STORY #1 (South Central PGA Match Play Tournament) First, is going to be about my (Tim) tournament last week. I played in the South Central PGA Match Play Championship last week at Reflection Ridge Golf Course in Wichita, KS. I … Continue reading
Author: Tim Graves, PGA
The 4 C’s of an Effective Short Game
In our schools, camps and clinics (and pretty much anytime you’re around me), you will continually hear how important the short game is for scoring. In this article I’m going to compare the long game vs. short game then give … Continue reading
One Thing at a Time
I wanted to tell everyone a story about a student I (Tim) have been teaching the past few months. Of course, as always, story is to help those who read it… I have to teach a young man from Edmond, … Continue reading
Putter Fitter
According to the PGA: One of the most stressful events a golfer can put on his/her back is putting – especially practice. This is one of the only extended times you will bend at the waist without relieving the stress … Continue reading
Talk about Clubs: What Flex Shaft in My Drive?
Got a great question on our chatroom a couple of weeks ago wanted to share with all those that didn’t see it: Question: “Suppose you swing the driver 110 miles per hour. Based on that swing speed, you should be … Continue reading
Lie Angles Don’t Lie
This month we’re going to discuss the lie angles on clubs. Not just how a correct lie angle affects the direction of a golf shot, but as important, what looking at and monitoring lie angles of clubs can tell you … Continue reading
Winter Practice 2
Going to Discuss Recommend Winter Practice #2 in this month’s e-tip: But FIRST: Wanted to copy this testimonial I received a couple of days ago…. From Doug Smith, Virginia ” Let me start off by saying Thank You! Thank You! … Continue reading
Clubs to Fit the Single Plane Swing
I have been getting a lot of emails and calls lately (in the past week) about students wanting to change their clubs to fit the single axis swing. And to be honest, I have heard a lot of MISS INFORMATION … Continue reading
Correcting the Shank
The Correct Rotation in the Back swing and How to Stop/Correct the Shank More about the hosel rocket, hoosel, pitch out, lateral, the s word…. What causes the “s word” and how can we prevent it? The pictures are up. … Continue reading
Swing Terminology
We have been getting a lot of questions about some swing terminology lately. Questions include defining what a wide stance is (or how wide should the stance be), body center, leverage angles, spine tilt and others. Todd decided to take … Continue reading