Stop Chunking Your Iron Shots
Alison Curdt
If you’re tired of hitting the ground first here are a few ideas from Alison Curdt on why you might be bottoming out your swing too early.
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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.
If you’re tired of hitting the ground first here are a few ideas from Alison Curdt on why you might be bottoming out your swing too early.
Establish the speed of the greens with this quick and easy drill from Alison Curdt that you can do on the practice putting green before you go out for your round.
Good rotation in your backswing is key to hitting solid shots with more distance. PGA and LPGA Master Professional Alison Curdt shows how it is not just about turning your shoulders.
Alison Curdt shows how to get the ball out of greenside bunkers every time by learning to take just the right amount of sand.
If you struggle with in-between yardages then this lesson from Alison Curdt is for you. By gripping down on the club you can take yardage off a full swing more easily.
Eliminating your sway will improve your contact and help you get rid of topped and thin shots. All you need is a chair and Alison Curdt’s easy to practice at home golf drill.
LPGA and PGA Master Professional Alison Curdt shows when you’re just short of the green and not too far from the pin don’t take a wedge and try to hit it really high. Hit something low and let it roll up to the hole.
If you struggle with whipping the club inside during the takeaway phase here’s a good drill from LPGA and PGA Master Professional Alison Curdt. It helps you train the muscles you need to coordinate to get your backswing started outside your hands.
Alison Curdt shows how to train your arms to swing down the target line using a medicine ball (or even a bundle of toilet paper).
If you struggle with releasing the club early through impact then this fun drill from Alison Curdt is for you.
Do you struggle with separating your upper and lower body and creating torque for power in your swing? Alison Curdt shows how poor sequencing disrupts your swing plane with a great drill to stop pulls and sliced shots.
Work on your posture with the face the wall drill by LPGA and PGA Master Professional Alison Curdt to prevent thin shots and get more distance.
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