Most golfers spend hours working on their swing mechanics, yet overlook one of the most powerful fundamentals in the entire motion: where the ball sits in their stance. Ball position seems simple, but it quietly controls your contact, launch angle, curvature, and even how your body is able to move through impact. If the ball…
Fix Your Slice & Over-The-Top Swing With This Simple Alignment Stick Drill If you’re tired of slicing the ball, coming “over the top,” or feeling like your swing just starts the club in the wrong direction, then you’re not alone. These faults all stem from one common source: the club is getting on the wrong…
The Moment of Truth in Every Chip or Pitch Every great wedge shot — whether it’s a low spinner that hops and stops or a soft, high floater — comes down to one thing: impact. That single moment when the club meets the ball determines launch, spin, and consistency. Yet most golfers never really feel…
One of the biggest breakthroughs for any beginner golfer is realizing that the ball doesn’t care how your swing looks — it only reacts to the clubface and path at impact. And if you’ve ever wondered why your shots keep starting in the wrong direction or curving wildly, here’s the truth: you should fix the…
The 4 Parts of the Golf Swing That Control Every Shot Every great golf swing can be broken down into four key parts that decide how well the ball flies. Most beginners focus on small details like wrist positions or elbow angles, but what really matters are the big fundamentals that shape contact, direction, and…
What It Means to Shallow the Golf Swing When golfers talk about “shallowing the club,” they’re describing a movement where the shaft becomes flatter, or more horizontal, as the downswing begins. The club drops slightly behind the hands, creating a shallower approach angle into the ball. This move helps the club glide through impact rather…
Are you consistently pulling the golf ball left? It can be frustrating standing middle of the fairway with a wide open green to hit to, but then you find yourself consistently pulling the golf ball left of the green, missing into sand traps or rough. There are 3 main types of pulled golf shots a…
You step up over the ball feeling confident, make a smooth swing, and then watch the shot start right of the target — sometimes staying there, sometimes fading even farther offline. It makes no sense because the contact felt solid, yet the ball never had a chance. Push shots are one of the most frustrating…
If you’ve ever watched a scratch golfer play, you’ll notice something right away—they never seem rattled. Whether they hit a perfect drive or miss a fairway, their reaction stays the same. This calm, steady demeanor is the foundation of their mindset. They don’t ride emotional highs and lows; they stay locked into the moment. Scratch…
What It Really Means to Be a Scratch Golfer Being a scratch golfer doesn’t mean hitting every fairway or sticking every approach. It simply means you can play to par on any course without relying on lucky breaks. A scratch player manages their game so well that even when they miss, the damage stays small….
