In this article, we look at some of the technical (and non-technical) factors that can create a heel or toe shot in golf.   Before We Do If you haven’t read my Ebook, “Golf Hacks” – a quick and easy guide to fixing shanks, toes, fats, thins, slices, hooks, as well as practicing better and improving on-course strategy – I’m giving it away FREE!!! Just pop in your email below, and continue to read this blog. The book will be sent to your email.   Which One Is Which? On my social media, I recently asked the question One of these is a heel shot, and one is a toe. Can you tell which on ..read more

There are many myths surrounding the cause of a shank (heel) or toe strike in golf. This article is going to explain the real cause behind these shots. I’m going to share info that hasn’t been discussed before, so buckle up and get your thinking cap on.   Before We Read On If you haven’t read my Ebook, “Golf Hacks” – a quick and easy guide to fixing shanks, toes, fats, thins, slices, hooks, as well as practicing better and improving on-course strategy – I’m giving it away FREE!!! Just pop in your email below, and continue to read this blog. The book will be sent to your email.   Wh ..read more

I’ve heard it a million times; I shanked it. Must have left the face open on that one This article explores why this is a myth (with a grain of truth). While this article focuses on the case of a shank, the information is also relevant to every golfer – even if your pattern is more toe-biased.   Before We Start If you haven’t got my free ebook yet, you can enter your email address below to get it sent right to your inbox. We look at how to fix hooks slices toe shots shanks/heels fats thins Did I mention it’s FREE???   Sweet Spots In the below image, we see a centered strike with ..read more

No, I’m not taking about YOUR front 9 last week. Perhaps you’ve seen the video going around of Cristobal Del Solar’s swing, after he just shot a 57.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Cristobal Del Solar (@cristobaldelsolar) Well, actually, this isn’t the swing that scored the record-low round. His more recent swings, according to his instagram, look closer to this.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Cristobal Del Solar (@cristobaldelsolar) I think this deserves a discussion, for many reasons.   Before We Start If you haven’t ..read more

This week, I had a viral post on Twitter/X that rocked the world of golfers. It showed them just how fine the difference is between success and failure in this game. Before We Start If you haven’t got my free ebook yet, you can enter your email address below to get it sent right to your inbox. We look at how to fix hooks slices toe shots shanks/heels fats thins   Let’s Start For all of these next images, assume we are discussing at impact – as this is what matters to the ball and result. Here we see a square clubface with an iron. Combined with a square path (direction of club movement ..read more

In this article, I’m going to bust one of the myths that many amateurs have regarding strike location. So if you’ve ever hit a toe or heel shot, you will want to make sure you read this. I hear amateurs talk about how they’re hitting toe or heel mis-strikes. In a lot of cases, I also hear how they’re trying to fix this by changing their swing path direction. However, when I’m teaching, I see swing path direction and strike location as two separate entities. Let me explain.   Any Path Can Hit Any Strike While path direction can correlate to strike location for some people, an off-line pa ..read more

You may have heard the term “Low Point” before, in regards to the golf swing. Low point is a vital element to control, and this article explores exactly what it is.   Swings and Circles If you were to trace the trajectory of the clubhead throughout the swing, you would see it is quite circular/elliptical.  The lowest point of this swing circle is defined as the low point. The white part of the swing circle is the low point.   Changes in Low Point The low point in a golf swing can change in many ways. It can; move up and down (depth change) move towards/away from the target mov ..read more

It’s one of the most common questions asked by golfers – how do I compress my iron shots more? A well-struck shot is one thing, but a well-struck AND compressed shot feels like a whole other ball game. The shot sounds different, feels different, and flies a lot longer. So if you suffer with weak, spinny golf shots with no “pop”, listen up. Before we do, if you’d like a copy of my Ebook “Golf Hacks”, with lots of tips to quickly improve strike quality, club path, direction, strategy and more, enter your email below.   What Compression Is Not? There’s a myth about compression.  Many am ..read more

Occasionally, on the golf course, you will need to hit a lower shot. Whether you are trying to keep it under the wind, or below the limbs of a tree. This video and short blog explains some simple steps you can take to lower your ball flight successfully.   Why Not Just Club Down? A simple way to hit a lower shot is to drop your club down a number or two. If you’re into a strong wind, dropping from an 8 iron to a 7 iron, or even a 6 iron, is a simple way of getting that ball to come out lower with less backspin. However, when you do this, you are opening yourself up to more sideways misse ..read more

We’ve all seen Jim Furyk and Matt Wolff and wondered How on Earth do their swings function” After all, they’re not the prettiest of motions, yet they produce elite level golf. In many ways, they defy almost all of what has been taught in the golf swing over the years. Well, I decided to record a video with nine crazy “swing experiments” to discuss this topic.   Have you read it? Before we watch the video, if you haven’t read my Ebook, “Golf Hacks” – a quick and easy guide to fixing shanks, toes, fats, thins, slices, hooks, as well as practicing better and improving on-course strategy ..read more