By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Golf is a stress-filled game, and to be a good player, you need to understand how to deal with yourself when stress levels rise. Talking trash to yourself will only make things worse because as the stress takes control,…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research In the pro ranks, there are differences in standard ball flight. Some players draw the ball, and some fade it, while some hit the ball without much curve at all. Depending on the situation, most of the time, pros…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Good golf balance involves the channeling of weight flow where ‘weight’ is defined in terms of pressure. Think of it this way: Your weight stays the same on earth no matter what configuration your body is in – standing…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research To max out distance with your driver, you need just the right balance between your ball speed, launch angle, and spin rate (i.e., how fast the ball is rotating around its axis as it flies through the air). The…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research The body’s role in the release of the golf club is passive, in that you don’t force your body to move when you’re playing on the course. The movement is a result of being in the correct position as…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research The very first move you should make on your downswing is a transfer of weight into your front hip joint, then a slotting of the club. This establishes your front hip as the center of rotation, which is the key to…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research I’ve given more than 50,000 golf lessons, and my experience tells me that most golfers don’t have a lot of time to work out and/or don’t like to – so they seldom visit the gym. Either way, this lack of a structured workout presents a real problem, especially as you age. For this…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research An important role of the backswing is to create coil, and part of doing that is establishing the trail hip as the center of this coil during the backswing – then you switch hips by transferring your weight to your front hip. In the first photo…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research No rocket scientist will tell you ignition is the most important part of launching a rocket, yet it is the ignition that gets the public’s attention. The same is true of the “ignition” of the golf ball — impact…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Notice the word “your” in the title above; it’s there for a reason. The amount of knee flex you have at the address is determined in large part by your physique and your balance system, not by some arbitrary,…
