Mitch Grassing Long Drive Q&A
Age: 22 Height: 6'3" Weight: 265 Driver Specs: 3* Callaway with 4x Paderson shaft Sponsors: Callaway, Tornado Tee, Paderson Shafts, One Stop Power Shop Special Accomplishments: 2017 - Three 2nd place finishes on the WLD Tour 2016 -...
Math For Reading Putts Over Multiple Slopes
By Geoff Mangum Generally, the “rule of thumb” math that Break (“) = Distance (‘) * Slope% / 2 (“/%-‘) can be used ONLY when the green surface is only one slope from ball to hole, not several — so the slope is FLAT (although slanted or tilted in gravity out of level)...
Learn Golf 129% Faster
By Adam Young In 1994, Hall, Domingues and Cavazos conducted a study with baseball players testing the effects of either BLOCK or RANDOM practice schedules on subsequent LEARNING. Thirty players were tested for skill levels, and then were randomly assigned to one of...
Your Questions Answered
By Tom Wishon MHI Golfer Question: Is it alright to clean my irons with a brush? I purchased one of those cleaning brushes (haven't used it yet) that has 2 sides. One side is a nylon type brush, soft and the other head is like a wire brush. It also has a sharp pick on...
Grip Pressure
By Geoff Mangum Holding your putter as lightly as possible is stupid advice. The general idea seems to be that “exquisite touch” comes from sensitivity in the fingers, but this is anatomically ignorant of both “touch” and the contribution of sensitive fingers to...
Jaacob Bowden talks swing philosophies on GolfWRX
By Swing Man Golf Staff Did you hear Jaacob Bowden this week on the The 19th Hole on GolfWRX? Our very own Master Instructor and Long Drive Champion Jacob Bowden shares his insights on the golf swing with Michael Williams on this week’s edition of The 19th Hole. You...
The Goal of Golf
By Adam Young In our quest for the “perfect swing” (if it even exists), we often lose sight of the goal of the game. This article will be incredibly simple, yet, at the same time, make you say “huh, I never thought of it like that”. The Game Our aim in this game is...
More Confident on Short Putts
By David MacKenzie MHI Golfer Question: I am not very confident from 6 feet and in because I feel I have to make them which makes it easy to miss them. How do I become more confident on short putts? David’s Answer: Short putts are probably the shots that players feel...
How to Think About Putting
By Geoff Mangum Here are six main ideas about putting. 1. First, “skill” requires knowledge of cause and effect.Ben Hogan was right: golf consists of two different games — one in the air and the other along the surface of the green. And typically, putting amounts to...
Four Keys to Effective Practice
By Adam Young If you are reading this, you probably spend at least some of your precious time working on your game to get better. This article will help you identify 4 ways to improve the effectiveness of that practice. By adding these methods to your practice...