College of Golf February 2019 Events

Keiser University College of Golf Director Attends PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit Dr. Eric Wilson, Executive Director of Golf Operations at Keiser University’s College of Golf and a PGA Legacy Master Professional recently enjoyed attending the 16th PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. With the theme…

Use Your Shoulders to Pitch

USE YOUR SHOULDERS TO PITCH by Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research If you’re pulling your pitch shots, you may be swinging the club too much around your body and not enough up and down. To improve your direction, make sure to aim your clubface first…

Deliberate Practice and Golf Training Scars

By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research As part of his concept of original practice, originator Anders Erickson says that how players structure their practice routine is the crucial factor, and to learn best they must constantly challenge themselves, which means developing a practice protocol that…

Emotionalizing the Good and Factualizing the Bad

EMOTIONALIZING THE GOOD AND ‘FACTUALIZING’ THE BAD by Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Memories are our past experience captured in knowledge units that find a home in special docking receptors located in the brain. The more receptors the experience commands, the stronger and more resilient…

The Senior Swing is Easy on the Back

By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Bad backs are the bane of many a golfer – even some of the best golfers in the world. Just ask Jason Day, Tiger Woods, (isn’t it great for golf to see Tiger win again?), Fred Couples, and most…

How You Handle Stress is in Your Genes

How You Handle Stress is in Your Genes By Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research In a previous article, we saw the dangers of the swing compensation where the player, instead of fixing the problem, introduces another error as a tenuous fix. The problem is that…

Can Golf Pros Use GPS/Range Finder Devices?

Keiser University Question of the Month: Can Golf Pros Use GPS/Range Finder Devices? By Brian Hughes, PGA Master Professional   One of the changes in the rules of golf effective in January of 2019 regards the use of range finders. These devices can tell you exactly your distance to the flag and obstacles impairing your…

What to Look Forward to in Golf in 2019? [Infographic]

The 2019 PGA and LPGA seasons will look much different than those that came previously. The new year will see the PGA with two fewer events, an adjusted tournament schedule, and the tour ending in August rather than September. On the LPGA side, the women’s game will see new events and a lot more prize…

Pace Your Play Under Pressure

A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) As I have outlined previously, golf is played in four dimensions: height, width, depth (the three spatial dimensions), and time. Golfers have an elaborate system of sensors (eyes, ears, hands, etc.) that interprets the spatial…