Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. I have had many students ask me why they seem to hit their irons so high and why the pros hit theirs with a low penetrating trajectory. …
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May 11
Chipping Thoughts
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. I just saw a tip on chipping that inspired me to reinforce my views on chipping to my readers. My chipping method may …
May 04
Positive Self Talk
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. Every golfer carries on some sort of internal dialogue when they play, and the best players say the best things to themselves. Absolutely …
Apr 27
More On Hitting It Straight
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. Last week’s newsletter prompted a few questions on hitting the ball straight. Here are the three ways you can intentionally or accidentally hit …
Apr 20
Two Swings For Hitting It Straight
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. Here are a few facts about driver swings on the PGA Tour, the LPGA, and Long Drive Pros. PGA Tour pros hit their …
Apr 13
Three Bonus Tips
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. Every month or so, Tom supplies BuffaloGolfer.Com with three bonus tips. This week, he examines weight distribution, ubersense and procrastination. Intrigued? Read on.
Apr 06
Ball Flight Surprises
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. Many new instructors and better players think that they can derive club path and face angle information solely from their ball flight, but …
Mar 30
Golf Analytics And Practice
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. When the Buffalo Bills (I’m a diehard fan) announced that their CEO, Russ Brandon, would be taking full control of the team, that …
Mar 23
Putts Gained Statistic
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. After last issues’ article on analytics, Mark W. emailed me a question about how the PGA Tour “Putts Gained” statistic works. Thanks for the question Mark. I …
Mar 16
Armlock Putting
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties …. well, you know …
Mar 09
Aiming Accuracy
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties …. well, you know …
Mar 02
Greenside Chipping
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties …. well, you know …
Feb 23
Tiger’s Swing
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties …. well, you know …
Feb 16
Get Serious About Improvement
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties …. well, you know …
Feb 09
Upper Torso Angle of Inclination
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY. This information pertains to upper torso angle of inclination viewed from a down the line angle, not from a face on view, and …
