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Making Solid Contact on Putts

Mike Bender, Dir. of Instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy, talks about why people have trouble hitting putts solidly and offers a way to help make better contact with the ball.
Better Putting Rhythm and Stroke

Blake Cathey, Lead Instructor at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, offers a way to help you develop better putting consistency by improving your tempo and confidence.
Controlling Distance on Putts

Mike Bender, Dir. of Instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy, discusses a good drill to help you learn better distance control on putts.
Your Connection To Golf

Your grip is the connection between you and your intentions, and where the golf ball ends up. So you'd better have the right one.
Get Into A Routine

PGA Professional Lou Guzzi says some of the most important parts of your shot happen before you even draw the club back.
Gimme Three Steps, Gimme Three Steps to Consistency

Can a good golf game be as easy as 1, 2, 3? PGA Professional Charlie King believes that it can.
Right Alignment Means Right Results

If you're not aligned properly, you're only hoping for a good shot, not preparing for one. So says PGA Master Professional John Hughes.
Proper Alignment Needed

PGA Professional Tom Ellis explains how to make sure you are aligned correctly.
Something To Takeaway

Peter Krause, the 2005 PGA Teacher of the Year, gives three 'musts' for a smooth takeaway.

More Distance off Tee

Suzy Whaley, Teaching Professional at TPC River Highlands, demonstrates how to get into the proper athletic position and shift your body during the swing to maximize distance.
More Power for Women Golfers

Suzy Whaley, Teaching Professional at TPC River Highlands, identifies some common problems with the swing and shows how women golfers can properly generate more power out of the golf swings.
Improving Backswing Rotation

Steve Bosdosh, PGA Director of Instruction at The Members Club at Four Streams discusses how you can improve your backswing rotation. Bosdosh shows the improper way to hit the shot and then reveals the correct impact position to drive the ball farther.
Hockey Grip

Steve Bosdosh, PGA Director of Instruction at The Members Club at Four Streams gives advice on how to correct a slice. Bosdosh shows the 'hockey drill', where you split your grip to allow your right side rotate over your left side to make the ball curve right to left. He goes on to describe how you should carry that feeling into your normal golf swing.
More Distance

Martin Hall, PGA Director of Instruction at Ibis Golf & Country Club in West Palm Beach, Florida talks about how to get more distance. Hall demonstrates a drill to help hit the ball farther. He tells how power hitters turn the top of their body away from the bottom half during the backswing and at the same time, they turn the bottom of their body independently away from the top.
Straighter and Farther

Kevin Weeks, Dir. of Instruction at Cog Hill G.C., offers advice to improve your shoulder rotation but maintain correct balance and impact position.
Vizualize Your Target

Kevin Weeks, Dir. of Instruction at Cog Hill G.C., helps you vizualize the target in front of you and align your body to help hit the ball more acurately.
Hitting the Ball Further

Holly Taylor, Head PGA Pro at the PGA Golf Club, offers a drill for ensuring you are generating the proper swing speed to give you optimal distance.
Finding the Fairway

Chris Czaja, PGA Teaching Pro at Boca West C.C., offers advice on how to hit the ball with more control and find the fairway more successfully.
More Power in Your Swing

PGA Professional Kammy Maxfeldt explains how to acheive more power in your swing by improving your lower body and shoulder turn.
Improving the Backswing

Chris Czaja, PGA Teaching Pro at Boca West C.C., offers thoughts for improving the backswing and shows a drill that can correct problems.
Swing Speed and Backswing

PGA Professional Kammy Maxfeldt offers some tips for improving your swing speed and club positioning on your backswing.
Drills to help you drive better

Everyone could use more consistency off the tee. PGA Professional Dan Polites offers some drills to help you find that consistency.
Combat that slice

Try this simple drill to hit straighter drives.
Good drives depend on good positions

PGA Professional David Rihm says your angle of attack and transition from the top are critical for your drives.
Casting Recall

Where do you lose your power? PGA Professional Daniel Ross has an idea.
Please, don't come over

PGA Professional Brad Brewer offers some ideas on how to beat one of the most commons faults off the tee.

