Category Archives: Golf Tips
The U.S. Open is hard enough when you are putting with your putter.
Well, I’m back home from a great trip to New York. I have to say The US Open is in my opinion, the ultimate test of golf.
While the Masters was gorgeous this Spring and produces great champions every year. To me, the US Open is a nerve-shattering and brutal test of the game.
With [...]
Alignment: Straight Talk
Golf is a sport where direction is of utmost importance for achieving success. It is a sport where the ball is hit far distances and has a very small target. It is also the sport that the ball can be hit with a tremendous amount of curve, affecting the accuracy and success of the [...]
Putting with a 3 wood
Putting … with a 3 Wood
I am here at TPC Sawgrass with DJ for The Players Championship. Many of the greens are sort of built up higher than the fairway (sometimes called pop-ups) and are super fast and hard. In fact, Wednesday, when we played a practice round, all 4 of the players [...]
Rolls Like a Putt
Pitch and Run / Chipping…The Ball Rolls Like a Putt
The basic principle of hitting a pitch and run and chip shot has always been the same for as Long as I have been playing and teaching golf; minimum air time, maximum roll. Let’s look at each of these principles.
Minimum air time incorporates two concepts. [...]
Can You Mix Your Golf Swing?
Can You Mix Your Golf Swing?
Got this email about the dangers of mixing your golf swing.
In other words, using the Peak Performance Golf Swing in conjunction with other swing theories.
Here are the results:
Don,
After concentrating heavily on all of the recent email lessons that you have been giving and having great success with it I [...]
Flag Pin: In or Out
Flag Pin: In or out?
This has been a question talked about and debated for centuries on the course, in the locker room, dining room, club bars, and in numerous magazine articles.
In or out…in or out…which is the answer?
Some magazines and pros have done studies to find the answer to this in or out [...]
Putting: Glove On Or Glove Off
PUTTING: Glove On or Glove Off
I have been asked many times in lessons and when playing about wearing a glove to putt. It is a simple question with a simple yet somewhat evasive answer: yes and no. Let’s look at why we wear a glove and see if that also translates into [...]
30 In A Row Or You Don’t Go
30 in a Row or You Don’t Go.
This is a putting drill I have used for over 30 years.
I start with a 3 foot putt, usually straight and level.
I call this drill, “30 in a row or you don’t go.”
Here is how it works:
You have to make 30 putts in [...]
DJ Trahan’s Tour Schedule
Many people have been asking why DJ didn’t play in the Buick Open last weekend and what his schedule is looking like for the next couple months.
Well the reason DJ didn’t play last weekend is because he has a really busy schedule coming up and wanted to take a little personal time to regroup and [...]
Putting From The Fringe
“Putting From The Fringe”
When you are faced with a shot from the fringe of the green, the first club you should always consider, or as I say in my golf schools, “rule in or out,” is your putter. Why? Because it is the safest and surest club for pulling off a good shot, especially in [...]
Inside the PGA with DJ Trahan
Hey there,
Just a really quick message.
Our very own DJ Trahan is going to be on the golf channel this coming Tuesday the 20th at 7:30PM EST
An entire 30 minute special called “Inside The PGA” is dedicated to DJ.
You will see where he lives, where he practices, and some very special surprises.
So be sure [...]
Top Ten Mistakes
Well there is good news in the world of the peak performance golf swing.
Don’s “Top Ten Master Mistakes” videos are now available.
Be sure to sign up on the home page or the free videos page to start watching them. You should get the first video almost immediately after signing up, and one each day [...]
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