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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: 30 October 2010
Our last school was really extraordinary, especially because of one student, Linda. For one thing, she was the first lady golfer who came on her own. She told me she is dedicated to play... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 29 October 2010
Well, it happened again. We're down here at the PGA Golf Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida for our golf school. Sure enough, every student had poor alignment. They were as much as 50... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 28 October 2010
When you try to muscle your way through your golf swing, strange things can happen, like hitting it off the planet. My student Rob, a professional golfer now playing mini tours, had that... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 27 October 2010
Before we talk about the finish, I want congratulate J. Lynn Griffin, Director of PPGS Club Fitting, for being named the 2010 AGCP (Association of Golf Clubfitting Profrssionals) Member of... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 26 October 2010
Yes, palms perpendicular. There have been several questions about this on the blog. so I thought I give you an easy drill I teach to my students. If you do it about 10 times I think you begin... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 25 October 2010
Maybe I sometimes sound like a broken record (you remember records, right?) but I can't emphasize this enough. Poor alignment is responsible for between 90 to 95% of all bad shots. Even with... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 24 October 2010
Several of you on the blog and in the IC have asked me about the “new” concept of making all the irons the same length. The theory is then you'd only have one swing. I decided to do a video on this... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 23 October 2010
For some, it's hard to visualize where the “catcher's mitt” is in the Peak Performance Golf Swing. Well, I think this video will definitely help you. I got a catcher. This is also going to help... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 October 2010
Wow. One little tip and thousands of golfers get it! At one of our recent golf schools we really focused on one area of the body, that point we swing around, that magic spot that makes the Peak... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 October 2010
Comments: 2
Ben Hogan did it. I do it. And you should, too. Take notes. This may sound too much like you're back in school, but I promise you, if you keep a nice little notebook in your back pocket and... Read More