Hitting From a Bad Lie

Kevin Weeks, Dir. of Instruction at Cog Hill G.C., offers tips on how to hit out of a bad lie on the course such as when you have to play out of a divot.
Taking a Divot

Gary Bates, Instructor at PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, FL talks about hitting divots with an iron. Bates demonstrates how you should hit the ball first and then the divot.
Perfect Alignment

Ron Miller, Dir. Of Instruction at The Hill Country Club, offers a drill that uses sticks and a towel to help you better align your body before your swing.
Laying the Club Off

Brian Manzella, PGA Professional at the Brian Manzella Golf Academy discusses the trouble golfers have when laying the club off at the top of their backswing. He defines this problem and shows that you must keep your hands in the correct placement so they do not "pop out."
Starting the Club Downward

Brian Manzella, PGA Professional at the Brian Manzella Golf Academy talks about the trouble that people have with getting the 'start down' right on their swing. He shows the incorrect way that people set-up their swing and then instructs how to correctly retain your backswing hip turn into the downswing.
Playing Ball Low vs. High

Joe Plecker, PGA Director of Instruction at Baltimore Country Club shows how to hit both a low and a high shot off the ground with your irons. For a low shot, he says to play the ball slightly behind the center of your stance, to position the handle of the club forward and to hit with a wider stance. Plecker instructs that for hitting the ball high, you should position the ball forward and place the handle of the club straight up.
Perfect Alignment

Ron Miller, Dir. Of Instruction at The Hill Country Club, offers a drill that uses sticks and a towel to help you better align your body before your swing.
How to Draw and Fade

Joe Plecker, PGA Director of Instruction at Baltimore Country Club instructs on how to hit a draw or a fade, depending on what the hole calls for. He shows that for a draw, you should set-up with the ball a little farther forward than usual, while the handle of the club should be little farther back. Plecker goes on to talk about the fade and how this time the ball position should be inside of the front foot, the handle more forward than usual and to place the right hand higher than the left.
Taking a Divot

Gary Bates, Instructor at PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, FL talks about hitting divots with an iron. Bates demonstrates how you should hit the ball first and then the divot.

Bladed Wedge vs. Putter

PGA Master Professional John Hughes offers two different ways to play the ball when it lies in the first cut of rough just off the green.
Pitching around the Green

Laird Small, Dir. of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy, offers help on how to pitch the ball consistently and successfully to improve your short game.
Improve Chipping by Sound and Sight

Thomas Troncoso, Head Pro at Chestnut Ridge C.C., talks about what you should be seeing and hearing when hitting chips around the green.
Chipping the Golf Ball

Brian Whitcomb, Director of Golf at Lost Tracks Golf Club in Bend, Oregon gives his best tips for chipping the golf ball. He explains the importance of chipping the ball 1/3 of the way in the air and then letting the ball roll the rest of the way to the hole.
Improve Chipping by Sound and Sight

Thomas Troncoso, Head Pro at Chestnut Ridge C.C., talks about what you should be seeing and hearing when hitting chips around the green.
Pitching around the Green

Laird Small, Dir. of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy, offers help on how to pitch the ball consistently and successfully to improve your short game.
Bladed Wedge vs. Putter

PGA Master Professional John Hughes offers two different ways to play the ball when it lies in the first cut of rough just off the green.
Why You Should Have a Hybrid

Laird Small, Dir. of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy, explains how hybrids are designed to help your game and demonstrates the proper way to hit them in several different situations.
Chipping Like the Best

When your swing seems shaky, and your putting isn't quite right, you can still salvage your round by chipping well - just like the best players in the world do. PGA Professional Todd Anderson shows you how.
How Ya Feeling?

All the technique in the world won't do much if you don't also develop a strong sense of feeling for those delicate short game shots. PGA Professional Tom Ellis offers some advice on how to do just that.
So Which Is It?

Should you chip it or pitch it as you get closer to the green? PGA Professional Jay Davis helps you decide.
Make It Right Before It Goes Wrong

Should you pitch it or chip it? It's more than a choice, it's also a test. And the wrong answer can be very harmful to your score.
Release That Back Foot

How you stand as you chip might mean the difference between saving par or somthing much worse.

