I, Mike Hansen am often asked what I do for a living and when I tell them Golf Fitness the next question is “oh what is that”? So, here it is in a nutshell. I could probably write a 500 page book about it, but here I’m going to do it in as few words as possible and in terms hopefully most will understand. Our belief is there is no right way to swing the
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“Weight shift does equal distance” was a major topic of discussion at the BodiTrak PGA education event last week. Tim Mitchell from Pelican Hill and I, mostly Tim invited BodiTrak out to the left coast so we could learn more from the BodiTrak expert Terry Hashimoto. Terry was entertaining as always and brought new data and information regarding weight shift and how is equates to distance. BodiTrak and pressure plates have really changed the way
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How to brake 80 This may sound simple but very, very few golfers ever brake 80. It is estimated that only about 2% of golfers ever break 80 so this may seem like an unreasonable goal. The first two steps to breaking 80 is breaking 100 then 90. We will cover shooting in the 80’s and 90’s later but why not make a big goal and work towards it? Let’s take a look at the
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Playing from the sand is typically difficult for poor players and a relatively easy shot for very good players. This has more to do with knowledge and not skill in many cases. Green side bunkers shots should be one of the easiest shots in golf. This is the only shot where you don’t make direct impact with the ball. You will make impact with the sand anywhere from right behind the ball to 2-3″ behind
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Keeping your left arm straight for lower scores sounds correct but it is a bit of a misnomer. If you look at tour players most of them keep their left arm mostly to completely straight. Most of us with less shoulder muscle strength or flexibility can’t achieve this comfortably. So should we say keep your left arm as straight as you can on the back swing? This one of the golf mechanics of the golf
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