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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

Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 June 2010
Got a question from Bill that is really making me have to think deep about coming up with a good answer and I think I got it. Bill'€™s question is this, '€œI have been converting to the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 June 2010
When Numier wrote in saying he had polio and I gave him some things to work on in his golf swing, it brought up another good blog question from Alan. He said that he also had polio when he... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 June 2010
'€œI was fit at the driving range out of a fitting cart!'€ '€œI was fit at the local retailer hitting into their net on the simulator!'€ '€œI was fit at a friend'€™s house that asked me... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 June 2010
As I mentioned in the first Myth Buster article, the series was '€œinspired'€ by a question that I had received from a PPGS member and client that went through the fitting process with me... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 June 2010
The third myth that I would like to dispel is one that most professional club fitters/builders run up against very often. That myth is that if it'€™s not a '€œname-brand'€ that you'€™ve... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 June 2010
Comments: 2
Yesterday we dealt with the myth that bigger heads have larger sweet spots and are more forgiving than smaller heads. In today'€™s article, we'€™ll take on the club manufacturers position... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 June 2010
I had an email yesterday from one of our PPGS members that I have also done some work with in the area of club fitting. His question involved the use of graphite shafts as opposed to steel... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 June 2010
We have an awesome question from Numier who has some physical limitations. As you know the Peak Performance Golf Swing has parameters in which you can swing within. Our main goal is that we... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 June 2010
Comments: 2
We have a pretty good question Harry. He says, '€œOn the back swing when I get the club to the top, I tend to loosen the club grip slightly with the last two fingers on my left hand. I am... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 11 June 2010
I received an email from one of my professional golfers, Rob Snider, who actually lives in Massachusetts and spends a great deal of time down in Florida, working on his game. Like a lot of... Read More