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Kathy Hart Wood

Kathy Hart Wood is ranked as one of LPGA Teaching and Club Professional’s Top 50 LPGA Teachers. She is the creator of The Groove, a golf instruction membership site that offers a resource for golfers learning and improving in the game. Kathy is also a Confidence Coach who helps players overcome the mental obstacles that interfere with performance. She offers coaching in group workshops and individual formats. 

Kathy currently teaches at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, NJ. and can be contacted at kathy@KathyHartWood.com.

For more information, visit KathyHartWood.com and TheGolfLifeCoach.com.

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Hole More 3 Footers - Kathy Hart Wood
3 Best Tips for Sinking More 3-Foot Putts
LPGA Teaching Professional Kathy Hart Wood's three essential tips to help you putt with confidence. Focus on proper ball alignment, a steady finish, and listening for the ball to drop, to dramatically improve...
Buried Lie in the Face of a Bunker - Kathy Hart Wood
When Your Ball is Buried in the Face of a Bunker
Kathy Hart Wood shows how to get the ball out of a buried lie in the face of the bunker. So much easier than you may think. You can do this!
Kathy Hart Wood - Is Your Stance Too Wide lesson womensgolf.com
How Do You Know if Your Stance is Too Wide?
LPGA Instructor Kathy Hart Wood shows how you can check if the width of your stance at address is right for the club in your hand.
Club Selection When You Are in the Rough - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Pick the Right Club When You're in the Rough
Kathy Hart Wood shows that when your ball is in the rough, club selection is critical for getting back into position and lowering your score.
Play Smart Off the Tee - You Don't Have to Hit Driver - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Play Smart Off the Tee - You Don't Have to Hit Driver
LPGA Top 50 Teacher Kathy Hart Wood shows that when you're facing a tough tee shot, just because you own the club doesn’t mean you have to swing it!
Keep your Golf Grips Dry - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Keep your Golf Grips Dry
Kathy Hart Wood's pet peeve is golfers dropping their clubs on wet grass and ending up with slippery grips. Use a towel or tee to keep the grips off ground.
How to Get Ready for the New Golf Season - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Three Ways to Get Ready for the New Golf Season
Kathy Hart Wood will help you dust off the golf cobwebs as the weather improves and you get ready to get back out on the course.
Stop Cupping Your Wrist - Kathy Hart
Stop Cupping Your Wrist if You Want Distance
Kathy Hart Wood demonstrates how cupping your left wrist (for right-handers) at the top of your swing robs you of valuable distance.
Tempo Drill - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
The Change of Direction Tempo Drill
Tempo trumps mechanics! LPGA Teaching Professional Kathy Hart Wood demonstrates how to slow down your transition from the backswing to the downswing.
Kathy Hart Wood - How to Practice and Warm Up
How to Warm Up and Practice
How you practice can greatly accelerate your improvement and how you warm-up can make or break your round. Lesson by Kathy Hart Wood.
Chipping with Your Hybrid - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Chip with Your Hybrid and Save Shots
If chipping is not your thing, watch this great lesson from Kathy Hart Wood and grab your hybrid to save tons of shots.
Hover Your Club for Better Chips and Shots from the Rough - Kathy Hart Wood
Don't Ground Your Club for Better Chips and Shots from the Rough
Kathy Hart Wood shows how hovering your club rather than pressing down into the ground is a better option for chips and shots out of the rough.
Hole More 3 Footers - Kathy Hart Wood
3 Best Tips for Sinking More 3-Foot Putts
LPGA Teaching Professional Kathy Hart Wood's three essential tips to help you putt with confidence. Focus on proper ball alignment, a steady finish, and listening for the ball to drop, to dramatically improve...
Buried Lie in the Face of a Bunker - Kathy Hart Wood
When Your Ball is Buried in the Face of a Bunker
Kathy Hart Wood shows how to get the ball out of a buried lie in the face of the bunker. So much easier than you may think. You can do this!
Kathy Hart Wood - Is Your Stance Too Wide lesson womensgolf.com
How Do You Know if Your Stance is Too Wide?
LPGA Instructor Kathy Hart Wood shows how you can check if the width of your stance at address is right for the club in your hand.
Club Selection When You Are in the Rough - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Pick the Right Club When You're in the Rough
Kathy Hart Wood shows that when your ball is in the rough, club selection is critical for getting back into position and lowering your score.
Play Smart Off the Tee - You Don't Have to Hit Driver - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Play Smart Off the Tee - You Don't Have to Hit Driver
LPGA Top 50 Teacher Kathy Hart Wood shows that when you're facing a tough tee shot, just because you own the club doesn’t mean you have to swing it!
Keep your Golf Grips Dry - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Keep your Golf Grips Dry
Kathy Hart Wood's pet peeve is golfers dropping their clubs on wet grass and ending up with slippery grips. Use a towel or tee to keep the grips off ground.
How to Get Ready for the New Golf Season - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Three Ways to Get Ready for the New Golf Season
Kathy Hart Wood will help you dust off the golf cobwebs as the weather improves and you get ready to get back out on the course.
Stop Cupping Your Wrist - Kathy Hart
Stop Cupping Your Wrist if You Want Distance
Kathy Hart Wood demonstrates how cupping your left wrist (for right-handers) at the top of your swing robs you of valuable distance.
Tempo Drill - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
The Change of Direction Tempo Drill
Tempo trumps mechanics! LPGA Teaching Professional Kathy Hart Wood demonstrates how to slow down your transition from the backswing to the downswing.
Kathy Hart Wood - How to Practice and Warm Up
How to Warm Up and Practice
How you practice can greatly accelerate your improvement and how you warm-up can make or break your round. Lesson by Kathy Hart Wood.
Chipping with Your Hybrid - Kathy Hart Wood - Womens Golf
Chip with Your Hybrid and Save Shots
If chipping is not your thing, watch this great lesson from Kathy Hart Wood and grab your hybrid to save tons of shots.
Hover Your Club for Better Chips and Shots from the Rough - Kathy Hart Wood
Don't Ground Your Club for Better Chips and Shots from the Rough
Kathy Hart Wood shows how hovering your club rather than pressing down into the ground is a better option for chips and shots out of the rough.
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3 Best Tips for Sinking More 3-Foot Putts

LPGA Teaching Professional Kathy Hart Wood’s three essential tips to help you putt with confidence. Focus on proper ball alignment, a steady finish, and listening for the ball to drop, to dramatically improve your scores.

Keep your Golf Grips Dry

Kathy Hart Wood’s pet peeve is golfers dropping their clubs on wet grass and ending up with slippery grips. Use a towel or tee to keep the grips off ground.

The Change of Direction Tempo Drill

Tempo trumps mechanics! LPGA Teaching Professional Kathy Hart Wood demonstrates how to slow down your transition from the backswing to the downswing.

How to Warm Up and Practice

How you practice can greatly accelerate your improvement and how you warm-up can make or break your round. Lesson by Kathy Hart Wood.