70th Senior PGA Championship final wrap

Michael Allen holds off the field to win at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship final round afternoon highlights

Check out the early highlights as Larry Mize tries to catch Michael Allen at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship Rd. 3 wrap

Michael Allen utilized three consecutive birdies at the 14th, 15th and 16th holes to close out the third round alone stop the leaderboard at the 70th Senior PGA Championship.
70th Senior PGA Championship third round afternoon highlights

Check out all the early highlights as Larry Mize heats up with the putter at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship second round afternoon highlights

Tom Purtzer continues to play great golf at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship round 2 highlights

Tom Kite continues moving forward in the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship Rd. 1 wrap

Tom Purtzer comes from behind to tie for the lead at the end of the first round at the Senior PGA Championship.
70th Senior PGA Championship opening round afternoon highlights

Scott Hoch takes an early lead at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
Lag Putting

Ted Bishop, PGA Professional at The Legends of Indiana Golf Club talks about lag putting. He gives two fundamentals to help with your putts. First, place your ball on the ground with the trademark straight up in the air and the number on the forward side of the ball. You should focus on that number when you hit your putt. Second, you should take your putter back as low to the ground as you can so it will roll out better to the hole.
Better Lag Putting

Craig Renshaw, Dir. of Instruction at Paradise Valley Golf Club, explains why people have difficulty getting their long putts close to the hole and offers ways to remedy this problem.
Making Solid Contact on Putts

Mike Bender, Dir. of Instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy, talks about why people have trouble hitting putts solidly and offers a way to help make better contact with the ball.
Controlling Distance on Putts

Mike Bender, Dir. of Instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy, discusses a good drill to help you learn better distance control on putts.
Proper Aim and Alignment

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton shows how to ensure good body alignment, proper ball position, and keeping your club head sqaure when putting.
Distance Control

Michael Breed and Krista Dunton explain ways to improve your ability to judge the distance of a putt by picking a target behind the hole, always hitting the ball in the center of the putter head, and keeping your lower body still while holding your finish.
The Role of the Arms and Shoulders

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton demostrates how the arms, shoulders, and spine should rotate and align correctly while putting.
Drills and Games

Michael Breed and Krista Dunton offer some great putting challenges to help improve your mental approach while putting as well as your physical skills.
Visualizing Your Line

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton explains the difference between linear putters, who aim at targets, and non-linear putters, who aim through a selected path, and how to incorporate a sense of vision into your practice routines.
The Texas Wedge

Metropolitan PGA Section Teacher of the Year Michael Breed demonstrates how to use a putter off the green when the conditions of the grass are correct to add another option to your short game.
Roll Your Putts Like The Pros

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton explains the benefits of hitting shorter, more compact strokes, and how to become a more consistent putter by listening to the sound of your putter contacting the ball and trying to repeat it every time.
Putting Length Drill

Metropolitan PGA Section Teacher of the Year Michael Breed offers a good drill to improve your putting by picking a target behind the hole instead of using the hole as your target.
Reading Greens

PGA Director of Instruction Rick Martino shows some helpful drills for improving your ability to read greens and your putting success.
Mental Side of Putting

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton explains how to develop a good mental approach to putting that includes having confidence over the ball and maintaining consistency in your routine and stroke.
Uphill, Downhill, and Sidehill Putts

Metropolitan PGA Section Teacher of the Year Michael Breed explains how to successfully read and hit putts on different slopes and angels, and the unique challenges that arise in each situation.
Setup and Grip For Success

Michael Breed and Krista Dunton show some of the important tips for stance, balance, and swing technique to greatly improve your putting.
Making Downhill Putts

Brandel Chamblee and Kevin Weeks explain how to play downhill putts by standing up taller to the ball, using a looser grip, and maintaining even tempo back and through.
My Favorite Putting Games

Brandel Chamblee, Rick Martino, Bud Taylor, and Laird Small offer some helpful and fun games that can be fun ways to help improve your putting.
Making Solid Contact on Putts

Mike Bender, Dir. of Instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy, talks about why people have trouble hitting putts solidly and offers a way to help make better contact with the ball.
Better Putting Rhythm and Stroke

