Sam Snead Says, "Tilt Your Head To Help Relieve Tension During Your Backswing"

Since writing this post, I have been using a tip from Sam Snead that is supposed to counteract the amateur golfers tendency to sway during the backswing. Snead suggests that if we tilt our head slightly in the direction of our backswing, it will relieve a lot of the tension in the back and left side that keep us from making a full turn. I like the...

Lower Your Golf Scores With Better Chipping - A Chipping Drill From Troy Vayanos

Chipping is something I need to work on if I am ever to break 80. Until I can improve my greens in regulation percentage(currently a dismal 15.54%), a premium is put on my short game to get up and down to save par. Here's a great drill from Troy Vayanos that will help the amateur golfer take the fear out of chipping around the greens.Looking For The...

75¢ For Air? - Living The Pipe Dream

The other day I got ready to go practice as I normally do. Pulled out my gap wedge, 7-iron, and shag bag and headed out the door. I ride my bike to my practice course, but on this particular day, I noticed that my back tire was a little flat. No problem. I grabbed 50¢, my bike, and headed out the door. I walked the bike two blocks to the gas station,...

FORE!!! - Plane Makes An Emergency Landing On Greynolds Park Golf Course

As golfers, we know that when we hear "FORE", it means, cover your head and duck. Someone has just hit an errant shot and it may be making a b-line for the back of your skull. On Saturday, golfers at Greynolds Park Golf Course had to duck. Not because of a mis-hit tee shot, but because a small plane was preparing to make an emergency landing. Anette...

You Wouldn't Believe It If You Didn't See It - Total Shank

Just got in from early morning practice. Had to get in some swings before MY CHICAGO BEARS play the seattle seahawks(BOOOOOOO!!!) for the right to move on to the NFC Championship. I noticed that I had a comment from my last post. I answered as I normally would and proceeded to publish the comment.  I wasn't signed in yet and even though I am the...

Hitting The Driver - Before, After, And Beyond

I finally got out to play a round of golf today. I was eager to see how I would play after the changes I have made with my swing in the past few months. I played with Hurchell and Kevin whom you met when we golfed with Al E. Gator and made friends with "Iggy" the Iguana. We played at Palmetto Golf Course which has always been a challenge for me. I...

Each Of Us Are Born With Our Own Authentic Swing - The Legend Of Bagger Vance Quotes

~What I'm talkin about is a game... A game that can't be won only played~ Bagger Vance~See, the trick is... to find your swing~ Bagger Vance~Well you lost your swing... We got to go find it... Now it's somewhere... in the harmony... of all that is... All that was... All that will be~ Bagger Vance~Inside each and every one of us is our one, true authentic...

See...Professional Golfers Hit Bad Shots Too (Jason Day's 106 Yard Drive)

I just got in from practice and am about to watch the final round of the Hyundai Tournament Of Champions held at The Plantation Course, Kapalua Resort, Hawaii. As the title suggest, the participants of this tournament are all winners from the 2010 season. I know that golf is a hard sport, but I still get on myself when I hit bad shots. The fact is,...

My Grip Is Only As Good As My Setup

I had a great practice session today. It was the best I have struck the ball since I change my grip. If you have been following this blog you know that I am going through a grip change. And as with any change, it takes a while to put all the pieces together.In a recent post I talked about an article I read in Golf Magazine, and how I used their methods...

Taking My New Kodak Playsport ZX3 Digital Camera Out For A Test Run

Merry late Christmas to me:-) I purchased the Kodak Playsport ZX3 Digital Camera a few days ago and I am so excited to use it. If you have been following this blog, you know that I have been working with Mike Southern on improving my swing. Everything that we have worked on has been basically based on our written word. Fortunate for me, Mike seems...

What A Difference A "Grip" Makes

In my last post I talked about changing my grip. It has helped my ball striking tremendously. I just got back in from practicing and I have to say that I am very pleased. The way one holds the golf club really makes a huge difference. Those Golf Magazine guys might be on to something.As expected, it took some getting used to when I first got out there,...

Trying To Get A Grip On My Swing

I have been fidgety with my grip lately. As I am standing over a shot, I feel very uncomfortable. Sometimes I have to step off a shot because I grip my club, re-grip again, and then re-grip again. I fear that I have come down with a case of Sergio Garcia syndrome. Garcia went through a period in his a career in which he would re-grip it so much, the...