Millions of people around the world dream of a golf career. What could be better than waking up every morning and spending your days on a beautiful golf course? Not much, really, but obtaining that golf career isn’t easy. It takes years of dedication to receive a PGA Tour card. Nearly all professional golfers began…
What’s in a Name? by Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research I’ve seen it happen many times: Golfers who learn accuracy first fail to become long hitters. They grip it and guide it rather than grip it and rip it.It’s like the game of bridge: Most…
Four Major Golf Tournaments The PGA has four Major Golf Tournament events that take place during the season — The Masters Tournament, The U.S. Open, The Open Championship and The PGA Championship. The majors can make or break a player’s career. Each one holds an enormous amount of prestige, history and money that the other…
Keiser University College of Golf Hosts Merritt Island High School Boy’s Golf Team Keiser University’s College of Golf recently hosted the Merritt Island High School Boy’s Golf Team for a training session in preparation for the upcoming season. The session began with an overview of proper grip, aim, and setup, provided by John Callahan, a…
How Do You Know Where the Target Is? Blindsight Part 2 by Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research In Blindsight Part 1, I wrote of the concept of “Blindsight” (seeing without looking) and my belief that the great players don’t see the same golf course as…
How Do You Know Where the Target is? The Strange Experience Called “Blindsight” – Part 1 by Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research In 1967, Nicholas Humphrey at the University of Cambridge in England removed the visual cortex of a monkey named Helen, but surprisingly, after…
The Match of the Millennium by Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research In 2009, Golf Magazine ranked the greatest players of all time: Jack Nicklaus No. 1, Tiger Woods second, Bobby Jones third and Ben Hogan fourth. Hard to argue with this ranking, but I will….
Golf is a game of rules and traditions. From the clothes you wear to the number of clubs you can have in your golf bag during a tournament, there are many regulations that must be adhered to. There are also a number of unwritten golf rules that every golfer should know by heart. After a…
A Balm that turned into a Bomb – Jim Gets Worse By Dr. TJ Tomasi This is the sad but true story of Jim, a decent player with a problem his teachers could not cure him of – the shank. His practice swing was great, but as soon as a ball was introduced and the swing…
The No-Backswing Backswing – How to Get Ready for the Big Match By Dr. TJ Tomasi, College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Your big match is right around the corner, and the pressure is already starting to mount. Your swing is normally silky smooth, but the fear of “folding under the pressure”…
