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From swing flaws to success: Fixing hitting from the top
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 24/04/2024
» The question a golf coach must consistently deal with is how to persuade their student to stop hitting from the top without becoming too technical or offering more advice than can be absorbed just in one session. I'm aware of five ways of conveying this feeling, one of which is to ask the student to try and hit the ball on the toe of the club for a while. Another is to place two balls on the ground about two inches apart and have the student hit the inside ball without touching the other.
Use feet to generate more power
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 12/07/2023
» I believe that over the past 28 years of writing golf tips I’ve not touched on what ankles and feet do in the golf swing. However, analytics show that more power can be generated if your feet move correctly during your swing.
Keep your body still while putting
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 12/02/2023
» One of the best tips on putting in golf is to keep your body as totally still as possible throughout the stroke.
Golf was once seen as 'elitist sport' in Italy
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 18/09/2022
» This week's Italian Open brought back fond memories of me trying to qualify at Monticello Golf Club for the tournament back in the 1970s.
'Tigress Avery' shares some similarities with Tiger
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 03/04/2022
» Rarely do I sing the praises of juniors that I've become aware of but there's one young lady I feel I should mention.
Come up with ideas to survive
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 09/12/2018
» Selling land or developing attractive real estate along the fairways is the obvious way for financially distressed clubs to stop going under.
Rolling wrists and tennis tips
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 20/03/2016
» Golf’s most uncontrollable shot curves left to right and is something many golfers think they have to live with and accept. But don’t despair! This quick fix (with a little effort) will allow you to hit straighter with more consistency.
Why it's worth putting time into tricky skill of putting
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 13/03/2016
» Golfing great Ben Hogan once described putting as "merely rolling the ball over the surface of the green by striking it with a gentle but firm blow". Sounds easy, and of course, if it were easy, a lot more of us would be scoring better. It's so cool to be able to step up to the tee and blast the ball down the fairway, but it's putting that separates truly great golfers from good ones. That's because putting is one of the trickiest skills of any sport — a delicate mixture of muscle control and mental focus. When a skilled putter scrutinises a 10-foot distance to the hole, pauses and then applies precisely the right amount of force to sink the shot, that triumph of mind over matter is truly skilful and inspiring.