Golf is a funny game because no matter how hard I try, it seems my swing changes from day to day. Okay, that is a bit dramatic, however I have noticed that I do have a tendency to swing differently from time to time. This ‘hiccup’ is most prevalent with my hickory sticks as I am working on my early season game. I am fairly confident that every golfer has this challenge and often seeks remedies to eliminate at least one of the multiple swing errors. Fortunately, I have two things that help my game and I am confident they will help yours as you navigate towards improving over the 2026 golf season.
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Fixing Your Slice In One Easy Step
To be fair, there is likely not one quick fix you can do that will eliminate your slice. It must be completed in stages, but the fix happens quicker than you think. I could go through the step by step process of hitting a golf ball, but after the third step, you have likely stopped reading and moved on to something better. I know I do most of the time, so today, I am going to offer you one tip as a place to start and you can fix the domino effect of the fall out. It is something I continually work on in my game and when I have a handle on this error, I hit the ball consistently straight off the tee.
Continue readingGolf Tips and More Golf Tips
Understanding how to play golf is a challenge for most players. The ‘grip it and rip it’ mentality is king to their approach to lowering their golf score. As we watch the elite players on tour a mindset of trying to hit the ball long creeps into our whole game strategy. I do believe that length offers opportunities for lower scores, but not at the expense of accuracy. There has to be a fine balance between the two regardless of your skill level. Sam Snead (yes, I know I have used his videos a fair bit lately) offers three tips that will help all players shoot lower golf scores. It is a matter of checking our ego and selecting the proper swing/club at the appropriate time.
Continue readingThree Swing Faults Explained
For those golfers who think that the golf swing has change drastically over the past 100 years, I recommend you revisit that thought. The basic tenents of weight shift, stance, body position, etc have been refined through the use of science, however the basic movements (or faults) remain the same. Over the years, I have struggled with some faults and was lucky enough to find a solution. Knowing what I do not know, it is always nice to see legends talk about how to improve our golf swing. And today, Bobby Jones offers three faults to avoid when developing our golf swing.
Continue readingOne Too Many Golf Swing Thoughts
The golf swing is a complicated maneuver that incorporates many minor movements. When I first started playing, I tried to manage as many of positive swing factors as a could just prior to starting my swing. It is something that most, if not all, amateurs find overwhelming. The number of thoughts that would bounce around in my head during my entire swing process seemed uncountable. I fixed this common error after I talked to my mentor Bob Fortune, who explained that I needed to find a way to stop overthinking. Never accursed of thinking too much in the past 😉 I decided to take his advice to heart. Now, I have very little to no swing thoughts and it has helped my improve my ball striking and aim effectiveness. You can as well if you start to eliminate as many swing thoughts as you can prior to and during your golf swing.
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The Grateful Golfer 