Do you find that your good form on the driving range doesn’t convert to results on the course? You’re not alone and Gianna Augustine has the strategy to match your play with your practice. Also this week, Christina Ricci shows you how to stay in posture and Michele Low helps you have more confidence when your ball lands in a fairway bunker.
Our very good friend Deb Vangellow will be formally inducted into the LPGA Professionals Hall of Fame later this year. What a great and well deserved honor! Deb leads this week’s lessons with her advice on how to get more power. Christina Ricci shows how much your club shaft should lean forward at address. Megan Johnston levels her shoulders to stop hitting thin wedge shots. Cathy Kim talks about using the bounce of the club and last but not least, Cindy Miller has a fun chipping game to try.
If you live in the North I’m sure you are excited about the prospect of getting back out on the course. This week Kathy Hart Wood shares her best tips for preparing your return to golf after a break. In other lessons Trillium Rose demonstrates the 25-yard pitch shot, Kellie Edelblut shows why half swings are the key to making better contact, and Alison Curdt has a great upper and lower body separation drill for more distance.
I usually publish a new lesson on WomensGolf.com every day and the four most popular lessons this week have made it into this newsletter. Christina Ricci has 5 tips for added distance, Cathy Kim has a great lesson on strategy in the tee box, Meredith Kirk shows how to cope with putting on wet greens and Kristin Walla has 3 quick tempo tips.
I usually publish a new lesson on WomensGolf.com every day and the four most popular lessons this week have made it into this newsletter. Christina Ricci has 5 tips for added distance, Cathy Kim has a great lesson on strategy in the tee box, Meredith Kirk shows how to cope with putting on wet greens and Kristin Walla has 3 quick tempo tips.
25 of WomensGolf.com’s LPGA and PGA Instructors answer the question: What is your advice for golfers who want to drive the ball further off the tee?
In this issue are four of this week’s lessons with Cathy Kim showing how to transfer your weight to your lead leg, Megan Johnston has a great chipping drill, Sue Shapcott helps you stop hitting it out of the heel of the club, and Michele Low has a lesson on getting close to the hole from thick rough around the green.
I love this week’s lessons especially Coach Shayain’s tips and drills for the driving range which can sometimes be an intimidating place! Plus Alison Curdt has a drill for faster speed, Trillium Rose helps you play a good shot when the ball is below your feet, and Meredith Kirk simplifies your wedge play. Finally, who will be this year’s LPGA Player of the Year? Tony Jesselli gives us his top 40 predictions.
This week’s newsletter is 100% lessons to improve your game. Maria Palazola decides whether to drop or play off a cart path, Anne and Dennise have a mental golf trick to help you visualize your shots, Gianna shows up with a couple of great games for practicing on the range with a partner and Karen Palacios talks you through the simplest way to get lined up. Last but not least, Natalie Adams demonstrates the 3 short game shots you need to save par.
Have you got a club championship or important competition on the horizon this year? Alison Curdt has the training prep you need to follow. In other lessons this week, Christina Ricci covers keeping your head back in your downswing, Deb Vangellow shares her swing tempo philosophy and Lindsay Knowlton keeps out of the Canadian snow with a great indoor video on practicing your backswing takeaway.
Fancy getting on the 2nd green and finding one of the world’s most venomous snakes curled up in the hole? That’s what Lorna Foley from the member’s social group faced this week (scroll down for a great pic).
If you dare go back out on the course I have four great lessons for you this week. Trillium Rose shows how important the sweet spot is, Natalie Adams will help you get more distance, Alison Curdt has a great drill for your shoulder tilt, and Megan Johnston demonstrates how the clubhead lie affects your shots … get fitted for your clubs folks!
The Chicken Wing (where your lead arm bends in the follow through) is a distance robbing swing fault very common with women golfers. This week Christina Ricci has the fix thanks to a lesson request from member Holly Elliott in the lessons group.
