The Plane Truth
In the last issue of Golf Teaching Pro, I introduced to you teacher Jim Hardy’s new swing theory involving the one-plane and two-plane swings, and showed you basic concepts involving the elements of each. This time, as promised, I will present each swing type in much more detail, relative to describing the most important backswing and downswing keys. I learned these while collaborating with Hardy on the book, The Plane Truth For...
Mental Rule for Teaching Golf and Other Thoughts
How much time do you spend teaching the mental game to your students? If you’re like many teachers, you probably spend far greater time dealing with the physical aspects of the game. Yet, the teacher can greatly enhance the student’s learning experience if the teacher has a good grasp on the mental game. Some of the more prominent sport psychologists have put out bestselling books in recent years, most notably Dr. Bob Rotella and Dr....
Analysis of Tiger Woods’ New Swing
In the past two issues I analyzed Tiger Woods’ new setup and backswing, learned under new coach Hank Haney, and provided you with technical insights you can share with your fellow USGTF instructors and, more importantly, students who show a strong desire to learn how to hit more controlled power-fade tee shots. As you have learned, previously Tiger swung the club back on more of an exaggerated, tilted plane or angle, so that the club...
Never Stop Learning
A wise old pro once told me, “Mark, most experienced golf pros don’t want to hear teaching advice from other teachers. That’s because they already think they know it all.” The more I’m in the golf teaching business, the more I’m convinced how true that statement is on some levels. An experience that national coordinator Bob Wyatt and I encountered at a recent Level IV Master Teaching Professional course not only epitomized the...
An Analysis of Tiger Woods’ New Swing
Ever since Tiger Woods broke ties with golf instructor Butch Harmon and started taking lessons from Hank Haney – the coach who helped Mark O’Meara revamp his swing and win the 1998 Masters and the 1998 British Open – golfers and teachers like you have been curious about Tiger’s new technique. Having previously written The Tiger Woods Way in 1997, a book that explained Tiger’s power-draw swing, I too was curious to discover the new...
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