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Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 42

 

Don Trahan was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. His father introduced him to the game of golf when he was ten years old. By the age of twelve, Don was a scratch golfer and a member of New Bedford Public Links, now called Whaling City Golf Club (known as The Whale).

Don graduated from Bishop Stang Catholic High School in 1967. He was the top player on the high school golf team all four years he attended. Trahan then attended Southeastern Massachusetts University (Now University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth) where he was again the top player on the golf team all four years he attended. He is a member of Delta Kappa Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1971 with a double major in political science and history with plans to become a corporate attorney.

Trahan met his wife, Susan, while attending college. The two married in 1973 and moved to Port Orange, Florida where Don would begin his effort to obtain his PGA Tour Card. From there, Don took an... Read More

Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 August 2016
Comments: 3
This is a public service announcement on getting more PPGS Certified Instructors. We often find friction in the golf world with our swing because rotational is the dominant swing. Many people think... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 August 2016
Comments: 19
A customer writes in to ask us about what he reads on the Internet about people hitting golf balls. Are these people lying? Determining what distance someone can hit off a tee is impossible to do as... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 3 August 2016
Frank Stranick explains the fitting of golf shafts when your fitter has a Launch Monitor Radar in their toolset. Frank has an excellent technical discussion on the physical characteristics of the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 July 2016
Comments: 11
How many people think that the golf swing is hard to execute properly? From our experience, many have this belief. It is part of the mission of SwingSurgeon.com to dispell that belief because it is... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 July 2016
Comments: 15
Another crucial tip for your posture at address. In a previous video we discussed ball position at address, today we discuss arm position at address - specifically reach. Lately, in schools, we have... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 10 July 2016
Thinking about purchasing a new driver? Going the proper route of buying a fitted driver but do not know what you should be looking for in the fitting process? Frank Stranick is here to tell you what... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 July 2016
Comments: 14
We all have times where we "loose" our swing and stop making the proper movements to execute the Peak Performance Golf Swing. I found that I was not executing the PPGS myself - me the master! One day... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 29 June 2016
Comments: 4
Another episode of "In Your Own Words". This ranks as one of the top "In Your Own Words" messages we have received to date! Today's topic is one covered many times here on the Swing Surgeon blog, the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 28 June 2016
Comments: 4
How many times have you heard of tucking your trailing elbow (right elbow for righties) in the backswing? Some will say to hold a towel under your elbow and do not drop it. In the rotational swing... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 26 June 2016
Comments: 2
I want to introduce a new Surgite (Michael) that found the Peak Performance Golf Swing via YouTube. Michael found our YouTube channel searching for a body friendly golf swing. Michael is from Munich... Read More