Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 10 February 2011
You see it every day on the Tour: rotational swingers. I know it's very tempting to follow those model swings, but the problems you'll encounter in trying to mirror those swings are far... Read More Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 February 2011
You know I'm big on a pre-shot routine. Do your practice swing. Feel the swing, then swing the feel.
However, at the Phoenix Open, I was taken aback by the pre-shot routine of some of the players... Read More Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 February 2011
Last week, DJ was talking about slowing down his backswing a little. What he was referring to was his tempo.
Tempo is a personal thing. It's not timing. Timing is getting all the body parts... Read More Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 February 2011
I got a really good question on the blog about a method of swinging taught in the 1970s. It was called "square to square." The writer wanted me to juxtapose or compare the biomechanics of the... Read More Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 February 2011
While I'm on my way back from The Phoenix Open, Head Instructor, Greg MacDonell, is lending a hand again with his tips on ball position.
Greg excels at illustrating the Surge Swing fundamentals. In... Read More Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 February 2011
Due to the cold weather (this IS Phoenix, Arizona, right?) we had a late start, so DJ and I sat down and talked about the effect of delays on players.
DJ talked about what he has to do to keep his... Read More Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 February 2011
While we're out here at the chilly Phoenix Open, our head instructor, Greg MacDonnell filled in with a great video on posture.
As Greg says, we need to get into an athletically ready position in... Read More Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 3 February 2011
Yesterday I talked about helping the older of two brothers with his power blocks and slices. Today, we'll discover the main problem with Brother #2.
It really all came down to where he was looking... Read More Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 31 January 2011
I just got back from the Golf Show in Orlando last week and we met some old friends while we were there. They had two sons, young men, who were golfers, and I was asked to help them out.
The oldest... Read More Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 January 2011
Lynn Griffin, our Director of Club Fitting, found a question on the blog about irons that interested him and asked if he could answer it in a video.
Of course, I said yes.
The question boiled down to... Read More 