Using A Basketball To Make A Better Shoulder Turn

It has been raining a lot here in South Florida over the past week. Makes it very hard to get any practice in. I was stuck inside all day yesterday and I had the itch to swing the club. I could have practiced in the rain, which I have done, but after so much rain, my laboratory is certainly flooded. I need to practice because I want to work on making...

Healthy Again And Working On Hitting The Hybrid Club

I finally got out to practice again. I had been sick for the past week. It seemed like all of Florida came down with the flu at the same time. I have not wanted to do anything but lay in bed. But that is all behind me now and it is back to work.I only hit my hybrid today. I ended up having a great practice session. Last week, while practicing with...

Dexter's Laboratory (My Own Private Practice Golf Course)

A couple of days I posted about leaving my driver out of the bag for now while I get used to the swing change I am working on. In that post there were a few pictures of a golf course. These were of my own personal practice course. My laboratory.I am fortunate to live near a former par 3 that is now open to the public for free. Apparently they used...

I Am Taking The Driver Out Of My Bag...For Now

After reading my post, Taking My New Swing Out For A Test Drive, my virtual swing coach, Mike Southern suggested that I take my driver out of the bag for a while. He said that the driver is like no other club in my bag and it requires a different technique to swing it properly. Since working on the one-piece takeaway, my wedges have really improved....

Can Somebody Give Me A Ruling On This One?

Yesterday I shared that I took my new swing out for a test run. If you have been following this blog, you know that I have been working with my virtual swing coach Mike Southern on fixing my coming over the top swing(my loop, as I like to call it). I was struggling with my driver, barely getting drives out to 215 yards on average. My other clubs were...

Taking My New Swing Out For A Test Drive

I took my new swing out for a test round today. Overall I am pleased. There were some ups and downs. I hit some great shots and I hit some shots that I would like to forget. I was not expecting too much considering the new swing and the fact that I have not played a round in over three weeks.Since I started working with Mike Southern on fixing my coming...

All Eyes On Dustin Johnson At The BMW Championship

Dustin Johnson is back in the winners circle. After a whirlwind of a season, Johnson kept his composure down the stretch at the BMW Championship to take home his second win of the year. Johnson finished with a birdie and a par on the final two holes, fending off a hard charging Paul Casey.I'm a big fan of Johnson. I like his style of play. He is a...

Mr. Perfect Charley Hoffman Body Slams The Competition At The Deutsche Bank Championship

I was watching the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship with my buddy Jay and he remarked, "that dude looks like Mr. Perfect Curt Henning." He was talking about Charley Hoffman. From the back he really did, and he did play a perfect final round. Even the PGA Tour website had their title story as Playoff Perfection.Hoffman started the day four...

Have You Ever Had A Hole In One?

Today marks the 24th anniversary of one of the amazing events in golf history. Arnold Palmer made a hole in one on a par 3 with a 5-iron. Amazing enough even for the King of golf. What makes the story even better, is that he repeated the same feat, the very next day, on the same hole, with the same 5-iron. Unbelievable.I have been playing for three...