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Staying Down on the Shot

June 15, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

You’ve heard the advice, I’m sure. “Stay down on it, Stay down on the shot!” And it really is important in achieving a consistently reliable swing. The other day on the course, I was not staying down and suffered the consequences–consistently lousy shots going this way and that. But before that round was over, I […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Practice, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The drive, The Majors, Tiger Woods, U.S.Open, Women's golf Tagged With: Bryson DeChambeau, Daniel Berger, Harold Varner III, Hogan, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Lee Trevino, Lorena Ochoa, Tom Lehman

The Art of Holding Off at Impact

June 7, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 3 Comments

One of my teachers, Jim Knego, the eminent pro at Bennett Valley in Santa Rosa CA, took a look at my swing once and noticed I was pulling everything left.  His prescription was to hold off the club face at impact. And once I got the hang of it, it worked. Of course, in the […]

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Owning your swing, Patience, Practice, Swing tips, The drive, The Masters, Tiger Woods, Women's golf Tagged With: Colonial, Hogan, holding off the clubhead, Jack, Korn Ferry Tour, New Hampshire, PGA, pronation, Rory, Trevino

Getting Unstuck

July 17, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

One of the most common problems with a golf swing is getting stuck at the top, then compensating by coming over the top to start the downswing. This leads to a plethora of possible catastrophic results including a pull, a pull hook, a push, or a slice. Of course the hands can save the shot […]

Filed Under: Downswing, Golf Improvement, Owning your swing, Practice, Swing tips, The drive Tagged With: Bernhard Langer, Brooke Henderson, Brooks Koepka, Hogan, impact, irons, Swing plane, Tiger Woods

Bringing it to the Course

October 8, 2016 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

Many of us are fabulous range players, banging out shot after solid shot…to a field that has no obstacles–a far more forgiving playing field than the course itself. But isn’t playing well on the course that we all attain? Here’s how to bring more of our range successes to the course.

Filed Under: Fundamentals, golf and the mind, Golf Equipment, Golf Improvement, Swing tips Tagged With: Arnold Palmer, connected swing, Hogan, Rory

On Taking a Lesson

August 12, 2013 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

For many golfers, there comes a time when it becomes impossible to figure out this game yourself, and is necessary to have your swing checked by a professional. After a number of years, that time, for me, came a few days ago. I spent quite awhile asking around until I found a pro with whom […]

Filed Under: Balance, Fundamentals, Golf Improvement, The PGA Tagged With: alignment, alignment rods, ball-striker, Hogan, PGA professional

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