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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: 13 April 2009
We've had several golfers in various countries where baseball isn'€™t played, ask the obvious question: Surge, I'€™ve never seen a baseball game. So where is the catcher'€™s mitt (as in €œin the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 April 2009
Shoulder Injury: Recovery and Rehab I know I just wrote about Bob'€™s back , but I recently received an e-mail from Patty, who lives in Kansas City, Mo. She asked some questions that I felt... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 April 2009
FIXING BOB'S BACK My new student, Bob, was pretty typical. Pretty good player, big turn, sore back, gloomy outlook. He told me on the phone that he'€™d gone from a five to a 15 because of back... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 April 2009
SCIENCE ON THE LESSON TEE '€œThat'€™s not possible!'€ the science teacher said to me. He was a professor at (name with held) University. His specialty was, I believe, quantum physics, but don... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 April 2009
The HOSEL ROCKET: Not A Pretty Sight! I'€™d just finished a lesson when a ball came whizzing by my head. Teaching pros lead dangerous lives. '€œFore!'€ someone on my right yelled, a little... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 2 April 2009
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Golf Club Grips We have recently been asked by a number of visitors to the site about golf club grips, especially the oversized and Moe Norman-style, non-tapered grips. While we'€™ll go... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 1 April 2009
Eliminate Sore Knees A number of visitors to the site have asked if the PPGS will help with sore knees. Here'€™s one example. Mr. J. Gamble was using a wide stance and said: '€œI have never... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 31 March 2009
Fairway Bunker Shots Playing out a fairway bunker is a very scary and thus a difficult shot for most amateurs. I have even had PGA Tour Players and mini tour pros run into trouble playing... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 March 2009
Mud On Your Ball What is the number one thing PGA Tour players do NOT want to see on their ball when they get to it in the middle of the fairway?‚  MUD!‚  Why?‚  Because they know that... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 March 2009
Beware of Swing Comments by Pros in TV Towers at Tour Events! I made it home from Orlando (DJ missed the cut) Saturday afternoon in time to catch the Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Classic coverage... Read More