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

Finish Facing the Target
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 October 2009
Comments: 1
Whatever happened to the concept of finishing facing the target? In golf we call that finishing square because the body, in facing the target, looking straight at it, is perpendicular to the... Read More
Takeaway Outside the Aiming Line? Opps!
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 October 2009
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Doug C from Ontario, Canada, on his way to Florida, stopped by Birkdale Golf Club in Hendersonville NC, to take a lesson. I'€™d never met Doug, but when I walked up to the range I was sure... Read More
Adjust Swing Before and During a Round?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 October 2009
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You are on the range warming up before the round. You are not hitting the ball very solid, and not close to your normal ball flight shape. Many players panic big time if this happens... Read More
Ball Position: Critically Important!
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 October 2009
Comments: 1
I often get asked what the recommended ball position for the PPGS is. On page 39 of the Foundations Manual in the opening paragraph covering Ball Placement/Position it states, '€œWhere you... Read More
Ready for Ready Golf?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 October 2009
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I was playing a round of golf yesterday with a long time student and a friend of his who was a casual golfer. I kept seeing a number of things that, even though we were playing CPO (cart... Read More
Eureka! Jack Figures It Out.
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 October 2009
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Right Leg Setup Position I got a call from Jack, one of my most regular and knowledgeable PPGS students. He wanted to discuss the position of his right leg and knee at address and then throughout... Read More
Tee Off With a Better Angle
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 October 2009
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We start the play of every hole from the tee box. Sometimes these tee boxes are tucked up close to and tight against the side of the hole. These tee boxes make it very difficult for most... Read More
Can Bad Alignment Cause Bad Shots?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 October 2009
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I was reading some blogs after an article I wrote about alignment and a lady wrote in asking a question. She said that her husband, who is a really good player, constantly tells her that her... Read More
Heel Line?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 October 2009
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After one of the recent articles on alignment, with a lot of references to the toe line (determined by setting the feet square to the aiming line and then the rest of the body to the feet), a... Read More
Great Week for Golf
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 October 2009
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Golf had a great week. The Olympics voted to put golf back into the 2016 and 2020 games and the Presidents Cup was a huge success at Harding Park GC in San Francisco. The day the vote for... Read More