Put Backspin on the Ball

The ability to put backspin on a golf ball is an incredibly valuable one. It allows a player to safely fly their ball all the way to the green without risking a bad bounce on the ground.

Wedges, Irons, InstructionEric PeytonJune 3, 2019golf, wedges, spin, green, short game, chip, pitch, sand wedge, pitching wedge, gap wedge, irons

Playing Golf at Altitude

Playing golf at a higher or lower altitude than you're used to can dramatically influence how you play the game.

Correct Golf Ball Position

The position, or placement, of a golf ball in a player's stance is incredibly important to shot success. The problem is, it's also sort of vague. As a result, most amateur golfers lack consistency in their ball placement, leading to inconsistent ball striking.

Wedges, Woods, Irons, InstructionEric PeytonApril 5, 2019golf, ball, ball position, driver, long iron, mid-iron, wedges, short irons

Dial in Your Pitch Shots

Golfers end up playing the shot completely by feel and relying on their depth perception and hand-eye coordination to make the ball go the right distance. Unfortunately, this is an incredibly unreliable method for hitting pitch shots.

Hit a Greenside Sand Shot

For a lot of amateur golfers, the greenside sand, or bunker, shot can be extremely difficult. Most of the time, you’ll only hit a couple of these shots in a round of golf, so most people don’t spend a ton of time practicing these shots.

Wedges, InstructionEric PeytonFebruary 8, 2019sand, bunker, wedges, green side, short game, golf

Straighten Out Your Slice

A slice is, by far, the most common and frustrating mistake in the game of golf. Watching a ball slice away from the intended target is a helpless feeling, but there is hope.

Woods, Irons, InstructionEric PeytonJanuary 7, 2019golf, slice, straight, fix, club, face, path, grip, How to fix a slice in golf, how to fix a slice

Reading a Green

It might be the shortest shot in the game of golf, but the putt can also be one of the most difficult…One of the reasons is that most players struggle with putting is that they don't know how to read a green properly.

Improve Your Golf Swing (part 2)

Once you've got your pre-swing fundamentals set, you're ready to tackle the in-swing tips. We'll break the whole golf swing in to four parts; backswing, downswing, impact, and follow-through.

Improve Your Golf Swing (part 1)

Amateur golfers all over want to know, "How can I improve my golf swing?" Depending on who you ask, the answers can be incredibly different and range in complexity. The golf swing really isn't super complicated though.