 2 August 2009
A while back, Frank L. wrote: '€œI have recently gone to a strong rotational swing, straight leg and back setup. I was hitting the ball well but I now have a ruptured disc and another which is... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 1 August 2009
For years I have listened to golf tournament commentators, tour pros and teachers, preach the principle of laying up to a yardage that is close to your full sand wedge distance shot for more... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 31 July 2009
Comments: 1
Every day when I read blogs or give a lesson, the number one problem club for most golfers to hit solid and straight is the DRIVER, or as they called it on the good old days, # 1 wood. For... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 July 2009
Comments: 1
Putting is sometimes called the game within the game. Because it is all about touch and feel and not strength, as in hitting long drives, it is the part of the game that everyone should be... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 29 July 2009
The arms and shoulders create a triangle in the setup, with the putter extended from the hands. The stroke is one of the shoulders doing a combined little rock and rotation around the top of... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 28 July 2009
Comments: 2
In almost every round of golf, we are faced with having big breaking putts, from short must-make ones to the long-lag-it-up close ones. There are a few pointers that will help you make more... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 27 July 2009
Almost every lesson I give I have to address alignment as one of the problems causing the students'€™ swing and shot issues. I believe alignment is critical and is probably one of the most... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 26 July 2009
I got a call the other day from Mike C., a long time student from Florida, who was in South Carolina on business and was checking to see if I was home and could give him a lesson the next day... Read More