Monday 12 August 2013
He’s not one of golf’s longest hitters, but American Jason Dufner is one of the most accurate drivers in the game. Many observers have noted how similar his swing is to that of Ben Hogan, a high accolade indeed and one that explains his consistency. And indeed, the super-cool Ryder Cup star has been a fan of Hogan since a young...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Monday 13 May 2013
In this video tip TG Elite Teaching Professional Adrian Fryer talks about getting inside to increase your power as part of our 25th Anniversary Best Ever Tips feature. Adrian takes you through three east steps, including getting the correct spine angle at set up, turning at the top and letting your hips lead to impact.
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 19 December 2012
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston looks at how you can use a headcover to add power and distance to your swing. In this drill he ties his headcover to his shaft to give the clubhead a bit more weight in the tip. This means he can feel where the club is and make a better transition to create the...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 13 December 2012
In this In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Adrian Fryer helps you cure the dreaded fat shot with your fairway wood. The fat happens when you attack the ball on too shallower a plane, so here Adrian shares a simple grip drill that will help you swing your woods on a more neautral plane. This will help you sweep the ball...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 13 December 2012
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Adrian Fryer teaches you how to sweep your fairway woods to fit them further and straighter. He looks at how players try to hit the ball too hard, leading to a steep swing and the bottom of the arc coming too early in your swing. He then gives you a simple one-arm drill to try and...
Written by Chris Ryan on Wednesday 14 November 2012
Watch the video below to see how TG Elite Pro Chris Ryan can add yards to your drives with a simple change to how you hold the club. In this video tip, you’ll learn the correct way to hold your club, that will also you to make a more complete swing that will in-turn help you create more lag and more...
Written by Lee Westwood on Thursday 1 November 2012
Ahead of the WGC event at Mission Hills in China Lee Westwood spoke to TG columnist Andrew Cotter to share his tips on drawing and fading the golf ball from the tee. Watch the video below to see how you can learn from the world number four:...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 7 September 2012
Just because your ball curves to the right and misses the target on that side, it doesn’t mean you hit a slice. A slice is a ball flight that starts left of the target and finishes right of it. But a push fade is a shot that starts right of target and moves further right through the air. If you relate...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 7 September 2012
When you swing with good rhythm, the body, arms and clubhead all move in the right time and powerful drives seem effortless. In this video tip from TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer, you’ll discover some simple ways to improve the rhythm in your swing for longer drives without the extra effort.
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 7 September 2012
A lot of coaches talk about the feeling of a late hit in the downswing. By this, they mean storing the angle in the wrist so that maximum clubhead speed can be delivered at impact through their unhinging. But those who become too obsessed with this idea could find themselves sliding with the legs and leaving the clubface open at impact...
Written by Chris Ryan on Thursday 16 August 2012
The driver requires an upward hit and to do that, the spine needs to lean away from the target. Because the ball is positioned forward and our right hand is lower than our left hand at address (for a right-handed player), we should naturally have some spine tilt in place before the swing starts. But what many amateurs do incorrectly is...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 29 June 2012
Golfers that snatch the club away to start their swing will find this move leads to a chain reaction of other poor swing moves, resulting in a wide dispersion and inconsistent strikes. A simple way of preventing this snatchy takeaway is the hover the club to the ball in the address position, as TG Elite Pro Lee Scarbrow explains in this...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Wednesday 16 May 2012
Many club golfers struggle to strike their fairway woods correctly because they lose their posture during the swing, causing them to top the ball along the ground. As TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf video tip, a great mental image to help become more successful with this shot is to imagine there’s a coin underneath the ball and...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 10 May 2012
In an effort to hit the ball further off the tee, there’s nothing to be gained from swinging the club faster if you don’t strike the ball out of the sweetspot. In fact, as the great Jack Nicklaus said, making sure you strike the ball pure out of the middle of the clubface every time is the most important part of...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 10 May 2012
You’ve heard it 100 times but yet the majority of amateur golfers still start their downswing with the upper body, which throws the club outside the line and often results in a weak slice. If you were to imagine for a moment that you hitting a ball from a very high tee peg, how would you set-up to the ball? This...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 10 May 2012
What most golf magazines and websites rarely talk about is the importance of rhythm in your golf swing. Swinging with a rhythm that’s right for you helps to syncronise the swinging of the arms with the turn and unwinding of the body. In this golf video tip, TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer demonstrates a drill that will help you discover your...
Written by Rob Watts on Thursday 10 May 2012
It’s the shot every golfer wants to hit off the tee but one that requires the courage to aim right and trust your technique. The key point here is that to launch the ball high and start right of target, your clubface must be open at address. As TG Elite Pro Rob Watts explains in this golf video tip, by swinging...
Written by Rob Watts on Wednesday 11 April 2012
Power is created in the backswing by coiling the upper body against the lower body. This stretch, the difference in rotation between the hips and the shoulders, is called the ‘X’ Factor. A way you can increase yours is by keeping the lower half of the body nice and stable during the backswing, as TG Elite Pro Rob Watts...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Wednesday 11 April 2012
You can promote the ideal level angle of attack with a fairway wood by ensuring the shaft is vertical at the point of impact. As TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this video tip, when you do this you present the maker’s loft to the ball. This gives you the optimum launch angle so you can hit your...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 30 March 2012
Striking fairway woods correctly from the turf requires a sweeping angle of attack where the swing arc levels at the point of impact. Many amateur golfers get too steep into the ball when using their fairway woods, which increases the likelihood of a poor strike. This simple drill from Adrian Fryer will help you achieve this feeling in your swing.