Video Clip – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7p-kr-RleM If you are hitting shots with a curve to the right with the ball actually starting to the left that is a true slice. The swingpath is going from outside on the downswing to inside on the followthrough and the clubface is open at impact in relation to the path. You [...]
The Australian Open Golf Championship begins tomorrow at Royal Sydney Golf Club with Geoff Ogilvy installed as the bookmaker and crowd favourite. Adam Scott unfortunately was forced to withdraw after not recovering from a knee injury he sustained on the Sunshine Coast prior to last week’s Australian PGA Championship. Defending champion Craig Parry is playing [...]
Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQGV6TJ_lQw When you are playing golf and you are in the middle of a round and you have hit several hook shots to the left you can make a small adjustment at address to give you a quick fix. The reason why the ball is curving to the left is that the clubface [...]
There are a number of different schools of thought on the best way to improve your golf. Some people will say that you can improve by doing intensive training at a 3 day school or the like or by taking a bunch of lessons or working on a new swing theory. Ben Hogan famously said [...]
The LPGA Qualifying School has just finished in the US with Stacey Lewis finishing medalist at 18 under par for the 5 rounds. Former Robina High School student Amy Yang finished second 3 strokes behind after a final round 70 to finish at 15 under. Another former Robina student Haeji Kang finished at 2 under [...]
Video Clip – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dX2SBLnwtA The reason why a player hits a hook is because the clubface is closed in relation the path at impact. This may be happening because the hands are too active in the hitting area and at impact. If the wrists are recocking too quickly in the followthrough or the left wrist [...]
Victorian Geoff Ogilvy today won the 2008 Australian PGA Championship at Hyatt Coolum on the Sunshine Coast shooting a final round three under 69 for a 4 day total 14 under total. It seemed like Mathew Goggin was in control of the tournament and his own game when he opened up a three shot lead [...]
Video of Tiltable Putting Green : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_e55EPMz4I The Perfectstroke Golf Academy now has a fully motorized tiltable putting platform that can simulate most putts that a golfer may face on the golf course. The 5 metre long indoor putting surface runs at about 11 ½ on a stimp meter and is used by students of Perfectstroke [...]
The Australian PGA championships get underway at Hyatt Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast tomorrow with the typical Queensland conditions prevailing. Usually the weather is very hot and humid at this time of year and there is a strong possibility of storms hitting at least one day during the tournament. I would expect some of [...]
Golf Instruction Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAoeZh5FIBg Fix A Slice – Quick Tip 2 This instruction tip is for players that are having problems hitting the ball with a slice or curve to the right. Usually the definition of a slice is that the ball starts to the left then curves to the right. The reason why [...]