One of the continuing trends in golf clubs – particularly drivers – is the pursuit of increasingly lighter shafts; this obsessive goal has given us the...
Well, another Masters has come and gone and, as always, left me with some observations and ponderings that I thought I would share. I hope you...
I think what makes putting so frustrating and difficult is that we put lots of pressure on ourselves to make “everything”, because it seems like the...
In talking with golfers, I often ask questions about what is the best part of their game, and what is the worst. The answers I get...
One of the most fun things about being a golfer is that we all want to get better–hit drives longer and straighter, iron shots that find...
Almost all golfers wear a glove, but most don’t realize that a close inspection of your glove can tell you a lot about your golf swing...
If any of you watched much golf on TV this past weekend, you could have seen a complete contradiction of what golf was, is, and has...
I’m betting most of us are pretty happy that we finally are into the early stages of another football season. Here in Texas, this is a...
I’m betting no one saw this coming through all the build up of how Winged Foot was going to be a “true” U.S. Open test –...
Based on the feedback I got last week, I really missed my mark. I apologize to all who took offense to my “comparison” of the game...
Watching PGA Tour golf has become something I don’t do a lot these days. Why? Well, for two reasons. First, watching the best players in the...
I always find it amazing to watch the pros selection of shots around the greens. Most amateurs I play with don’t use nearly as much imagination...
You can watch nearly every PGA Tour event and quickly appreciate the vital importance of distance control with your iron shots. For the most part, these...
In my opinion, one of the most misunderstood areas of the golf swing is the transition from backswing to downswing, but I don’t read much on...
Having written a blog and responded to hundreds of questions about wedge play, one question I seem to get very often is something like this: “On...
I know you all expect me to always write about wedges and wedge play, but my lifetime in golf and 40 years in the industry has...
In today’s post, I’m going to put on my “respectful irreverence” hat and challenge the notion of “matched” sets of irons that have been promoted to...
This is the part of the swingweight discussion where I expect to get lots of dialog, so here goes. The modern trend in clubfitting seems to...
For the twenty-five plus years, I’ve been in the equipment business, one of the most commonly-asked-about subjects is that of swingweight. It mostly comes up when...
This past week, I was out at our club doing some research on launch angles and spin rates. My “Iron Byron” was our first assistant golf...
One of the keys to constant improvement in our golf games is to look for more and better ways to track our performance. And as you...
I received a particularly interesting question this week from Art S., who said he has read all the tips about how to hit different sand shots,...
Whether you play competitively or not, “pressure” is a big part of this game. Even if we are out for an evening practice nine, when we...
I’ve always been a proponent of having one or more “go-to” shots–those you have full confidence you can pull off whenever you need it. The first...
I thought today I would depart from the typical short game focus and turn my attention to putting. Many of you might not know that I...
As you all know, I have been a wedge designer for over 30 years now, but unlike most of the other wedge designers you know of,...
Last week, I wrote about keys to hitting better short iron and wedge shots and referenced Ben Hogan and Ken Venturi’s comments about his “low hands” making...
The past two weeks, I have written about “power leaks” with a focus on the long game. So, this week, I’m getting back to helping you...
Thank you all for the positive “scoring” of last week’s article on Power Leaks. I hope you are getting a chance to get out and try...
One of the things I like the best is when a friend or stranger asks me to take a look at their swing to see if...
One of my most appreciated aspects of this nearly 40 years in the golf equipment industry is the practically endless stream of “ah ha” moments that...
We often hear these two terms used to describe a given golfer’s particular skills, and sometimes they are used interchangeably. Today, I would like to discuss...
One of the more difficult aspects of golf, in my opinion, is learning the “touch” shots; those less-than-full swings that you need to score. It seems...
I’m going to wrap up this three-week series on using your mind to improve your golf. I am a firm believer that for the vast majority...
Last week, I shared some thoughts about playing with “realistic expectations.” I firmly believe that is the first step of strengthening your mental game to get...
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