Blake Cathey, Lead Instructor at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, offers a way to help you develop better putting consistency by improving your tempo and confidence.
The Eyes Have it

Are you hitting putts like you want and they are just not going in the hole? It might not be your putting stroke. PGA Professional Kevin Weeks offers some other ideas.
The Plane Truth About Putting

Is the proper putting path an arc or straight back and through? PGA Professional Kevin Weeks thinks he knows.
You Can't Score If You Can't Putt

Less than 29 and you're score will be fine.
The Basics of Putting

Legendary Instructor Harvey Penick once remarked that a good putter was a match for anyone. Here are some ways for you to become that better match.

Uneven Bunker Shot

Ron Philo, PGA Director of Instruction at Ron Philo's School of Golf talks about uneven bunker shots and how to best get out of them. Philo demonstrates how he goes about finding a stable position that you can swing from, setting up the stance, choking up on the club and hitting out of an uneven bunker shot.
Greenside Bunkers

Allen Wronowski, Head PGA Professional at Hillendale Country Club in Phoenix, Maryland talks about greenside bunkers and gives some tips to improve your bunker game. He says that you should always strike a spot behind the ball instead of hitting the ball directly. Wronowski also talks about the mental challenges around hitting in the sand and that you only need to hit just enough sand to hit the ball out of the bunker.
Uphill, Downhill and Sidehill Lies

Brandel Chamblee talks about the stance and playing of a ball on a hill with an uphill lie. Middle Atlantic PGA Section Teacher of the Year Joe Plecker instructs to use your upper body on downhill lies and that your head should be ahead of the ball. Tri-State PGA Section Teacher of the Year Matt Kluck discusses sidehill lies and how you need to set up your hips and shoulders parallel to the slope.
The Knockdown Shot

Brandel Chamblee opens the segment making one point on hitting the knockdown shot to back plateau pins or under the wind. He makes sure that the ball is back in stance and to not release the club. PGA Teacher of the Year Bill Forest instructs to swing with resistance in your motion and have an abbreviated finish, to set up with ball back in stance and to treat knockdown as a partial shot for control and accuracy.
Waste Bunkers

Middle Atlantic PGA Section Teacher of the Year Joe Plecker demonstrates that you can ground your club in a waste trap when taking practice swings and that the ball placement should be in the center of the stance, with the club striking down on the ball.
Succeed on Short-Sided Deep Bunkers

Middle Atlantic PGA Section Teacher of the Year Joe Plecker demonstrates how to read the green from a bunker just as you would read a putt. He explains how to set up with open stance 45 degrees from target line, align shoulders with the slope of your stance, and have the shaft at the top of the backswing point at the target line behind the ball.
Specialty Shots

Tri-State PGA Section Teacher of the Year Matt Kluck instructs how the hook shot is used for more roll and comes out of the bunker lower. Middle Atlantic PGA Section Teacher of the Year Joe Plecker shows that in windy conditions, you should dig your feet a little deeper in the sand with your weight forward.
Bunker Shots Made Easy

PGA Teacher of the Year Bill Forest discusses how to play uphill bunker shots and buried bunker lies while Illinois PGA Section Teacher of the Year Kevin Weeks breaks down long bunker shots.
Proper Bunker Techniques

PGA Teacher of the Year Bill Forest shows the proper stance in the bunker as well as reminding to shift weight to the forward foot. Illinois Section Teacher of the Year Kevin Weeks instructs on using the back of the club when hitting, digging in toes only a slight depth and keeping the club on plane for more consistent bunker shots.
Bunker Play Basics

Middle Altantic PGA Section Teacher of the Year Joe Plecker shows the proper body stance and control for bunker play.
Long Bunker Shots

Middle Atlantic PGA Section Teacher of the Year Joe Plecker explains that balance and stability are the keys to hitting long bunker shots. PGA Director of Instruction Rick Martino says to consider using a 9-iron for shots over 15-20 yards, and to use full backswing and body turn.
Identifying Sand and Grain Conditions

