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... [ Read Full Article ]
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... [ Read Full Article ]
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... [ Read Full Article ]
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 ... [ Read Full Article ]
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... [ Read Full Article ]
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... [ Read Full Article ]
Ask Sean Casey : Answers
Last month we gave our eNews readers the opportunity to ask 2009 Ontario PGA Teacher of the Year, Sean Casey, a few questions of their own. And the response was overwhelming – thanks. As was the deal, we have chosen 5 questions and each reader will not only get the answer they were looking for, but also a copy of Sean’s book. As an added bonus (we actually sent Sean over a few extra questions), we have for you, what we’ll cleverly... [ Read Full Article ]
Ask Sean Casey
Sean Casey was this year’s recipient of the Ontario PGA’s ‘Teacher of the Year‘ Award. Sean is the Head Teaching Professional at the ClubLink Academy at Glen Abbey. He oversees the successful ELITE Jr. Development program and is also the national team coach for the Canadian Junior Golf Association. Sean has been the featured instructor for numerous publications (including GolfScene) and also hosts and produces Golf Talk Live,... [ Read Full Article ]
Impact is Not all in the Wrists
MYTHCONCEPTION Uncocking the wrist at impact equals more power. BUSTED Many golfers believe that they need to uncock their wrists right at impact in order to attain additional power. This does occur in other sports such as skillful batters uncocking to smash home runs or tennis players who uncock the wrist to hit hard serves. In golf however it’s nearly impossible to time uncocking to any real advantage. In fact, due to the long arc of the golf... [ Read Full Article ]
Impact – The Key to Consistency
The most common thing that Golf Professionals hear from their students is that they want their ball striking to be more ‘consistent’. In order to be more consistent, we must look at the best ball strikers in the world, PGA / LPGA Tour players for the answer. If you watch golf on television, you will see that most players look similar at address, have varied backswing and forward swing styles yet have almost identical impact positions. 3 ESSENTIALS... [ Read Full Article ]
