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Donald Trahan Sr., The Swing Surgeon
Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 46

 

Don Trahan was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. His father introduced him to the game of golf when he was ten years old. By the age of twelve, Don was a scratch golfer and a member of New Bedford Public Links, now called Whaling City Golf Club (known as The Whale).

Don graduated from Bishop Stang Catholic High School in 1967. He was the top player on the high school golf team all four years he attended. Trahan then attended Southeastern Massachusetts University (Now University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth) where he was again the top player on the golf team all four years he attended. He is a member of Delta Kappa Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1971 with a double major in political science and history with plans to become a corporate attorney.

Trahan met his wife, Susan, while attending college. The two married in 1973 and moved to Port Orange, Florida where Don would begin his effort to obtain his PGA Tour Card. From there, Don took an... Read More

Focus On The Finish
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 October 2011
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Today's question comes from Marilyn Wheat, a regular visitor to the blog. Marilyn only started playing golf five years ago but she's made some good progress since she began learning the Peak... Read More
Blocked Shots Or Bad Alignment?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 October 2011
Comments: 48
A couple of weeks ago Jim Stein sent this question to DJ and me during our first live webcast of The Surge Show. "Dear Don, I've really benefited from your approach to the golf swing and follow... Read More
Hitting Knockdowns Into The Wind
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 October 2011
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I recently received this email from Peter Bausek, a long-time Surgite who lives in in Upper Austria. Peter lives in a town that has mountains behind it and beautiful Lake Traunsee to its front,... Read More
Which Pros Use The PPGS?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 October 2011
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Today, I am going to answer another question we were not able to get to during our first live webcast of The Surge Show [NOTE: Surge will do another live webcast TONIGHT at 8 PM Eastern]. It seems... Read More
Surge's Prescription For Tiger Woods
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 3 October 2011
Comments: 85
Today's video starts with an email I received about a month ago from Randy W., one of my long time students. He sent it just after Rocco Mediate spoke with a reporter from the San Francisco... Read More
Lower Hand Release Drills
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 2 October 2011
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Syl Bailey recently posted this question on the blog: "I use Adams clubs so I have 3-4 hybrids instead of irons. My problem is anything under a 6-iron. I constantly slice everything from a 5-iron... Read More
Same Setup For All Clubs
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 1 October 2011
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Today, I answer a couple of questions that Jim Stratton sent in to our fiirst webcast of The Surge Show. Here is Jim's description of his problem. "Please, Surge, HELP ME! Whenever I want to... Read More
Accordion Setup For Dynamic Balance
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 September 2011
Comments: 16
In today's video tip, Mark Ramsey asks for a review of the setup "from the waist up", which I am happy to do since the #1 Surgism is "The setup determines the motion". But before we get to Mark's... Read More
Reasons For Hitting Thin Shots
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 29 September 2011
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Today's tip came from three separate questions from our first webcast of The Surge Show. Fendrick Smith, Scott Silverman and Jay Wagner all had questions about hitting thin shots. I've reprinted... Read More
Lefty Golfers And Hockey
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 28 September 2011
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Today's comment stems from a question raised recently by Gerry Fedele, of Montreal, Canada, who wrote: "Surge, my name is Gerry and I live in Montreal Quebec. I have to be careful with my back... Read More