By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research There’s no question that most golfers could shoot in the 70s if they had enough time and energy to devote to the game. But most golfers, for any number of reasons, don’t; so, I’ve developed guidelines that will allow…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research After winning several majors in the 1930s, Ralph Guldahl wrote a book in which he broke down his swing with a detailed analysis — subsequently, his swing fell apart. Some suspect it was because he verbalized his swing so…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Two types of motion are combined during the downswing, and the timing of the transition from one (lateral) to the other (rotational) is the key to solid ball striking. The downswing’s lateral motion begins at the top of the…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Tiger Woods switches teachers far more often than any other great player. He’s had at least four that he’d admit to since he turned pro in 1997. Bobby Jones had only one teacher — Stewart Maiden, and he wasn’t…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research I used to have a young student who would shout ‘Ball go far!’ every time she hit her driver. She turned out to be a very good player, and her golf ball did go far, primarily because she didn’t…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research The key to this piece of instruction is simple: Keep your legs underneath you while you swing. As a reference point, visualize an imaginary line from the outside of each shoulder to the ground at address. When your knees…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research To paraphrase Gordon Gekko in the movie “Wall Street,” let me say that “fear is good.” This is not to say, however, that “being afraid” is good. The two are very different in that fear is the mother of…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research When you make a golf swing, your goal is not to be totally rigid or completely relaxed, but some combination of the two. At address, for example, you should feel somewhere between tripwire-tense and limp, a feeling I call…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Like every golfer, you probably have one or two swing dragons — faults that recur while you’re in the middle of the round, especially under pressure. To self-correct on the golf course, you need to know what your dragons…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research When he was having swing problems a few years ago, Golf Magazine asked me what I would do if I were Phil Mickelson’s coach. My response was: “Under pressure and/or when he tries to hit the ball too hard,…
