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Time for change

Place a golf ball on the ground in front of anyone who has established their golf swing and ask them to change a part of that swing. More times than not, the pattern will not change despite the effort. Why? Because a golf ball, unless hit into a net, require an outcome, and that outcome […]

Why learn to play golf?

by: B. J. Hathaway If you are in business world, there will come a time when you will get asked to play golf on a business outing and you want to be able to get around the golf course without embarrassing yourself or the boss. This alone is a good reason why you should learn […]

Golf Swing Classes

Starting this Saturday, come work on your golf swing! This is a group class with no reservation required. Any skill level welcome with individual attention for everyone. Come by yourself or with a friend or two or three. Each week we cover different topics of the swing as a refresher or for those wanting to […]

Triangulate Your Swing

There are two key positions in the golf swing that you may have never been aware of, what I call the Two Triangles. These triangles help to regulate the geometry and plane of your golf swing and are key indicators as to the proper functioning of your swing. At top of the back swing […]

A Lesson with Ben Hogan

by: B. J. Hathaway In 1941 Ben Hogan took the Head Professional job at Hershey Country Club and gave a newspaper golf lesson, a rare find. The instruction information is as relevant today as it was nearly 75 years ago and shows just how much Mr. Hogan understood the golf swing even before […]

Knowledge and Golf

by: B. J. Hathaway It’s unfortunate but most golfers are never given any instruction on how to make contact (the proper way) with a golf ball. And so from the moment they first begin to play golf their swings become infected with poor habits and compensations which are made worse by the band-aid fix […]

Swinging Left

by: B. J. Hathaway The phrase “swinging left” is often associated with Ben Hogan and I think it’s a terribly confusing idea for most amateurs. The problem is that most amateurs already swing left or “over the top” on the down swing leading to huge slices and pulls. Then along comes some discussion that Ben […]

The Bungee Effect

by: B. J. Hathaway Golf can be very mysterious sometimes can’t it? You head over for a golf lesson because you’re tired of your slice or some other poor shot and you’re ready for a change. You see video of your swing and get a clear and logical explanation of the fault and how […]

Your Job in Practice

by: B. J. Hathaway On your next visit to the driving range, I want you to observe the golfers around you and how they practice. Listen in on conversations between golf buddies as they hit balls as well, and I bet you will begin to recognize a trend that exists in your own practice habits […]

A Plan for Lower Scores

by: B. J. Hathaway Lower scores, enjoy the game, more distance, be more consistent: those are probably the four most common “goals” that we hear from golfers on the lesson tee. Unfortunately that is about the end of the story for most folks because there is no plan to bridge the gap from goal […]