Hey there and happy holiday season! As the Christmas season comes on us rapidly, I decided to revise last year’s popular Christmas list for golfers. This time rather than one single post with a few ideas, I figured I would expand on the theme and talk about gifts in categories. Anyone who has a golfer … Continue reading 2016 Golfer’s Christmas List
Did you get a new adjustable driver for the holiday season? If so, congratulations, they are absolutely the best tools for the average Joe. But here is the thing, if you don’t play a bunch of rounds, or have that week to just pound buckets of balls everyday to get it setup, like tour pros, … Continue reading Adjustable Drivers for the Average Guy – How to customize it for you if you are not a pro
It has been a couple of years since I have written my article on compressing the golf ball, and it still shows up as one of the more popular articles on Shank City Golf. So I figured I would follow-up with some additional thoughts on the subject. This is me hitting an 8 iron off … Continue reading More thoughts on compressing the golf ball – Irons
You probably hear all the time about how bad having too many swing thoughts can be? They can destroy even the best natural swing. However, if you are trying to improve, you are inundated with swing tips and online coaching in this fast-paced media driven world. As I have tried to improve over the last … Continue reading Swing thoughts? “You think too much!”
Putting used to be worst part of my game. I was inconsistent on my distance, which as we all know is a score killer. Lag putting was the worst, and if I was about 10 feet or more, I had no idea if it was going to miss long or short. So here is how … Continue reading My best easy putting tip
While I was reviewing golf balls the other day, I found myself on the chipping green. The repetitive chipping one after another, reconnected me to one of my favorite tips for chipping. I have seen on many many sites and in many articles, that you need to have about 60% of your weight on your … Continue reading Quick chipping tip – Weight shift
Compressing the ball with an iron The number one thing that most new golfers get wrong from the beginning is how they imagine that you are supposed to hit a golf ball. A good deal of the misinformation comes from the TV and watching professional golf on TV. If you watch golf on TV and … Continue reading Compressing the Golf Ball
This year was an interesting one for me. After years of being able to play quite a lot, my job and the need to care for my Grandfather resulted in a lot less time on the course. I was forced to abbreviate my practice routine and play more 9 hole rounds. Early on, my game … Continue reading Killing a Killer Flaw