Insight from Craig Shankland on Backswing.com:
Posture readiness
Posted on: 21 Jul 2023
Grounded, ready, engaged, solidly planted, ready for speed. Ready so that no one could push you over. These are expressions of “posture readiness” needed for making a powerful golf swing, feeling properly and solidly balanced from start to finish. Ie Tommy Fleetwood, Brian Harmon. Bending from the waist is necessary, but not to be over […]
Misaligned
Posted on: 14 Jun 2023
First you have to have a pattern, fade draw or straight to be able to aim with complete confidence. How can you trust aim when you have no idea what your ball is going to do? It’s called “aim and hope” The intended line of flight is not the line across your shoes, it’s the […]
Some players have said “you can’t stand too close to the ball”
Posted on: 11 Apr 2023
The distance you stand from the ball in address is one of the reasons for toe strikes. Over reaching for the ball over extending your arms where the center of the clubface is not facing the center of the ball comfortably. Arms should be close to the upper chest and not leave that area. Like […]
Three excellent aids, tools!
Posted on: 10 Jan 2023
A must is an impact back, great training for feed back of what impact feels like. An Orange whip for tempo training and swing sequence. Alignment sticks for training alignment consistency. They can be used for control of swing path. Most training aids are in your golf bag! Happy New Year.
Perfect putter
Posted on: 06 Jul 2022
Putting styles and putters are ever evolving there are so many choices of putters and so many styles no one putter or style for all. Now you can try different models before buying. The bigger headed putters, called mallet heads are in vogue because they have larger aiming lines for better putter head aim also […]
Clubs should fit like shoes
Posted on: 17 May 2022
There is no one shoe size fits all and no two swings are the same so clubs should fit the individual golfer. Drivers, fairway metals, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters all can be individually fitted to match the technique and skills the player has also helping greatly with performance . I have my own club […]
Idiosyncrasies champion
Posted on: 09 May 2022
They call me idiosyncrasies champion because because I love players who come in front of me with unusual styles that are are very efficient and keep working despite going against the norm I see 2000 people a day on our range no two swings look the same, similar but not the same. I love people […]
Stick the finish
Posted on: 28 Apr 2022
Like Gymnasts who get deductions for not sticking the finish so should golfers. I call it your destination a place to end. Stick the finish! I had much success teaching with starting golfers to begin in the finish. Place them in a perfect finish then go back and return to the perfect finish. This taught […]
Keep your head down, not!
Posted on: 25 Feb 2022
Keep your head down is very restrictive, that advice inhibits the free flowing of the arms and hands into the follow thru creating a middle of the swing. You look like an archeologist studying what’s down there. Allow the eyes to follow the ball, keeping the arms freely accelerating past you on the way to […]
Transferring weight the link to better ball strikes
Posted on: 19 Nov 2021
With any ball on the ground . When you turn right some weight naturally moves onto the right leg if you fail to transfer weight back to the front leg and “hang back” fat or thin shots result arms and hands are going to outrace you to the ball. Lots of things you can do […]
Ready when the curtain goes up?
Posted on: 01 Oct 2021
Are you ready when you step up to the ball? Imagine when You are on that stage (first tee) the curtain goes up are you depending on Luck or do you have the feeling of certainty? Address is not a position, you should be moving all the time, there should be no absolute still time. […]
Feel is real
Posted on: 28 Jun 2021
Every two years there are changes in design and technology. In the last ten years massive advances in golf balls, clubs, putters, and wedges have allowed us all to have a greater choice for a more enjoyable golfing experience. So those that can afford to stay up with the latest in high tech should change […]
Getting ready for higher swing speeds.
Posted on: 01 Apr 2021
To be well prepared to swing a driver long irons and hybrids at the club speed they need you should have an “athletic readiness” set up. Example a wider stance for balance, a solid posture position, bend from the waist and slight knee bend to activate or engage your trail foot speed, leg action and […]
In deep around greens
Posted on: 10 Mar 2021
Some grass is going to get caught on the way to the ball by the clubhead. Use a Sand wedge with lots of bounce. Don’t try to hit the ball, hit one ball width behind it, slide the club underneath the ball, keeping the clubface facing skyward after impact.