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Your Connection To Golf
Your grip is the connection between you and your intentions, and where the golf ball ends up. So you'd better have the right one.
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Small Talk, Big Results
Laird Small, 2003 PGA Teacher of the Year and Director of Instruction at Pebble Beach Golf Academy, breaks down the golf swing and offers some insight into making improvements.
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Get Into A Routine
PGA Professional Lou Guzzi says some of the most important parts of your shot happen before you even draw the club back.
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Balancing Act
PGA Professional Roger Lundy offers some ideas on how to improve the balance in your golf swing.
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Gimme Three Steps, Gimme Three Steps to Consistency
Can a good golf game be as easy as 1, 2, 3? PGA Professional Charlie King believes that it can.
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Right Alignment Means Right Results
If you're not aligned properly, you're only hoping for a good shot, not preparing for one. So says PGA Master Professional John Hughes.
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Da Plane, Da Plane!
Watch PGA Professional Linda Mulherin demonstrate the importance of keeping your golf swing on the proper plane.
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Proper Alignment Needed
PGA Professional Tom Ellis explains how to make sure you are aligned correctly.
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The Ball Don't Know
Worried about a quirky looking swing? PGA Professional Keith Reese says not to. The only thing that matters is the position of the club face. at impact.
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Something To Takeaway
Peter Krause, the 2005 PGA Teacher of the Year, gives three 'musts' for a smooth takeaway.
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Watch Those Arms!
PGA Professional Russ Kroeker demonstrates the proper positioning for the arms during the golf swing.
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Fair Comparison
PGA Director of Instruction Rick Martino says that if you want to copy a Tour player's swing, don't necessarily pick your favorite player, but the one who most shares your physical characteristics.
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Posture Matters
How does posture affect your ball flight? PGA Professional Michelle Drinkard explains using one of her students.
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Be Very Perry
Kenny Perry has long been one of the Tour's top ball strikers. PGA Professional Ron Gring demonstrates how you can emulate his classic swing.
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Can You Waite?
PGA Professional Lloyd Johnson uses Tour veteran Grant Waite as a model for one of his students.
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Tag Team Effort
PGA Professionals Jim Flick and Brian O'Neill dissect a typical amateur golf swing and what improvements can be made using the V-1 video system.
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Fine Tuning
Even the best players, including recent U.S. Women's Open Champion Hilary Lunke, can use some video help. PGA Professional Todd Sones is happy to help.
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Grip It, Grip It Good
How's your grip? It'd better be good if you want any hope of a consistent, repeating, accurate swing.
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Drills to help you drive better
Everyone could use more consistency off the tee. PGA Professional Dan Polites offers some drills to help you find that consistency.
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Use your weight to hit it straight
Peter Krause, the 2005 PGA Teacher of the Year, offers advice on how to nail it down the fairway.
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Combat that slice
Try this simple drill to hit straighter drives.
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We want the Funk
Wouldn't we all want to drive the ball like PGA TOUR veteran Fred Funk? PGA Professional Steve Brady shows us how.
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Good drives depend on good positions
PGA Professional David Rihm says your angle of attack and transition from the top are critical for your drives.
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Casting Recall
Where do you lose your power? PGA Professional Daniel Ross has an idea.
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Drive it down the middle
How do some stars on the PGA TOUR make driving the ball look so effortless? Watch this video for some answers.
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Please, don't come over
PGA Professional Brad Brewer offers some ideas on how to beat one of the most commons faults off the tee.
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Hitting longer, straighter drives
Better tempo increases distance and accuracy
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Your Most Versatile Club
Too many people use their fairway woods from only the fairway, says PGA Master Professional Steve Anderson
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Fly Like An Eagle
Need to reach the green in two for the eagle opportunity? PGA Professional John Cregan shows you how to hit your fairway wood.
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Hello to Hybrids
They are easier to hit than long irons, fly higher, land softer, and go straighter. What's not to love?
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Mid-iron Musts
PGA Director of Instruction Rick Martino offers some insight into how to hit those tricky mid-iron shots.
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Taking the Fear Out of Long Irons
2005 PGA Teacher of the Year Peter Krause shows how to successfully hit the dreaded long irons.
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Extra Crispy Please
PGA Professional Peter Krause demonstrates how to hit those beautiful crisp iron shots you always see on t.v.
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Divots Can Tell The Story
Two-time Tennessee PGA Player of the Year Walt Chapman says to hit consistent iron shots, you can focus on your divots.
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How Your Marraige Helps Your Golf Game!
PGA Professional Brian Manzella demonstrates how your wedding ring can improve your golf game
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Better Have A Fiddle In Your Game
PGA Professional Brian Manzella shows how to create the proper swing using his fiddle technique.
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Make It Dance
2005 PGA Teacher of the Year Peter Krause says that proper technique can create the spin that you've always wanted on your shot.
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A Variety of Chips
Just like at the grocery store, your golf game is better when it can offer more types of chips. 2003 PGA Teacher of the Year Laird Small shows us how to chip with a fairway wood.
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Chipping Like the Best
When your swing seems shaky, and your putting isn't quite right, you can still salvage your round by chipping well - just like the best players in the world do. PGA Professional Todd Anderson shows you how.
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How Ya Feeling?
All the technique in the world won't do much if you don't also develop a strong sense of feeling for those delicate short game shots. PGA Professional Tom Ellis offers some advice on how to do just that.
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Chipping Technique
How is your chipping technique? Are you using the club as it was designed? Laird Small, the Director of Instruction at Pebble Beach Golf Academy offers some insight.
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So Which Is It?
Should you chip it or pitch it as you get closer to the green? PGA Professional Jay Davis helps you decide.
