The Importance of Hit Location
How important is it to hit the center of the club face? Alison Curdt shows the impact that the hit location can have on the spin and and trajectory of your shots.
Dr. Alison Curdt leads our coverage of golf psychology and is a PGA Master Professional and a LPGA Master Professional. Being 1 of only 2 women to achieve this highest dual PGA and LPGA credential earned by an instructor. Alison has over 29 years of golf competition background and has recently played in five LPGA Tour majors. Alison arrived in California after being a 2 time Academic All-American and competing on a full scholarship on the women’s golf team at Florida State University.
Owner of Alison Curdt Golf in Los Angeles, CA, she earned numerous teaching awards such as the 2015 LPGA National Teacher of the Year, 2016 Southern California PGA Teacher of the Year, 4-time LPGA T&CP Western Section Teacher of the year, LPGA Top 50 Teacher, and was inducted into the Southern California PGA Teaching Hall of Fame. Alison has been selected twice as one of Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers in America.
Alison is the Director of Instruction at Wood Ranch Golf Club and practices as a licensed clinical sport psychotherapist at Curdt Performance Therapy. She holds her doctoral degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis in sport psychology.
Contact Alison Curdt at her website alisoncurdtgolf.com and follow her online on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube.
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How important is it to hit the center of the club face? Alison Curdt shows the impact that the hit location can have on the spin and and trajectory of your shots.
PGA and LPGA Master Professional Alison Curdt covers all your options on the tee box. Making sure that you tee up your ball at the correct height will ensure that you hit cleaner and longer shots.
Alison Curdt’s practice drill will help you pure your putts and give you confidence that you can roll the ball into the hole!
Sport psychotherapist and LPGA instructor Dr. Alison Curdt’s three practical mental strategies for replacing unrealistic expectations about consistency.
This ball striking drill from Alison Curdt will train your lead shoulder to move more efficiently in your downswing and help you stop hitting the ground first and hooking the ball.
Alison Curdt shows how using a rope is an easy way to learn tempo and train your body to rotate back and through for more consistent and solid pitch shots.
Practicing these three confidence building steps from Dr. Alison Curdt will improve your access to powerful confidence when you need it most. Having a reservoir of confidence will help your performance on the golf course.
Tilting your trail side too early can cause chunks, excessive in-to-out paths, and flippy shots. PGA and LPGA Master Professional Alison Curdt shows how to shallow the club in a more efficient way by maintaining body tilts.
PGA and LPGA Master Professional Alison Curdt says don’t always plan to hit it perfectly, even tour pros don’t assume a perfect shot.
Clinical psychotherapist and joint LPGA/PGA Master Professional, Dr. Alison Curdt has some concrete steps to get you motivated if you really want change but are struggling with the process.
Do you get nervous on the first tee? If you want to improve your mental game, Dr. Alison Curdt shows you how using a pre-shot routine can help you get focused and prepared to hit the shot, while calming your nerves.
In this valuable video tip from Alison Curdt, learn how to get the correct parts of your body turning properly in the right order.
