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Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 43

 

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: 19 June 2016
Sergio García has been having a good year on the PGA Tour for 2016. He took time off from golf as his performance in tournaments had not been very good. He has come back with a new swing and has had... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 June 2016
Comments: 13
Frank brings another great technical discussion of club fitting. Have you heard of Moment of Inertia (MOI) and Swing Weight matching? Have you ever wondered what the difference is and which one is... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 June 2016
Comments: 3
We received a question from Dave through the site that he has problems with arm stress in the backswing. A quote from his message is this: ...Even with your excellent videos and dailies I still... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 June 2016
Comments: 3
From my last trip to Europe, we were able to record some special videos on the driving range. Today is another instalment of videos from the driving range.  Watch for the blooper at the beginning.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 2 June 2016
Comments: 13
Pre-Loaded Heavy Right (for right handers) is one of the basic tenants of the PPGS that goes in opposition to what everyone is taught with a rotational swing. This video explains the concept and... Read More
Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 31 May 2016
Comments: 3
As a follow up to a previous daily, Frank Stranick comes to you with some science and data about club length and the golf swing. As we have always said, longer clubs are not better. PPGS Certified... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 27 May 2016
Comments: 7
The Bump is one of the keys of the Peak Performance Golf Swing but it must be executed correctly. We find that a lot of people think the bump is a profound movement in your body - it is not! The Bump... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 May 2016
The last stop for my 2016 European tour was England. Three days of schools in England were great and I got to see some people from previous years. The big news about the schools in England was that... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 May 2016
Concluding my time at Ramstein, my next stop was Munich to meet and teach some very dedicated Surgites. The Münchener Golf Club was my host for four days and they rolled out the red carpet! We had a... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 May 2016
My 2016 European tour is over. Before leaving, we recorded a set of videos to review the two and half week trip to Europe. The first stop was clinics at Ramstein Air Base. For three years, I have... Read More