A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) As an exercise, I sometimes ask my students to play a round of golf where, after they drive on the par 4s and 5s, they move their tee shot to the 150-yard marker in the…
A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) There is no doubt that golf is a difficult game, but do you have to be born with superstar reflexes, the eyesight of an eagle, and the strength of an NFL lineman to be a…
A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) Golf Shot Practice Golf shot practice is a fundamental aspect of improving one’s game and mastering various shots required on the course. Effective practice sessions involve deliberate planning and execution, focusing on specific areas of…
A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) What is the Rough in Golf? The rough in golf refers to the areas of thicker grass located alongside fairways and around greens. It serves as a penalty for inaccurate shots, adding challenge to the…
A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) You don’t have to reach too high to achieve an ideal position at the top of your swing. But most golfers try to swing their hands as high as possible on the backswing because they…
A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) Maya Hohmann and Terry Orlick, University of Ottawa, interviewed fifteen elite Canadian pilots at a Royal Canadian Air Force base in Canada. “All 15 participants described the use of mental imagery, or chair flying, as…
A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) If you use the modern coil in your golf swing, will you still be playing ‘good golf’ when you’re 76? Note, I said ‘good golf,’ not good golf for 76! Recently, in an Els for…
A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) Several years ago, I asked my class at Keiser University the question: “If you could have your arm adjustable in length and shaped into a golf club – like the movie superhero – sort of…
A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) One thing you hear all the time is, “Don’t move your head when you putt.” The same advice applied to the full swing has been pretty well banished from the credibility bin by actual measurements,…
A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) Collect three teaching pros in a room and ask them the correct position of the trail elbow at the top of the swing, and you’ll probably get three different answers: 1. let the elbow fly…
