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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

Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 July 2011
Comments: 23
As you may know, I have just returned home to South Carolina after three weeks of travel to England, Holland and then back to Orlando. We held successful golf schools in each location and I must... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 July 2011
Recently, Steve Smith, one of our most active bloggers on this site and a great student of the Surge Swing, did some self-analysis. He videotaped himself swinging every club in his bag to find out... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 July 2011
If you had a chance to watch the final round of The Open Championship this weekend, you saw a marvelous performance by Darren Clarke in the face of some pretty ferocious conditions. As you know,... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 July 2011
Comments: 41
One of the major reasons so many golfers have come to this site is because it's home to the most pain-free swing. Because this swing is based on physics and physiology, and because of my years of... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 July 2011
Comments: 61
A great deal has been written and taught about weight distribution when addressing the ball. It'€™s easy to get confused. You'€™re told to distribute your weight evenly on your right and left leg.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 July 2011
I walk the course as often as I can. I highly recommend it. While it'€™s not the continuous walking that physical therapists would like you to do to increase your metabolism, it'€™s still darn good... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 July 2011
Lynn '€œDoc'€ Griffin came up with another amazing observation a few weeks ago after hearing one too many of the golfers who visit him complain about distance. This time the golfer added that he was... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 July 2011
Comments: 44
We talked about '€œmilking'€ the club or re-gripping at address and in the backswing. You really responded and had some great thoughts about that and ideas, in general, about changing bad habits.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 July 2011
Today I am coming to you from the back porch'€”except, according to Google Maps, this back porch, in Melissant, Holland is 4,220.806 miles from my home in South Carolina! I'm here working with... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 July 2011
We received a great comment on the blog from Deb. It'€™s her advice about how to best learn the Surge Swing based on her experience of changing from a rotational swinger to a vertical swinger. And... Read More