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Jeff Evans – The Grip and Sweetspot

If you haven’t figured it out yet, I’ve been finding a lot of great instructors who are active participants in the GolfWRX forum. Jeff Evans is another one of these great instructors. He is a certified Golfing Machine instructor and creator of a cool little training aid called the “Pure Ball Striker.”
In the videos bellow, [...]

Understanding The New Ball Flight Laws

In this article, we focus on “the new ball flight laws.” PGA pro John Dunigan explains these new laws with a great video, Brian Manzella helps us visualize them by showing us how to hit a draw using these new laws, and I direct you to the article from the Track Man newsletter that made the old ball flight laws obsolete.

Make Better Contact With Correct Ball Position

Lesson Video Key Points
Ball Position Basics
Driver: Play the ball off the inside of your left heel.

Woods/Hybrids/Irons: Play the ball inline with your left pectoral muscle (left shirt pocket).

Stance Basics
1. As the club gets longer, your stance should widen.
2. As the club gets shorter, your stance should become narrower.
3. With the driver, your feet should be [...]

Improve Your Contact With Good Posture

Lesson Video Key Points
Posture Basics
1. Weight of your body should be positioned on the balls of your feet.
2. Knees should have a slight bend/flex (athletic position).
3. Upper body should bend over from the hips (like your butt is sticking out).
4. Arms should hang down naturally (even with the toes or slightly outside of them).
Posture is [...]

Take Dead Aim With Good Alignment

Lesson Video Key Points
Target Line: An imaginary line that extends from the ball to the intended target.
Body Line: An imaginary line consisting of the feet, knees, hips, and shoulders that runs parallel to the target line.
Neutral Alignment Basics
1. Stand behind the ball and see a line from the ball to the target.
2. Aim the [...]