By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research My series on key swing positions increases your learning by allowing you to match your swing to a pro swing at every critical juncture. The model assumes a right-handed golfer who is hitting a mostly straight shot with slight…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Understanding key swing positions allows you to match your swing to a pro swing model to see how it stacks up through impact. As in all my examples, the model assumes a right-handed golfer who is hitting a predominately…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Many times my players are away from home, so we communicate via email when there are problems. In this case, the player is hitting the ball well, but every once in a while, a hook sneaks into his game….
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research When you make a golf swing, mental images (the pictures you draw in your mind) let your muscles know what needs to be done. In this way, what you see on your mental screen helps you to understand what…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research The pre-finish position indicates the quality of what went before about your trail side – right for right-handers; left for left-handers. The guiding theme during your swing is to allow your trail shoulder and arm to chase your lead…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Robert Desimone, a neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has shown that your mind cannot attend to two things at once. And architects like Pete Dye know this, so they build very tricky layouts populated with multiple…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Although the ball is long gone, the finish position is a key swing position that will allow you to match your swing to a pro swing model to see how it stacks up. The model assumes a right-handed golfer…
by Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Tiger’s first Gatekeeper (GK) was his dad; then came four more GKs led by the best teacher/player of the four, Butch Harmon. When his relationship with Harmon ended, so did his complete dominance. Although he was still one of…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Indeed, you can’t ‘buy’ a good golf game, but it is also true that your tools must fit not only their purpose but also their user – and that would be you. So below, I’ve outlined some essential tools…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research When it’s time to figure out which shot to hit and how to hit it, you might think it logical that an expert golfer’s brain has more electrical activity than a high handicap brain. But according to Dr. Claudio…
