For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties …. well, you know what to do!

Tighten Up

I recently gave a driver swing lesson to a good young golfer.

His swing pattern looked pretty good, but the ball just didn’t seem to be flighting as well as it should for the swing he was putting on the ball, and it didn’t sound quite right at impact.

After observing about ten swings, I checked the face for center contact, and all the swings were on the sweet spot. I then asked him if he had tightened up his adjustable driver lately, and he . said that he hadn’t tightened it up since he set it up – way back when.

We broke out the wrench and sure enough, the loft adjustment screw needed to be tightened, and the rest of the screws also needed to be torqued.

After we tightened everything up, the strike sounded right and the ball reacted like it should for the good swings that were being executed.

If you swing an adjustable driver, tighten it up every time before you use it.

Love your practice, enjoy your golf,

Tom

Putting-Flip The Switch

Count me as one of those guys that is chatting it up on the green every now and then, but don’t count me as one of those guys that can’t flip the focus switch to “on” when it needs to happen.

When you are settling into your pre-shot routine on the green, flip the focus swith to “on” and become totally immersed in that putt. Get a comfortable grip on your putter, feel the putt, visualize it tracking towards the hole, and hear it drop.

Then step in and put a smooth, rhythmic stroke on the ball.

Love your practice, enjoy your golf,

Tom

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.