Brandel Chamblee teaches how to play in various types of sand conditions. In moderately coarse sand, you need a wedge with enough bounce. From heavier or wet sand, keep your stance farther back. In beach type sand, remember that you will need more loft with less bounce.
Greenside Bunkers Made Easy

PGA Teacher of the Year Laird Small shows the proper stance and swing for navigating out of greenside bunkers.
More Fairway Bunker Strategies

Middle Atlantic PGA Section Teacher of the Year Joe Plecker gives his best strategies for getting out of the bunker. He says that the fairway bunker is the only bunker shot in which you want to hit the ball first and demonstrates how to play the ball in the center of your stance while taking more club to compensate for less lower body movement.
Fairway Bunker Strategies

PGA Teacher of the Year Laird Small instructs on fairway bunker strategies. He explains how it's best to inspect your lie from the ball's perspective first and then make your club selection. He also shows how keeping your chin up will guarantee ball contact.
Buried Lies

Tri-state PGA Section Teacher of the Year Matt Kluck explains how to get out of difficult buried lies. From a buried lie, hit where the ball entered and made splash. However, if it is a fully buried lie, one should use a club with less bounce so the club will dig in behind the ball.
Bunker Rules

Middle Atlantic PGA Section Teacher of the Year Joe Plecker runs down the general rules and penalites involved when hitting your ball out of a bunker.
Bounce vs. Loft

Tri-state PGA Section Teacher of the Year Matt Kluck talks about the difference between bounce and loft. He also discusses how your performance will improve if you get fitted for your clubs.
Make It A Strength

There's no need to dread the 'day at the beach.' PGA Professional Charlie King says you can make your bunker play an asset to your game.
Bounce It Out

How do you get out of the bunker? By using the sand wedge the way it was designed, says PGA Professional Lou Guzzi.
A Line In The Sand

It's the only shot in golf where you never actually hit the ball - at least, you're not supposed to. So how do you do it? PGA Professional Christopher Foley explains.
Beat Fairway Bunkers

Need to improve your fairway bunker shots? PGA Professional John Fleming offers some ideas as to how.

Hitting From a Bad Lie

Kevin Weeks, Dir. of Instruction at Cog Hill G.C., offers tips on how to hit out of a bad lie on the course such as when you have to play out of a divot.
Taking a Divot

Gary Bates, Instructor at PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, FL talks about hitting divots with an iron. Bates demonstrates how you should hit the ball first and then the divot.
Perfect Alignment

Ron Miller, Dir. Of Instruction at The Hill Country Club, offers a drill that uses sticks and a towel to help you better align your body before your swing.
Laying the Club Off

Brian Manzella, PGA Professional at the Brian Manzella Golf Academy discusses the trouble golfers have when laying the club off at the top of their backswing. He defines this problem and shows that you must keep your hands in the correct placement so they do not "pop out."
Starting the Club Downward

Brian Manzella, PGA Professional at the Brian Manzella Golf Academy talks about the trouble that people have with getting the 'start down' right on their swing. He shows the incorrect way that people set-up their swing and then instructs how to correctly retain your backswing hip turn into the downswing.
Playing Ball Low vs. High

Joe Plecker, PGA Director of Instruction at Baltimore Country Club shows how to hit both a low and a high shot off the ground with your irons. For a low shot, he says to play the ball slightly behind the center of your stance, to position the handle of the club forward and to hit with a wider stance. Plecker instructs that for hitting the ball high, you should position the ball forward and place the handle of the club straight up.
Perfect Alignment

Ron Miller, Dir. Of Instruction at The Hill Country Club, offers a drill that uses sticks and a towel to help you better align your body before your swing.
How to Draw and Fade

Joe Plecker, PGA Director of Instruction at Baltimore Country Club instructs on how to hit a draw or a fade, depending on what the hole calls for. He shows that for a draw, you should set-up with the ball a little farther forward than usual, while the handle of the club should be little farther back. Plecker goes on to talk about the fade and how this time the ball position should be inside of the front foot, the handle more forward than usual and to place the right hand higher than the left.
Taking a Divot

Gary Bates, Instructor at PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, FL talks about hitting divots with an iron. Bates demonstrates how you should hit the ball first and then the divot.
Proper Grip and Club Fitting

Steve Long, Dir. of Instruction at Brookstone Golf and C.C., shows how to grip the club correctly and addresses some of the common problems that arise from poor gripping of the club.