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Cash In Your Chips
PGA Professional Joe Plecker explains how to turn your chipping opportunities into scoring opportunities.
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Make It Right Before It Goes Wrong
Should you pitch it or chip it? It's more than a choice, it's also a test. And the wrong answer can be very harmful to your score.
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Chip It Over
Chipping can be tough enough when the shot is simple and straigh forward. But what if there's an obstacle in between you and the green?
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Release That Back Foot
How you stand as you chip might mean the difference between saving par or somthing much worse.
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It's All Uphill From Here
Uphill chips present their own unique challenges. But PGA Professional Bob Darling Jr. knows how to deal with them.
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Make It Good
Worry about missing the short putts that you hope someone calls "good?" PGA Professional Craig Stevens shows how to take the worry over missing these short putts.
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The Eyes Have it
Are you hitting putts like you want and they are just not going in the hole? It might not be your putting stroke. PGA Professional Kevin Weeks offers some other ideas.
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Quit The Yips
Ever had the yips? They can be cured and even more important, prevented. 2005 PGA Teacher of the Year Peter Krause explains how.
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The Plane Truth About Putting
Is the proper putting path an arc or straight back and through? PGA Professional Kevin Weeks thinks he knows.
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Putting 101
How's your game once you reach the green? PGA Professional Peter Krause offers some ideas on how to make it better.
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Posture For Putters
Correct posture is important in more than the full golf swing. In fact, it's essential on the greens.
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You Can't Score If You Can't Putt
Less than 29 and you're score will be fine.
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The Basics of Putting
Legendary Instructor Harvey Penick once remarked that a good putter was a match for anyone. Here are some ways for you to become that better match.
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Buried Lies
The hardest shot in golf? Not hardly if you use the right technique to get your shot out.
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Make It A Strength
There's no need to dread the 'day at the beach.' PGA Professional Charlie King says you can make your bunker play an asset to your game.
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Bounce It Out
How do you get out of the bunker? By using the sand wedge the way it was designed, says PGA Professional Lou Guzzi.
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Beat Fairway Bunkers
It's hard enough when you're in the sand and right by the green, but when you're a 100 yards away? Don't worry, it's not that hard to get out says PGA Professional Ben Alexander.
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Blast It Out
2005 PGA Teacher of the Year Peter Krause shows how to deal with buried lies in the bunker.
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The Long and Short of it
PGA Professional David Arancio shows you the different techniques needed to hit long and short bunker shots.
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A Day At The Beach
Far from the green and in a bunker, you might think you're in trouble. But PGA Professional Peter Krause says there's no need to fret, it's not that hard to recover.
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A Line In The Sand
It's the only shot in golf where you never actually hit the ball - at least, you're not supposed to. So how do you do it? PGA Professional Christopher Foley explains.
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Bunker Play 101
PGA Director of Instruction Rick Martino explains the basics of bunker play and why it seems so easy for the players you watch each week.
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Beat Fairway Bunkers
Need to improve your fairway bunker shots? PGA Professional John Fleming offers some ideas as to how.
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Mr. Sandman, Send Me A Green
Is your sand game a problem for you? It doesn't have to as 2000 PGA Teacher of the Year Dr. Jim Suttie explains.
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Dear Diary, I'm Getting Better
PGA Master Professional John Fiander says that recording your progress is one way to make sure you get better.
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Building Confidence
Before you start your round, your frame of mind better be right. PGA Professional Rick Dytrych knows one way to make sure you're thinking positive thoughts.
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Melt Away the Meltdowns
Do you have anger control issues on the course? Not only do they hurt your image, they can also be hurting your game.
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Expectations vs. Goals
In golf, you need expectations and you need goals. And PGA Professional Richard Smith says, the two are not the same.
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What Your Scorecard Tells You
Your scorecard is not just a collection of numbers, it's the story of your round and your game. PGA Professional Ben Alexander explains how to read it.
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Better Enjoyment Will Mean Better Golf
Above all else, golf should be fun. And when it's fun, it's easier to succeed. So says PGA Professional Patrick Livingston.
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Wired For Success
Tiger, Phil and all the greats can show similar greatness but with different approaches to the game. And it may be something that they can't control.
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Shaping Shots
Need to bend your shot around the dogleg? Whether it's a draw or fade you need, PGA Director of Instruction Rick Martino explains what you need to know.
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All Downhill From Here?
Uneven lies got you down? PGA Professional Warren Bottke offers some pointers on how to deal with the troublesome lies.
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Untrue Lies
A perfect drive ends up on a slope, does it ruin the hole for you? It shouldn't says 2005 PGA Teacher of the Year Peter Krause.
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The Most Important Golf Equipment You Have
It's not your driver nor your putter says PGA Professional Lori Van Sickle, it's your body.
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Be Mindful of Others, Pace of Play is Important
Some of golf's most important rules have nothing to do with keeping score. PGA Director of Instruction Rick Martino notes that the etiquette of maintaining pace of play is critical in this time-sensitive era.
Instruction
2007 PGA Teacher of the Year Jim Hardy helps you understand the basics of the swing.
Rules
Play golf the right way with the help of the Vice-Chairman of the PGA Rules Committee Brad Gregory.
Fitness
Dave Phillips, of the Titleist Performance Institute, wants your body to be your best golf asset.
Equipment
Everyone has their favorite clubs, but are they the right clubs for you? PGA Professional Tom Henderson can help.
Conquering Bunkers
It's one of the scariest shots in golf for many amateurs, but it doesn't need to be. PGA Professional Lou Guzzi shares some advice.
B. Alexander: By The Numbers
2007 PGA Northern California Teacher of the Year Ben Alexander explains what you can learn from your scorecard.
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