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Donald Trahan Sr., The Swing Surgeon
Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 47

 

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

Sore Knees?
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 July 2009
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For some of you, this is going to be a repeat from early spring. But the number of visitors to the site keeps asking if the PPGS will help with sore knees. Mr. G was using a wide stance and... Read More
The Elephant (in the room) Syndrome.
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 July 2009
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You are standing on the tee. Thick stands of trees run down either side of the fairway making it look like a bowling alley. Far ahead you see bunkers jutting out into the short green, giving... Read More
To Tee It Up or Not to Tee It Up on a Par 3
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 July 2009
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Golfers from PGA Tour Players to high handicappers play par threes both ways. Some like the ball up, some prefer it down on the deck. Some tee it up sometimes, and sometimes not. Is there... Read More
Sweet Spot Putting
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 July 2009
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Sweet spot. We all know the term. Hitting the sweet spot is the way to get the most solid impact and straight and longer shots '€“ in any sport using an instrument to hit a ball, like baseball... Read More
Putter Length and Lie
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 July 2009
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I was reading the July 11th edition issue of Golfweek and saw an article on page 6 in a section called '€œThe Toy Box'€ that was about putters that the Tour pros use and can be bought by... Read More
British Open and Vertical Swingers
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 July 2009
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I was watching Golf Central Wednesday evening the night before the 1st round of The British Open. They were doing a feature on past champions Tom Watson, Greg Norman and Nick Price. As I was... Read More
Putting Problem: Face Alignment
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 July 2009
Comments: 2
I attended the Better Golf Through Technology Seminar at MIT in lovely and sunny, but below freezing, Boston, MA in January of 2008. The last thing I ever expected at this conference was to... Read More
Putting Problems: Missing Too Many Short Ones
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 July 2009
Comments: 1
I was walking up to the lesson tee to meet Mike for a lesson. He is a long time student, a scratch player, and was wanting a tune up because he was preparing for a number of big qualifying... Read More
A Golfer Less Tall
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 July 2009
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A few days ago I was answering some questions on PPGS.com and read a question I was going to respond to until something interrupted me. I have not gotten back to that question as of yet, so I... Read More
PLANE PRINCIPLES: The Real Truth, Part 2
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 July 2009
Comments: 2
I believe that swinging on PLANE is one of the most important aspects of hitting the ball consistently solid and straight. And when I talk about swinging on plane, I am talking about swinging... Read More