The Surge is at the the Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC Boston with DJ, doing some touch up. Don ( and DJ) said, at 95, it was hot. Then, of course, there’s Hurricane Earl that may come up the coast. We’re having a little transmission problems but should get you some video of Don and DJ tomorrow.

In the mean time, I wanted to answer a question that came on the blog recently, and I’ve had numerous requested via email about this: How do I choose the right head for a driver?

I cut this little video to help everyone understand what goes into that choice. To be quite honest, it’s the easiest part of my job. I hope you’ll enjoy.

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Dr. Rankin and I got to talking about both a quick way to improve your game — plus a better way to enjoy it. He came up with a solution that works for both. It might surprise you.

We were discussing slow play, those days where, at the turn, you’re closing in on three hours. There’s some hold up, maybe it’s the weather. Whatever the case, the delays are affecting your game. If you say to yourself, “I paid for 18 and I’m going to play 18,” you know the last three or four holes are going to be, well, not pleasant.

Dr. Rankin as another take. This video I asked him for is good for your game and your brain.

The Surge!

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This is one test you won’t fail … as soon as you do it a few times. It’s going to narrow your shot pattern, and you’re going to get where you want to go much more often.

One of the fundamental in any sport is to know where your target is. In baseball, the shortstop dive for a grounder, leaps up and throws it to first. I soccer, when a striker takes a shot, he or she is very aware of the target. Think of the quarterback in (American) football, he knows, feels, sees in his mind’s eye, where his target is.

It’s the same for golfers. You need to have proper target orientation. I did this video to help you “take the test.”

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Deciding how hard to go after the ball depends on a number of circumstances. But one of the most fundamental questions you have to ask yourself when considering the shot you want to make is how hard can you hit it without your muscles getting out of dynamic balance.

Say it’s a 150 yard carry over water. Let say you’re pretty sure you can hit a seven iron 150 yards on the fly. But you’re going to have to ratchet it up to 95% of your power to get it across. The danger here is that your muscles can get too tight and will, in fact, slow your arms down. Wet ball.

In this video I explain how to use the Peak Performance Golf Swing to judge your club choice and keeping your muscle tone balanced. The right choice will keep you out of the water, sand and rough.

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I keep talking about “heavy right” and get a bucketful of questions about what that means. I figured maybe a little video would help everybody.

I big mistake a lot of golfers make is leaning the upper body to the right but actually putting more weight on the left leg. If you can’t left your left leg at address, that’s a sure sign your weight is incorrectly distributed. You’ll see the test in the video.

Being “heavy right” also helps keep you behind the ball until impact. Never, never, never are you ahead of the ball in the forward upswing. Stay balanced, behind the ball.

Well, I’m on the road for the next week or so. I’ll be with DJ and hope to get you some video with the both of us.

Until then, practice that “heavy right.” It will save you strokes.

The Surge!

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