Instruction

10 Sessions with SwingSmart

Ed Travis

I have resisted incorporating computer/hi-tech/digital/video into my quest for a better golf swing being of the generation that believed Hogan... Read more »

Remember… Arnie’s Masters Controversy

Ed Travis

Arnold Palmer’s popularity transcends generations and in fact, at the age of 84, he still draws a crowd wherever he... Read more »

Golf is a Perfect Day

Ed Travis

“Despite perceptions to the contrary, most golfers are not very good.” So says the opening of a press release from... Read more »

Extending game with compact swing

Herb Gould

If you told many older golfers they need to be able to touch their toes and balance on one leg... Read more »

10 Rounds with the Karsten TR

Ed Travis

Golfers have special feelings for their putters, certainly different than for drivers and definitely different than for wedges. However these... Read more »

Quest for a better swing: Plan in place

Herb Gould

Now it’s a routine that needs to be repeated. It has been just about a month since I made my... Read more »

A clubhead speed breakthrough

Herb Gould

Making actual progress. . . Joe Sheren and Tommy Asuma have consulted, and come up with several new exercises to... Read more »

Attacking swing woes through fitness basics

Herb Gould

Back to the drawing board. .  . This is where the double-sided approach of a golf-improvement facility like Catalyst comes... Read more »

The swing is the maddening thing

Herb Gould

I used to think changing your golf swing was like learning to walk all over again. I was wrong. After... Read more »

Better golf isn’t the only goal

Herb Gould

The flexibility drills are going well. I’ve been doing my own version of that sort of thing for years, which... Read more »

Touching all the bases, toes first, at Catalyst Golf Performance

Herb Gould

Tommy Asuma, Catalyst’s head athletic trainer, took some more measurements, chronicling my limited flexibility, particularly in my hips. Then we... Read more »

The quest for a better swing

Herb Gould

Now is the time. Every April, which is the cruelest month in Chicago golf, I vow not to go through... Read more »

Every Shot Counts

Ed Travis

“Drive for show—putt for dough.” So says the old adage but Mark Broadie in his new book “Every Shot Counts:... Read more »

Best Golf Advice You’ll Ever Get

A steller cast of writers at The A Position chime in on what makes their golf game go–with a special... Read more »

PureStrike – A Simpler Swing works

Ed Travis

Let’s see…square grip…flex the knees…left arm straight…head steady…swing slowly…shift weight left…balanced finish. Whew! There’s a lot to think about–too much... Read more »