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Your Questions Answered
By Jaacob Bowden Member Question: Dear Jaacob, in your swing, do you advocate throwing the club as Mike advocated and does this add to swing speed? Thanks. – Hendrik H Jaacob’s Answer: In my personal experience, I seem to get about 5 mph of club head speed when...
Can You Maximize Distance and Still Play a Golf Fade?
By Paul Myers It is common knowledge among golfers that golf draws go further than golf fades do. Well, it is assumed to be common knowledge – but is it actually true? It seems like many long hitters and TOUR players play a draw, but that is not a hard and fast rule....
Tracing the Origins of Lost Golf Swing Speed
By Paul Myers A frustrating thing a golfer can go through is the sudden loss of distance – with no apparent explanation. You might feel the same as you always have, you think you are swinging the same way, and yet the proof is right there in front of you in the...
Are Golf Hybrids or Long Irons Right for You?
By Paul Myers Over the last few years, it seems that golf hybrids have completely taken over for long irons in the bags of most amateurs – and some professionals. It isn’t too hard to see why, as golf hybrids can be easier than irons to get up into the air, and thus...
Choosing a Golf Driver – Do Looks Matter?
By Paul Myers When you are getting ready to pick out a new golf driver to add to your bag, there are probably a few main considerations that you will make. How well has it been reviewed by other golfers? What customizable features does it have? What professionals are...
Translating Your Swing Speed into Actual Golf Distance
By Paul Myers It can be a great feeling to go in for a swing analysis or club fitting and light up the machine with impressive swing speed numbers. You can brag to your buddies about your lightning-quick swing, and look forward to hitting those long drives down the...
Casey Bierer (of Golf Channel) Q&A
Background: In late 2002, Jaacob Bowden was successfully working in the mid-west corporate world as a 26-year-old computer engineer. Feeling disenchanted with his work, Jaacob quit his job, took his savings, and moved out to California to pursue a golf career,...
Choosing a Set of Clubs that Fits with Your Golf Driver Choice
By Paul Myers Picking out a new golf driver can be an exciting – and expensive – process. Once you settle on the golf driver that will live in your bag for (hopefully) many seasons to come, you might want to add some new clubs around it to round out the set. While...
Is it Possible to Have Too Much Swing Speed?
By Paul Myers As golfers, many of us are endlessly seeking more and more swing speed so we can add distance to our drives. More distance means shorter approach shots, and shorter approach shots usually means more birdies. If you want to be a better golfer, adding...
Designing Your Golf Swing to Eliminate One Side of the Golf Course
By Paul Myers There can be a lot to be afraid of on the golf course in terms of hazards and other bad places for your golf ball to end up. If you start to look around the sides of each fairway, you are sure to see plenty of places that can cost you shots should your...