Making Solid Contact on Putts

Mike Bender, Dir. of Instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy, talks about why people have trouble hitting putts solidly and offers a way to help make better contact with the ball.
Laying the Club Off

Brian Manzella, PGA Professional at the Brian Manzella Golf Academy discusses the trouble golfers have when laying the club off at the top of their backswing. He defines this problem and shows that you must keep your hands in the correct placement so they do not "pop out."
Foundation and Pre-Shot Routine

Steve Long, Dir. of Instruction at Brookstone Golf and C.C., demonstrates the proper way to set up to the ball before your swing to ensure correct balance and improve consistency.
Dear Diary, I'm Getting Better

PGA Master Professional John Fiander says that recording your progress is one way to make sure you get better.
Melt Away the Meltdowns

Do you have anger control issues on the course? Not only do they hurt your image, they can also be hurting your game.
Expectations vs. Goals

In golf, you need expectations and you need goals. And PGA Professional Richard Smith says, the two are not the same.
What Your Scorecard Tells You

Your scorecard is not just a collection of numbers, it's the story of your round and your game. PGA Professional Ben Alexander explains how to read it.
Better Enjoyment Will Mean Better Golf

Above all else, golf should be fun. And when it's fun, it's easier to succeed. So says PGA Professional Patrick Livingston.
Wired For Success

Tiger, Phil and all the greats can show similar greatness but with different approaches to the game. And it may be something that they can't control.

Better Putting Rhythm and Stroke

Blake Cathey, Lead Instructor at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, offers a way to help you develop better putting consistency by improving your tempo and confidence.
70th Senior PGA Championship final wrap

Michael Allen holds off the field to win at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship final round afternoon highlights

Check out the early highlights as Larry Mize tries to catch Michael Allen at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship Rd. 3 wrap

Michael Allen utilized three consecutive birdies at the 14th, 15th and 16th holes to close out the third round alone stop the leaderboard at the 70th Senior PGA Championship.
70th Senior PGA Championship third round afternoon highlights

Check out all the early highlights as Larry Mize heats up with the putter at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship second round afternoon highlights

Tom Purtzer continues to play great golf at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship round 2 highlights

Tom Kite continues moving forward in the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
70th Senior PGA Championship Rd. 1 wrap

Tom Purtzer comes from behind to tie for the lead at the end of the first round at the Senior PGA Championship.
70th Senior PGA Championship opening round afternoon highlights

Scott Hoch takes an early lead at the 70th Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.
Bladed Wedge vs. Putter

PGA Master Professional John Hughes offers two different ways to play the ball when it lies in the first cut of rough just off the green.
Pitching around the Green

Laird Small, Dir. of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy, offers help on how to pitch the ball consistently and successfully to improve your short game.
Improve Chipping by Sound and Sight

Thomas Troncoso, Head Pro at Chestnut Ridge C.C., talks about what you should be seeing and hearing when hitting chips around the green.
Improving Backswing Rotation

Steve Bosdosh, PGA Director of Instruction at The Members Club at Four Streams discusses how you can improve your backswing rotation. Bosdosh shows the improper way to hit the shot and then reveals the correct impact position to drive the ball farther.
Proper Aim and Alignment

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton shows how to ensure good body alignment, proper ball position, and keeping your club head sqaure when putting.
Distance Control

Michael Breed and Krista Dunton explain ways to improve your ability to judge the distance of a putt by picking a target behind the hole, always hitting the ball in the center of the putter head, and keeping your lower body still while holding your finish.
The Role of the Arms and Shoulders

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton demostrates how the arms, shoulders, and spine should rotate and align correctly while putting.
Drills and Games

Michael Breed and Krista Dunton offer some great putting challenges to help improve your mental approach while putting as well as your physical skills.
Visualizing Your Line

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton explains the difference between linear putters, who aim at targets, and non-linear putters, who aim through a selected path, and how to incorporate a sense of vision into your practice routines.
The Texas Wedge

