I wrote this practice tip a few years ago and thought it would be good to publish again. This is one of those article this is good to republish at least once a year. During the past couple of weeks, … Continue reading
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Five On Course Instructional Tips
BY TIM GRAVES, PGA (Co-owner Graves Golf Academy) These are things I see most “amateurs” have problems with during their round and things that can be “fixed” during practice. 1. Work On Controlling Trajectory – This is a big one… … Continue reading
How are you “Showing Up?”
How are you showing up on the golf course… during your play, or even when you practice? Last week I spent a day with Dr. Joseph Thomas, head of the Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the U.S. … Continue reading
Bacon Strips not Pork Chops
While Moe might have said he didn’t take a divot, what he felt he did and what he actually did were quite different. I have not doubt that Moe could have hit a golf ball off of a Casio watch face. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t take a divot. Moe’s swing was perfectly shallow into impact. He compressed the ball perfectly. Yet, when the ball was on tight turf, he took a shallow divot. Here are some pics that tell the story. Continue reading
Hybrids vs. Irons – When to Hit
One “common” question we receive (multiple times a week) is when to hit hybrids vs. when to hit irons. When do you hit hybrids, when do you hit irons? Here are a few scenarios of when it is recommended to … Continue reading
Hybrids – How to Hit & Drills to Help
Hybrid – How to Hit and Drills to Help By Tim Graves, PGA One common theme we see with golfers is the difficulty hitting hybrids. Hybrids, aka rescue clubs, long iron replacements, or baffles, are the clubs in your bag … Continue reading
Tom Brady – Million Dollar Arm / Million Dollar Golf Swing
By Tim Graves, PGA I was thinking about an article I wrote a few years ago – while watching Tom Brady in the Superbowl…. Tom Brady credits Tom House, PHD as his throwing coach (and attributes much of his success … Continue reading
Putt Your Way to a Great Swing
During a recent webinar I discussed how working on your short game (putting, chipping and pitching), if done properly, can and will dramatically improve your long game. Had GREAT response during and after the webinar. To be honest, didn’t surprise me … Continue reading
It’s The Mental Game…
In 1992 a relatively obscure Governor from Arkansas was elected president of the United States, in part because of a laser-like strategy to focus on the one thing: the economy. Bill Clinton’s campaign director James Carville believed that there was … Continue reading
Odyssey New Red Ball Putter
ODYSSEY RED BALL PUTTER Odyssey Red Ball is a face-balanced mallet putter with a Red Ball scope, Versa high contrast alignment, and a White Hot RX insert. Odyssey built the Red Ball Putters specifically to address and improve on two … Continue reading