Get Fired Up By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research You hear this advice all the time: “Fire your right side” (left for left-handers). It means to aggressively transfer weight to your front foot while rotating your core through the ball. This is good instruction, but…
Golf’s Grand Illusion By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Bobby Jones, Hogan, Trevino, Floyd, Nicklaus, Woods, etc. – what is the one characteristic all players have once they get the usual suspects on board? It isn’t power, great putting, grit, determination, working hard or any…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research To be the best player you can be you have to be a good golf learner, and the good learners I’ve been exposed to use a model similar to that outlined below. How to Learn Golf (1) First, they…
The Target-React Loop By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research The way to play your best golf is to run your shot routine for every shot. As part of your routine, you image the shot, then simply respond to that image as your body creates the…
Stop Manipulating the Club By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research The most damaging swing error is also the most logical – it seems reasonable that to make the club go faster, you should use your hands to apply force, but actually over-using your hands can…
Great Expectations By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Brooks Koepka said in a post-round interview that he was prepared to adjust his expectations in the last round if the wind blew at Bethpage. The 2019 PGA champion reasoned that if he was having trouble in…
Drills for Skills: The 10 Step Drill By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Playing the game well requires that you have access to your golf database, which is your ability to recall the template of your golf swing each time you play a shot. If…
The Sidewinder Release By Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research How you release the clubhead to the ball is the key determiner of power and accuracy, yet it is one of the most misunderstood concepts in golf. Ask five teachers what they mean by ‘release,’ and…
Relax to Release By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Jon, my student in this week’s lesson, has only been playing for about four months and, as you can see, he has a large chest and a lot of muscle. His flexibility is medium with a…
Weight Lifting Can Make You Smarter By Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research One of the most common questions my students ask is “How can I get more distance,” so I outline a program for them that includes attention to 4 areas: (1) swing technique, (2)…