Metropolitan PGA Section Teacher of the Year Michael Breed demonstrates how to use a putter off the green when the conditions of the grass are correct to add another option to your short game.
Roll Your Putts Like The Pros

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton explains the benefits of hitting shorter, more compact strokes, and how to become a more consistent putter by listening to the sound of your putter contacting the ball and trying to repeat it every time.
Putting Length Drill

Metropolitan PGA Section Teacher of the Year Michael Breed offers a good drill to improve your putting by picking a target behind the hole instead of using the hole as your target.
Reading Greens

PGA Director of Instruction Rick Martino shows some helpful drills for improving your ability to read greens and your putting success.
Mental Side of Putting

Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year Krista Dunton explains how to develop a good mental approach to putting that includes having confidence over the ball and maintaining consistency in your routine and stroke.
Uphill, Downhill, and Sidehill Putts

Metropolitan PGA Section Teacher of the Year Michael Breed explains how to successfully read and hit putts on different slopes and angels, and the unique challenges that arise in each situation.
Setup and Grip For Success

Michael Breed and Krista Dunton show some of the important tips for stance, balance, and swing technique to greatly improve your putting.
Making Downhill Putts

Brandel Chamblee and Kevin Weeks explain how to play downhill putts by standing up taller to the ball, using a looser grip, and maintaining even tempo back and through.
My Favorite Putting Games

Brandel Chamblee, Rick Martino, Bud Taylor, and Laird Small offer some helpful and fun games that can be fun ways to help improve your putting.
Making Solid Contact on Putts

Mike Bender, Dir. of Instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy, talks about why people have trouble hitting putts solidly and offers a way to help make better contact with the ball.
Why You Should Have a Hybrid

Laird Small, Dir. of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy, explains how hybrids are designed to help your game and demonstrates the proper way to hit them in several different situations.
Greenside Bunkers

Allen Wronowski, Head PGA Professional at Hillendale Country Club in Phoenix, Maryland talks about greenside bunkers and gives some tips to improve your bunker game. He says that you should always strike a spot behind the ball instead of hitting the ball directly. Wronowski also talks about the mental challenges around hitting in the sand and that you only need to hit just enough sand to hit the ball out of the bunker.
Hitting From a Bad Lie

Kevin Weeks, Dir. of Instruction at Cog Hill G.C., offers tips on how to hit out of a bad lie on the course such as when you have to play out of a divot.
Grip, Posture, and Ball Position

Mike Davis, Director of Instruction at Royal Links Golf Club, discusses some important specifics of your grip and stance when hitting different shots.

Uneven Bunker Shot

Ron Philo, PGA Director of Instruction at Ron Philo's School of Golf talks about uneven bunker shots and how to best get out of them. Philo demonstrates how he goes about finding a stable position that you can swing from, setting up the stance, choking up on the club and hitting out of an uneven bunker shot.
Greenside Bunkers

Allen Wronowski, Head PGA Professional at Hillendale Country Club in Phoenix, Maryland talks about greenside bunkers and gives some tips to improve your bunker game. He says that you should always strike a spot behind the ball instead of hitting the ball directly. Wronowski also talks about the mental challenges around hitting in the sand and that you only need to hit just enough sand to hit the ball out of the bunker.
Hitting From a Bad Lie

Kevin Weeks, Dir. of Instruction at Cog Hill G.C., offers tips on how to hit out of a bad lie on the course such as when you have to play out of a divot.

Improving Hip and Shoulder Rotation

David Donatucci, Dir. of Fitness for the PGA of America, demonstrates some exercises that can benefit your hips and shoulder turn.
Quick Stretching Routine

Adam Smith, PGA Director of Instruction at Salisbury Country Club demonstrates some easy stretching exercises to do before teeing off: torso rotations, leg kicks and jumping-jacks.
Quick Stretching Routine

Adam Smith, PGA Director of Instruction at Salisbury Country Club demonstrates some easy stretching exercises to do before teeing off: torso rotations, leg kicks and jumping-jacks.
Pre-Round Warm Up

David Donatucci, Dir. of Fitness for the PGA of America, offers some great stretches to help you warm up before your round.
Improving Hip and Shoulder Rotation

David Donatucci, Dir. of Fitness for the PGA of America, demonstrates some exercises that can benefit your hips and shoulder turn.
The Most Important Golf Equipment You Have

It's not your driver nor your putter says PGA Professional Lori Van Sickle, it's your body.

