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Your Questions Answered
By Jaacob Bowden Member Question: Hi Jaacob, Tomorrow is my next day of isometric band training. I started with 21 lbs of resistance and that seem like a good workout for me. What increment should I try to go up each session? I was thinking of trying to move up to 23...
Fairways Hit is a highly useful statistic to track
By Paul Myers When most amateurs think about playing better golf, they think about hitting it farther off the tee, or making more putts for birdies. Obviously both of those things will help you play better, but hitting more fairways is one of the most powerful ways to...
The Importance of Lie Angles
By Jaacob Bowden I wanted to briefly go over the importance of having your lie angles checked and adjusted. The lie angle is the difference between the angle of the shaft relative to the center sole of the club. Lie angles that are too upright will point left (for a...
Top 100 Most Popular Golf Instructors in the World
By Swing Man Golf Staff Many golfers in the golf world are familiar with lists like Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers, Golf Digest 's 100 Best Teachers, Golf Digest's America's 50 Best Teachers, Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America, etc. As much work was...
Single Length Irons help lead Bryson DeChambeau to NCAA Championship Win
By Swing Man Golf Staff On Monday, June 1st, Bryson DeChambeau of SMU captured the 2015 NCAA individual golf title at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, FL by shooting a 1-under 71 (8-under 280 total) for a one-stroke victory over Washington's Pan...
Are Steel or Graphite Shafts Better for Your Irons?
By Tom Wishon Almost since the first day graphite shafts were introduced to golfers some 35 years ago, a myth developed which said that graphite shafts were for older, weaker players while steel shafts were better for younger, stronger golfers. It’s pretty obvious...
A U.S. Open unlike any other
By Paul Myers The U.S. Open is a golf tournament with a very specific reputation. Traditionally, it is contested over difficult, tree-lined courses with deep rough and brutally long par fours. The USGA takes pride in challenging the best players in the world, and the...
Drastically Lower Your Scores with More One Putt Greens
By Paul Myers If there is just one stat within your golf game that you could improve, one-putt greens just might be the one you would pick. Obviously everybody would love to hit longer drives, or hit more greens in regulation, but increasing how many greens you...
Houston Hair Long Drive Q&A
Age: 32 Height: 6'4” Weight: 230 lbs Driver Specs: 5* F6 XPHLEXXX busa shaft Sponsors: Krank Golf, XPHLEXXX, prokjekt.co, 2UNDER, Travis Mathew, TBA What is your longest drive in...
Putting from Inside Five Feet is critical to scoring
By Paul Myers As golfers, we all know the feeling of missing a short putt. It is everything you can do to avoid throwing your putter into the bushes after missing a short one, and you probably mutter a few choice words to yourself after tapping the next putt into the...