By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research The most reliable type of elbow action used in the golf swing is a non-manipulative motion that occurs as a result of syncing your arms and body. While you can hit the ball by flying out your right elbow,…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Surprising as it sounds, many golfers don’t know when to pitch and when to chip. They’re two different shots with different techniques and knowing when to use which can lower your scores. What is the Difference Between a Chip…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research “The eye altering, alters all.” — William Blake Most people believe that what they see is an accurate representation of what is actually there. But science shows us that our vision is a composite — part objective and part…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Try this experiment: Check your image in the mirror each morning and then ask your partner what you look like. You’ll often find major discrepancies. On an important day when you must look your best, you may see a…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research If the first move you make in your golf swing is wrong, then you’re playing whack-a-mole for the rest of your swing. Several common mistakes are possible on the first move: You can reverse pivot — an error where…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research If you lack distance with your driver, your problem may be a lack of width in your swing arc. You need a wide swing arc to give yourself room to build up clubhead speed—the prime factor behind distance. The…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research One of the non-negotiables for a full power swing is weight transfer (a more accurate term for which is pressure transfer), i.e., you must be in your front hip coming back to the ball. Of course, you can hit…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Don’t you hate it when your golf swing gets short and choppy, and you feel completely rushed and out of sync? In addition to all the bad feels, your ball scatters all over the course and flies much shorter…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research You hear it all the time: “Swing easy like the pros.” Of course, they do look like they are swinging slowly, but they’re not, and neither should you. Besides being bad advice, there’s another reason underachieving swings are so…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research To build a good golf swing, you have to pay attention not only to the “what” (swing mechanics) but also to the “when” — i.e., when you do the what. There’s no question that you’re in a race from…