Get By With A Little Help From Friends

Some are big and elaborate, some are small and simple. But golf training aids are all designed for one reason, to help you in your golf game. But which one is right for you?
When You Get Off Course, Get Online

Can you really solve your golf ills online? (Of course, on PGA.com!) PGA Master Professional John Hughes offers a few other ideas for help on the world wide web.
Addressing Women's Needs

Is a women's golf swing inherently different than that of a man's? Yes, says PGA Professional Jane Frost, and it starts at the address.
Plan Your Success

Not getting the results you want? Maybe it's not your technique, but your plan that needs to be refined.
It's An Odds Story

In reality, everyone gambles on the golf course, and it has nothing to do with money. PGA Professional Daniel Wurzer asks if you are giving yourself the best chance to succeed by the numbers?

Instruction

2008 PGA Teacher of the Year Martin Hall helps you understand the basics of the swing.

Rules

Play golf the right way with the help of the Vice-Chairman of the PGA Rules Committee Ron Hickman.

Fitness

David Donatucci, Director of Fitness for The PGA of America, answers your questions on how to best prepare your body for your best golf.

Equipment

Everyone has their favorite clubs, but are they the right clubs for you? PGA Professional Eric Hogge can help.

Valero Texas Open

Zach Johnson finds the right positions to win.

How to Choose an Instructor

Your golf instructor may be the most important investment you ever make in your game. How do you choose the right one?

Kevin Weeks

From beginners to Tour players, this PGA Professional has taught champions at all levels.

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Making Solid Contact on Putts

Better Putting Rhythm and Stroke

Controlling Distance on Putts

Your Connection To Golf

Get Into A Routine

Gimme Three Steps, Gimme Three Steps to Consistency

Right Alignment Means Right Results

Proper Alignment Needed

Something To Takeaway

More Distance off Tee

More Power for Women Golfers

Improving Backswing Rotation

Hockey Grip

More Distance

Straighter and Farther

Vizualize Your Target

Hitting the Ball Further

Finding the Fairway

More Power in Your Swing

Improving the Backswing

Swing Speed and Backswing

Drills to help you drive better

Combat that slice

Good drives depend on good positions

Casting Recall

Please, don't come over

Hitting From a Bad Lie

Taking a Divot

Perfect Alignment

Laying the Club Off

Starting the Club Downward

Playing Ball Low vs. High

Perfect Alignment

How to Draw and Fade

Taking a Divot

Bladed Wedge vs. Putter

Pitching around the Green

Improve Chipping by Sound and Sight

Chipping the Golf Ball

Improve Chipping by Sound and Sight

Pitching around the Green

Bladed Wedge vs. Putter

Why You Should Have a Hybrid

Chipping Like the Best

How Ya Feeling?

So Which Is It?

Make It Right Before It Goes Wrong

Release That Back Foot

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70th Senior PGA Championship final round afternoon highlights

70th Senior PGA Championship Rd. 3 wrap

70th Senior PGA Championship third round afternoon highlights

70th Senior PGA Championship second round afternoon highlights

70th Senior PGA Championship round 2 highlights

70th Senior PGA Championship Rd. 1 wrap

70th Senior PGA Championship opening round afternoon highlights

Lag Putting

Better Lag Putting

Making Solid Contact on Putts

Controlling Distance on Putts

Proper Aim and Alignment

Distance Control

The Role of the Arms and Shoulders

Drills and Games

Visualizing Your Line

The Texas Wedge

Roll Your Putts Like The Pros

Putting Length Drill

Reading Greens

Mental Side of Putting

Uphill, Downhill, and Sidehill Putts

Setup and Grip For Success

Making Downhill Putts

My Favorite Putting Games

Making Solid Contact on Putts

Better Putting Rhythm and Stroke

The Eyes Have it

The Plane Truth About Putting

You Can't Score If You Can't Putt

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