Erika Larkin is PGA Director of Instruction at The Club at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Virginia. She is the owner of Larkin Golf LLC and author of A True Swing. Erika was named Middle Atlantic PGA Teacher of the Year 2012, has been ranked the number 1 teacher in Virginia by her peers and Golf Digest since 2014. She is also has been recognized as one of America’s Best Young Teachers by Golf Digest since 2012. She has been featured many times and magazine and appeared on The Golf Channel. Erika is a certified SwingAI Coach where she gives online lessons through the “Play with the Pros” App.
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If you don’t have a simulator or launch monitor here are some great ideas for improving your swing from Erika Larkin you can do with just a net or even without a ball.
PGA Instructor Erika Larkin has some ‘handy’ checkpoints to help you make sure that you’re not manipulating your shots with a faulty grip.
If you are hitting a ball that starts out to the right then slices further to the right, you are hitting push slices. Erika Larkin shows how to get your shots back on track.
Erika Larkin shows how to play the perfect punch shot with a low penetrating ball flight when you need to keep the ball under the wind or overhanging branches.
If you see a ball flight that starts out to the left (for right handers) and then curves even further left, you’ve got yourself a pull hook. Erika Larkin shows how to correct it.
A fade has a left to right ball flight (for right handers) and is a great option in lots of situations. Erika Larkin shows what you need to do to hit a fade.
You will have good holes and bad holes, we all do. Erika Larkin demonstrates how to use damage control to get out of deep rough and other tough spots.
Don’t ‘take it away’! Erika Larkin demonstrates drills to help improve your backswing such as starting with the club in front and sweeping it back or practicing a “cow tail” motion where the body moves first before the hands.
Out on the course it’s sometimes necessary to hit the ball a bit higher than normal. Erika Larkin shows how to add some extra loft to your shot.
Try this great practice drill from Erika Larkin to help your balance, rotation and speed. You’ll start to hit more solid and straighter shots.
Off the fairway? Erika Larkin has some great tips for making good contact when your ball is deep in the rough.
Erika Larkin shows the two main reasons why you slice. Sometimes it’s all about intention and understanding the geometry of the swing.
