Question – What makes a golf ball fly? Or, in other words, what causes the lift on a golf ball? For many, they think picking the ball off the ground or lifting the ball causes the ball to fly. This … Continue reading
Author: Tim Graves, PGA
What We Do Works When Put to the Test!
It is always “fun” to put the game to the test…. And to be honest with you, putting to the test for me most often means teeing it up against good players in pressure situations. A few days ago, I … Continue reading
Give Yourself the Best Chance in your “Scoring” Part of the Game
Hello Everyone, I thought I’d write a little about wedges, spin and the importance of having a good wedge game. I know it’s the off-season or winter season for many, and most probably aren’t thinking about their wedge game this … Continue reading
Perfect Practice – Moe Story
Hi Everyone, One of the best times we have at our schools is having lunch with all our students. My staff and our students spend about 45 minutes each school day enjoying lunch (and a good break). It always seems … Continue reading
Practice Tip: Age before Beauty
Hello Everyone – For many of those who have attended our schools, you know how much I like to tell stories. First, hopefully they are a little entertaining and for most, we’ll remember stories and maybe the point we are … Continue reading
Golf Exercises for Flexibility
Flexibility and Exercises for the Moe Norman Single Plane Golf swing 90/90 Flexibility Test 1 – Get into golf posture 2 – Lift up your trail elbow to 90 degress to the ground (same position as backswing) 3 – Forearm … Continue reading
Playing “Winter” Lies
In the past few weeks, I (Tim) have been trying to get on the course more and more to start to get my game ready for the season. As always with this time of year, it is a much different … Continue reading
A Hook Waiting to Happen
Had a couple of great email questions this past week and then spent today playing in a ‘marathon’ golf match in Wichita, KS that reminded me again of “A Hook Waiting to Happen”. First will describe the match and what … Continue reading
How to Drop Your Handicap FAST Using the 3 P’s of Putting
Here is one of those e-tips again… if you are rushed, don’t have much time to read, etc.. please put this e-tip down (close, etc..) and come back to it when you have time and a VERY open mind… This … Continue reading
Why? Why? Why?
This past week, I played (for the first time) in the South Central PGA Senior/Junior Championship in Ponca City, OK. It is an annual tournament in which a senior member of the PGA (over 55 years) partners with a junior … Continue reading