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Ferris Wheel and The Perfect Golf Swing
Ferris Wheel and The Perfect Golf Swing
Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 3 May 2026

A student named Jim Wiley sent in a comment that stopped Surge in his tracks — and it's worth sharing with every golfer who's ever struggled with consistency.

Jim made the case that a more vertical swing is easier to repeat because it removes one of the trickiest timing requirements in the rotational swing: squaring the clubface at impact. He backed it up with three analogies. Bowling — try taking the ball around your body and releasing at exactly the right moment. Rock skipping — go straight back and through, or good luck controlling where it lands. And landing a plane approaching the runway from the side, having to time your turn perfectly just before touchdown - known as crabbing. All three hit home, but that last one is especially sharp. The plane is still moving fast. So are you at impact — accelerating as hard as... Read More

Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 January 2012
Comments: 127
Three weeks ago I did a piece on Hitting Knockdowns The Correct Way and it generated a good back-and-forth dialogue on the blog. Here's an exchange from that day between frequent commenter Keith Kent... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 January 2012
Comments: 119
Richard Griffith wrote me a very good email a few weeks back and asked a question about one of my basic tenets of the Surge Swing: "Don't Hit Down!". "Dear Surge, I have been devoted to the Surge... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 January 2012
Without a doubt, the portion of the swing that generates the most questions to me is The Bump. Regardless of how many times I have covered this topic from any number of conceptual angles, someone... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 January 2012
Comments: 83
Last fall, I got this short question from Harley Ruth, a Surgite of "an advanced age" who lives down in the San Antonio area. "When I was much younger, I hit the ball around 300 yards. Now, at my... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 January 2012
As you all know, I like to cruise the comments in the blog to keep my finger on the pulse of the Surge Nation. Two weeks ago, frequent commenter, Kevin McGarrahan, posted this self-diagnosis of some... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 January 2012
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Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 January 2012
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Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 January 2012
Comments: 81
I spent the quiet time between Christmas and New Year's reading the blog and catching up with some of the conversations that have taken place recently. I do this regularly because I find that it's a... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 January 2012
Comments: 56
Today's tip comes from a question that Mike O'Shay, of County Limerick in beautiful Ireland, posed to me a few weeks ago. "Hello, I have totally bought into the Surge Swing and am getting into the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 31 December 2011
Today's tip comes from an email that George Miller sent to me a couple of weeks ago. I really like this one because it has to do with setup and you know how important I believe that is to making a... Read More