Category Archives: Course Management
Playing in the Wind
Note: Port St. Lucie, The PGA Learning Center. We’re beginning our second day under beautiful, sunny skies. Yesterday was clouds all day, a big wind, and cold! But we didn’t sweat the small stuff. I can’t tell you how great these students are. They ask good questions all day and are determined to go to [...]
Setup: Back Foot Perpendicular to Toe Line — A Problem
- Audio version at the end of this post –
Let’s start with defining what a square back foot means in the setup. The toe line, which is parallel left of the aiming line, is called the toe line because the toes of both feet are to touch it in the address setup. [...]
DJ and The Surge Get Fitted
DJ, as far as I know, has not had a complete personal club fitting since back in college. Even being on the Titleist Professional Staff, they have built his clubs based on what he showed up with, measuring them and matching them. They have done a good job. He has hit the ball [...]
The “cut short” weight transfer
This question – and questioner – are for the record books. I had to share this with you.
HI,
I wonder if you can help me just a little more with my swing. I am 89 and an ex-LPGA instructor. Recent surgery on my left leg prevents me from a full follow thru because my balance [...]
Good 9 – Bad 9, Part 2
Good 9…Bad 9.…..Part 2
Yesterday we discussed Ron’s problem of falling apart on the back nine because he ran out of gas. Let’s now look at a few other points about diet and nutrition as it applies to playing golf. I will first and foremost put out this disclaimer: I am not an expert [...]
Good front – bad back
GOOD FRONT 9.….BAD BACK 9
Sound Familiar. You feel good and play well on the front nine, make the turn, then fall apart on the back nine with your score going up 5 to 10 shots.
One day a new student, Ron, was getting his 4th or 5th lesson. He said that he was really happy with [...]
Detecting Wind Direction
Detecting Wind Direction
On Tuesday, I walked 18 holes with DJ at the Quail Hollow County Club in Charlotte, the site of this week’s PGA Tour event, getting in a full practice round. Yesterday he played in the Pro-Am and got another good look at the course before he tees it up today at 1:00 [...]
Aim the Name
AIM THE NAME
It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that I enjoy playing lessons with low handicap golfers. Because they want to knock that five down to a two or three, they can present more of a challenge. That’s what I thrive on! But sometimes, even for the low handicapper, the answer to a nagging [...]
Wet Soggy Fairways
Wet Soggy Fairways: how to play off of them
I got a call from the father of my top 12-year-old junior student, Keenan.
He had just played in a junior tournament that was squeezed in between four days of rain.
The fairways were wet and spongy, and he had hit a number of chunk shots that [...]
Importance of Keeping “Stats.”
The Importance of Keeping “Stats.”
NOTE:
One of Don’s young students, who will be going to college on scholarship next year, was concerned about more birdies. He’s getting close to being a scratch player. Don’s advice follows – but it’s not just for advanced players. It makes sense for EVERY golfer.
As to your not making enough [...]
Playing Golf In Cold Weather
Playing lesson with the Surge! Cold Weather Playing Tips:
This is the time of year where many of us have to deal with some very cold and unforgiving weather…
I recently played a round and the temperature reached a high of 47 degrees, which is fairly cold here in sunny South Carolina. Today, we had [...]
Golf Lesson To Tee Or Not To Tee On A Par Three
To Tee Or Not To Tee, That Is The Question…
Welcome to another Golfing Lesson from Don “The Swing Surgeon” Trahan and the Peak Performance Golf Swing Team.
Today I tackle the question of:
“To tee or not to tee on a par three?”
Now that is the question…
Golfers from PGA Tour Players to high handicappers play par threes [...]
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