Alignment
Alignment
I haven't talked about alignment in quite some time so I thought today would be a good day to re-visit the topic. Because 90-95% of all swing problems arise from poor alignment, it's important that you understand how to avoid it!
Whenever someone who has never heard of the Peak Performance Golf Swing hears the term limited turn, 3/4 backswing, they are usually skeptical and even a little confused.
If you don't know where the butt of your club points throughout your swing, you need to start taking notice. If it's pointing anywhere towards your aiming line, your swing is much too flat and laid off, which means you're probably in the sacred burial ground.
I hope everyone in the Surge Nation had a great weekend and was able to squeeze in a little golf. Today, I want to share some comments that were sent in from one our female followers, TinaB.
Today's topic stems from two messages I received that were very similar in content. Both gentlemen that wrote in said they are having trouble losing balls to the right. The first thing I would have them check is their alignment, but they both think that's not the problem.
If you occasionally lose the ball to the right or have trouble squaring your club at impact, today's video should help you understand why. Regis Rauch is a 7 handicap and hits straight shots, so he's grasped the concepts of the vertical swing and successfully implemented them into his game.
Are you right eye dominant or left eye dominant? This is important to know when you're playing golf, because it could affect your alignment. Most of the world is right eye dominant, but there are some right handed and left handed golfers that are left eye dominant.
Many of you already know Mike Bartholomew as one of our certified PPGS Instructors. Mike's located in Mint Hill, North Carolina at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation. Yet, you might not know how Mike came to be a part of the Swing Surgeon family. It actually stemmed from Mike wanting to improve his... more
I'm a right handed golfer, so I always teach in terms of that side of the ball. I understand that there are a lot of left handed golfers in the Surge Nation as well, and I apologize if any of you have ever felt "left" out of the daily lessons.
I haven't dedicated an entire daily to alignment in awhile, so I thought I'd answer a question on the subject recently sent in by Larry Sandor. He has noticed that he's lining up with his feet open, which has him aimed to the left.
The longer the club, the harder it generally is to hit. That means the driver is most often the toughest club to hit in the bag. It's also the club that's usually used the most off the tee. It sets you up for the rest of the hole, so it's critical that you are able to make solid contact.
Before I traveled overseas to Europe, I was busy heading up some golf schools in Allen, Texas. Dave Seeman, Doc Griffin, and I shot some videos over the course of the few days that we were there. I'd like to share one of them with you today.
Golfers of all skill levels are always searching for tips that might help them improve their games. I try and provide a comprehensive outlook on learning the Peak Performance Golf Swing, but I also like to share little tricks of the trade that I've developed or been told over all my years of... more
What's the best way to take your game from the practice range to the golf course? It's a question I get asked a lot, most recently by Jan Gourlay. Many golfers like Jan think that they swing much better on the range than on the course.
The driver is a tough club to hit. In fact, it's probably the hardest club to hit consistently out of all of your other clubs. It doesn't help that most drivers today are being built way too long for the average golfer either, which makes it even more difficult.
Most golfers today have at least one hybrid in their bag. Over the last ten years or so, hybrids have become a mainstay in golf and it's because they are usually a lot easier to hit than long irons. Even professional golfers have made the transition to hybrids, so it's important that we all... more
Frank Veri recently purchased The Ultimate Alignment Video from Surge's Shop.
Last Sunday, I published a video called Vertical Alignment Position. Today, I want to talk about a student of mine named Vern. He's had some issues with vertical alignment position like I talked about last week.
Since I released my latest video, The Ultimate Alignment Video, I've gotten many positive responses about how much the video has helped drive home the key points of proper alignment.
You can't play golf with poor alignment. Well, I suppose you can but it sure won't be very enjoyable. You always hear me talk about the importance of alignment and it's because most swing faults arise out of poor alignment. But this doesn't just apply to your long game. Putting alignment is just... more
I'm somewhat of a sucker for alignment questions because that's the biggest area golfers struggle with. Today, I'm going to talk about getting aligned parallel left of your aiming line. But, I'm not just talking about getting your toes parallel left.
I always stress the importance of alignment because the setup determines the motion in a golf swing. It's almost always the main thing that students need help with at golf schools and lessons. But, let's say that you've got perfect alignment.
One of the big misses that amateurs have to fight is what I like to call the banana ball. This is usually when a golfer is having trouble with slicing the ball from left to right (for a right handed golfer). One of the reasons this happens quite often among amateur players is because they have... more
Everyone wants to hit the long ball. It's fun to watch and even more fun when you're the one hitting the ball. We can't all be like Bubba Watson and John Daly, but we can play from the middle of the fairway. A lot of my students struggle with the driver and I've often said that I believe it... more
Do you have trouble hitting your driver consistently straight? If you answered yes, you're not alone! I get many students who hit their irons beautifully but when it's time to tee it up and let the big dog eat, suddenly they lose confidence and their fundamentals go out the window.
Pages
