I’ve been training for speed in the golf swing for pretty much my entire adult life (27 years). I’ve learned what works and what doesn’t and I’m going to give you the best/fastest/most efficient way to train. But before I get to those, I want to talk about my philosophy for speed training. I’m hoping […]
Secrets of Speed – aka you can swing faster and hit the ball farther, you’re just doing it wrong I just had my mine blown by a podcast from Tim Ferriss, he interviewed the ‘Savant of Speed’, Ryan Holiday: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show/id863897795? mt=2 Ryan is a performance specialist for Nike and works with Olympians, NFL players, and […]
July 2017 VIP “I thought you might like to know I am playing pretty good golf. I shot my first ever score in the 60’s, a 69. I think my best golf days are still ahead of me. Thanks again.” – CU, Utah, June VIP “Played the old course at Ballybunion (established 1893) today. Hit […]
The good news is that you can train and improve your tempo. You’re not stuck with slow (crappy) tempo. Training Tempo is just like training anything else in life. You need to have the right system to do it and you need to put in your hours. I just happen to have the right system, […]
Spoiler Alert: I’m going to totally destroy some current beliefs about tempo. In other words, some serious myth busting. One of the entrenched beliefs when it comes to tempo is the belief that your swing should match your personality. In other words, if you walk slow, talk slow, and you are generally laid back, you […]
The golf world loves to talk about swing fundamentals, but there is one that they typically leave out. I believe it is to the detriment of most recreational golfers. The concept of swing tempo to me is one of the most important pieces of any golfer’s development, and I want to share why I believe […]
We’re talking the Left Heel (for a RH golfer). Got a reader who wrote in: “John Jr., I noticed in your long drive baskswing that you lift your lead heel. Should I lift my lead heel and if so, why?” Great Question! Here is my Clif’s note’s answer: For men: They should ABSOLUTELY lift the […]
I was recently listening to a Tim Ferriss podcast (highly recommend his podcast) and he was asked, “What should you look for when choosing a teacher? ” The answer was brilliant and I’ve applied it to golf and golf training ‘systems’. The first thing to look for is: Reliable/Repeatable results. This might go without saying […]
