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Square the Face at the Top

Square the club-face at the top to hit more accurate shots For most players, hooks and slices are a common occurrence. These types of shots generally happen as a result of your club-face not being in a square position at the moment of the impact (when the club strikes the ball). If you are one of these players, it is very likely that your club-face is not in a square position at the top of your back-swing either. The key to setting yourself up to have a square impact position (and hitting the ball straight) is to set everything up as squarely ...

Keep your head down? True or False

Answer: FALSE Changing our golf swings is sometimes an arduous and on-going process. We have to commit valuable time to improve and constantly refine. And every spring we set our sights on breaking 100, 90, 80 for the first time - working away on changing things like path of the club, grip, posture, ball position and the list goes on. Unfortunately we all don’t have those winter getaways to work on our games and, subsequently, the position of the club-head and marriage to our hands tends to weaken during extended periods away from the game. To combat this I'd suggest ...

Swing in Sequence

A key characteristic of the swings of elite golfers is their ability to sequence their motions on the downswing in a manner which produces optimal efficiency. With the aid of new technologies ( 3-D motion capture systems for example ) teaching professionals can now examine in great detail a golfer’s efficiency by studying his / her kinetic sequencing patterns during the swing. Learning or re-learning the proper motion patterns required for golf can be challenging. However, efficient and powerful movement patterns can be brought to golf from other sports. Many people with experience playing sports such as baseball, tennis, or ...

It is a Game of Fundamentals

The Canadian PGA recently announced the winners of its 2009 National awards for exceptional and dedicated service. A National Selection committee evaluated nominations from more than 3,600 Canadian PGA Members coast-to-coast and recognized winners in each of the four categories and ... This year's winner in the teaching category was Clublink Academy's Sean Casey. Whether he is showing us how to make it fly, or answering a bunch of reader email questions (which he did - right here - last November after winning the 2009 Ontario Teacher of the Year), Sean is always a great resource for some sage golf advice. So, ...

Drive it Long and Straight

During my last few years of teaching, I have found myself coming back to one drill that consistently works with the students that have trouble with the driver. Most driver problems are from golfers that come 'over the top'. This means they attack the ball from an angle that is too steep and from the outside that results in a weak slice or a pop fly that goes very high but not very far. The three most common swing faults that I see regularly are: Ball Position: positioning the ball in the middle of stance instead of directly off the front foot Grip: using a grip that ...

A Quick Recap Followed by …

In 2009, GolfScene, along with the help of Ontario PGA Professionals, brought you a myriad of tips, suggestions, drills, etc in an effort to make each and every one of us a better player and, in doing so, make the game that much more enjoyable. After all, not too many things can match that moment of making solid contact, of hitting it pure, and watching the ball, well, do exactly what we envisioned it should. It's the time that we hold the finish just a few seconds longer, the time when the bag gets a few pounds lighter, and the ...

eNEWS

2010 Men’s Amateur Set For London

STELLAR FIELD OF CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL GOLFERS TO COMPETE AT 2010 CANADIAN MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Two-time defending...

Stats Can Be Intentional Misleading

It is always interesting to to hear the PR spins after each and every tournament. It does not take a statistician / marketer...

Notebook: Canadian Open 2010

Sweden’s Carl Pettersson put the finishing touches on this year’s championship with a tidy 67 to follow his somewhat...

Do You See Your Shoes Yet?

As you can see the entries are coming in and we’ll soon be starting to select those lucky few for inclusion in the short...

Notebook: Mike Weir Charity Classic

Spent the better part of Monday down at St George’s for the opening day of the tournament week and what is now (in its second...

Jennifer Kirby Easily Defends Ontario Women’s Amateur Title

Collingwood, ON – Paris, Ontario native Jennifer Kirby successfully defended her Investors Group Ontario Women’s Amateur...

Tiger Changes His …

Putter By all accounts it appears that Tiger Woods will be making a putter change for the first time in 11 years as he prepares...

Lazy, hazy HOT Days of Summer

Too hot for golf? The past couple of weeks have been record setters for temperature and humidity. Have you stopped playing golf?...

The White Putter Wins

Lately on tour, there has been a rather obvious new tint out there with respect to putters. Justin Rose has been to the victory...

2010 Canadian Open – There’s a Map for that

If you’re planning on heading down to this year’s Canadian Open (and we hope that you are) here are a few tips and...

VIDEO

The Saucer Pass

Canadian golfer James Lepp is launching Kikkor Golf this season – a new line of golf shoes that are more ’skate’ inspired than links inspired. Along with his edgy shoes / brand comes a few equally non-traditional golf tips – that actually work! (check out the video below)

In this tip, James demonstrates the 30 yard ’saucer pass’ – something we, as Canadians, are much more used to hearing when relating to hockey. Check it out and make sure you watch until the end. Life is just so much more fun when left unscripted.