Two big faults that many players make when putting happens before they even hit the ball. First, they take the club back with their hands instead of their shoulders and then they look at their putter as it is going back.  The best visual you can have for your putting stroke is ... More

Putting Drill:  Looking at the putter going back
The only way to cure the problem of looking at your putter while it is going back is to do a lot of repetitions not looking at your putter. Seems easy enough, I find the best way to do a lot of repetitions of my putting stroke is to work on my stroke trying to hit the ball ... More

Rule Tip: Identifying your ball 
Rule 6-5 states that,”The responsibility for playing the proper balls rests with the player. Each player should put an identification mark on his ball.” You can do this how ever you like, one PGA Tour player that comes to mind is Duffy Waldorf, who has his kids decorate his... More

Downswing Tip: "Start your downswing from the ground up!" is preached by Butch Harmon, and I cannot agree more. What does it mean? It means that many player’s first move on the down swing is to move their hands downward, which usually gets the club going on an out-to-in swing path...More 

Downswing Drill: In order to get your hips starting the downswing you are going to need a swing aid. Simply take an old club and cut off the clubhead right at the ferrule. Save the clubhead, you can always reshaft the club later if you need to but hey, your swing is more important...More

Rule - Definition of a “Stroke”: We have all seen Tiger stop his downswing right before hitting the ball, how does he do it? I don’t know. I am sure I would hurt myself demonstrating that one, but the question is, "When is it considered a “stroke” as far as the rules are concerned?" ...More