How to Build a Tour Striker Golf Swing
You're not prepared for the shot
Here's what I tell students who say they can't get through the shot. You can't get through it because you're not prepared for it. If the face is open coming down, hanging back isn't a flaw. It's your only option. You're buying time to square it up. So fix the face first. Get the lead wrist bent back and the face working down, and the club arrives strong. Now the pivot pays you back. Watch the POV again and look at the logo. If you can read it coming into the ball, the face is wide open. If you can't, you're in business. The Tour Striker Educator is what makes it obvious. Feedback you can feel instead of guess at. Get your Tour Striker Educator here
Learn morePhysics, Not Feelings: The Tee Drill That Ends Bunker Fear
Ask a room full of golfers what scares them and bunker shots make the list almost every time. It's physics, not feelings. Once you understand how sand moves a golf ball, the fear goes away. In this video I take a wooden tee into the bunker and show you the drill we use in bunker class at the Tour Striker Golf Academy. Push the tee in, set the ball on top, and give yourself one job: break it in half. The tee tells you the truth about every swing you make. Watch and see for yourself. Strike it solid, - Martin
Learn moreStop Tucking Your Trail Elbow (At Least Not Yet)
If someone told you to tuck your trail elbow in, you got bad information. Yes, it eventually gets closer to your body. But the timing is everything, and most golfers blow it in the first 12 inches of the swing. In this video, I'll show you the takeaway difference between you and the pros, and you'll hear the exact moment the loading should happen. Width first. The click comes later. You hit longer shots. Hear it for yourself The FlexClick is the trainer on my wrist in this video. It clicks the moment your trail wrist loads. If it clicks early in your takeaway, that's your distance leaking out. Get your FlexClick here and hear the difference on your very next range session.
Learn moreThe Fix for the Flaw I See Most
In the video above, I'll show you the fix for one of the biggest power leaks in your backswing, using one of the tools I trust most. You'll feel exactly when your club is ready to fall in behind you, instead of getting dumped early. Don't have a Swing Trainer yet? [Get yours here →]
Learn moreMake More Putts Using the Ideal Path and Loft
As we've talked about before... A proper putting stroke moves on an arc — it is not, "straight back and straight through." When you TRY to keep the putter moving straight the whole time... You have to make all sorts of adjustments and manipulations, and that changes the loft AND where you make contact with the ball. Of course, it's faster and easier to groove a perfect arc when you can FEEL it... And that's why I'm always recommending the Tour Path to my students. I didn't invent it, but it's a great product. It's simple, well made...and it works!
Learn moreThe 2-Finger Drill That Fixes Your Backswing Cavity
If you're like a lot of the golfers who come to see me at my golf schools... You try to make a "low and slow" backswing. But this often results in whipping the club inside... And to compensate, you have to make a steep, over-the-top downswing. Instead, I want you to "stand the club up" on your backswing so you can shallow it on the downswing...and AUTOMATICALLY make powerful, inside-out delivery through impact. And I have a great drill that will show you what this feels like. Some call this the "two finger backswing drill" because you largely take your hands OFF the club. But as I'm sure you've experienced in golf... Sometimes when you "let go"... Good things happen. Give this a try and instead of "trying" to swing inside out... You will start doing it naturally and automatically. Ready to see how well you can drive by taking your hands off the wheel? Watch the video above, then let me know how it goes.
Learn moreThe Window Follow Through: Why Your Finish is Causing Your Slice
If you watch your swing on video and the club ends up in front of your face at the finish, you've got what I call the "window follow through." It's one of the most common faults I see at my camps, and it's quietly causing your slice. Golf is a side-on game. The club needs to exit on an incline, not climb up in front of you. Once you start feeling that difference, the slice starts to go away fast. Watch the video above and see exactly what I mean. Ready to Fix It For Good? The Tour Striker Swing Trainer was built around this exact concept. It puts you in the right positions from the very first rep. And right now it's $100 off. [Shop the Tour Striker Swing Trainer -- $100 Off]
Learn moreThe pitch shot dance: why your feet are the secret to crispy contact
I've seen this drive good golfers crazy for years. A simple 25-yard pitch and they freeze up, swat at it, and chunk it. The fix is simpler than you think and it starts from the ground up. Get this footwork right and you'll start hitting crispy pitch shots a lot more often. Give this a watch and take it straight to the range.
Learn moreMake More Breaking Putts by Trusting Your Setup and Stroke
When it comes to making breaking putts... You could have textbook posture... Laser-like aim... The absolute right line... The ideal stroke path... A smooth, metronome-like tempo... And strike the ball with the perfect speed... BUT... It's all for nothing unless you commit to everything above and TRUST it at the moment of truth. This might sound "obvious," but many golfers do everything right until it's time to pull the putter back and make a stroke. Often, they get scared and "bail out" of the correct line or speed at the last second... Miss the putt... Then beat themselves up for not sticking to their guns. If you can relate, watch the above video. It's not a tip on putting technique... But rather an important reminder to COMMIT to the amount of break, shape and speed of the putt you intend to hit... And TRUSTING yourself to execute it. p.s. The device I'm practicing with (because it helps me develop trust) is the Tour Path Putting System.
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