Golf The Fairway Finder Many amateur players struggle to hit fairways consistently when hitting their woods. When the arms ‘overly-separate’ from the body during ...Read More The New Zealand Open heads back to Queenstown Organisers of the 103rd New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sport are looking forward to welcoming players and spectators to ...Read More It’s as Simple as One, Two, Three and Four. Generating extra distance is something most golfers obsess about. Increasing clubhead speed will deliver additional yardage however, there is no ...Read More Food and Drink No matter how well tuned a Formula 1 car is, it won’t perform if it’s fuelled with diesel! When it ...Read More In a Jam This tip will improve your ball striking and also stop the dreaded ‘over the top’ downswing move that produces unwanted ...Read More Into Impact Compress 'down' to get it up! A common mistake that many amateurs make is attempting to lift the golf ball ...Read More Get Connected Many poor golf swings causing errant golf shots stem from one common fault = the right-arm being too dominant on ...Read More Softly, Softly for Power Gains ! All too often I see golfers attempting to gain distance with their Driver by increasing the speed of their entire ...Read More The New Zealand Open is Back in Play! After a two-year hiatus, organisers of the 102nd New Zealand Open are thrilled to get the largest event on New ...Read More As Loose as a Goose Tom Long Golf Professional Use the following practise/warm up drill prior to play if you haven’t had time to hit ...Read More Square It Up! How do you set-up your putts? Unless you consistently average less than 30 putts per round with your current putting ...Read More Wiggle It Just a Little Bit A common fault of many amateur golfers is standing too still for a few too many seconds before making their ...Read More In the Balance Throughout my 30 years as a PGA instructor, one of the most common causes of inconsistency stems from a loss ...Read More Foot mechanics This ‘simple to implement’ instructional article will improve your balance, strike consistency and shot shape as well as assist you ...Read More Get a Grip Because the only contact we have with the club is through our hands, the importance of holding the club correctly ...Read More Stuck in the Bunker? Golf courses without bunkers are few and far between so at some point during your next round it’s likely that ...Read More All About the “Swoosh” To achieve extra distance. I often get asked “how can I increase the distance that I hit the ball?” The ...Read More Golf – With Extended Arms Warm up and Impact Drill. This tip is a great way of loosening up the body prior to playing – ...Read More Back to Basics The Chalkline Drill If you don’t already own one, head to your local hardware store and purchase a chalk/string line ...Read More Under Pressure This ‘dual- purpose’ practice drill will help you to check whether or not you are making a sufficient weight-shift on ...Read More Practise Dialing It In!! We have all been guilty of arriving at the golf course too late to allow for a sufficient warm up ...Read More Time To Take The Stand Lets Get Your Posture Perfect One thing that can be learnt from the tour pro’s is the importance of good ...Read More The Versatile Flatstick Embrace the ‘Texas Wedge’ You may be familiar with the golfing mantra “your worst putt is always better than your ...Read More Your Bread & Butter The Best $50 You Will Ever Spend I’ve always preached ‘it is the Indian not his arrows’ however, it is vital that ...Read More 101st New Zealand Open Returns to Queenstown The country’s premier golfing event, The New Zealand Open, tees off late February next year set against the dramatic Southern ...Read More Play Forward RE-STRATEGISE AND ADD PRESSURE I want to encourage you to play a couple of rounds teeing off further forward than ...Read More The Coin Stack Easy does it... This article details a very simple practice drill that will improve the tempo and fluidity of your ...Read More Sand Saver The Divot Trick For those of you that struggle to play efficiently out of greenside bunkers, I believe the following ...Read More Go Long TIP = “CLUB UP NOT DOWN” This edition’s swing tip requires zero practice as it’s a mental tip but, for ...Read More Leg Day Work those Legs - every day's Leg Day!!! All too frequently, I see amateurs ruining a good backswing by initiating ...Read More Is your Golf Ball Scared of the Dark The ‘two-ball‘ swerve drill There aren’t too many things more frustrating than hitting a putt only to see it dance ...Read More Engine Body Clubhead speed is generated from the body, not the arms. The following practice drill will ensure that you create your ...Read More For When The ‘Golfing Gods” Test You!! PLAYING OUT OF A DIVOT There are not many more frustrating things in golf than ‘striping’ a drive down the ...Read More ‘Crisp’ Chipping Excessive wrist action when chipping is the common cause of ‘chunky/heavy’ or ‘clean/thin’ chip shots. If you work on the ...Read More The Final Four Most of us believe that we don’t hole our fair share of those ‘longer putts’ but if we are truly ...Read More Kiwis On The Charge Watch out, the Kiwis are on the charge for the 2018 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open. The 14 year drought ...Read More No More “Yip Chips” Head on down to your local hardware store and purchase a door wedge I am going to explain how this ...Read More