Swing-tips
Thinking of Lower Scores?
Thinking of Lower Scores? The Gary Player Golf Experience is SA’s premier teaching academy. Our pro, Gabba Wessels, is an AA Class PGA professional with more than 6 years teaching experience and his offering for this newsletter is his tried and tested method for SETTING UP TO PUTT Make sure your grip pressure is soft, as gripping the putter too tightly will prevent the co...
PUTTING PAID TO THAT FADE
Thinking of Lower Scores? The Gary Player Golf Experience is SA’s premier teaching academy. Our pro, Gabba Wessels, is an AA Class PGA professional with more than 6 years teaching experience and his offering for this newsletter is his blueprint for PUTTING PAID TO THAT FADE! Priority 1: Get your grip right! Since your grip has the biggest influence on your ball-flight, it ...
Thinking of Lower Scores?
Thinking of Lower Scores? Last month our Gary Player Golf Experience pro, Gabba Wessels, who is an AA Class PGA professional with more than 6 years teaching experience, presented his formula for SETTING UP AND LOADING WITH YOUR DRIVER. He follows this up in this month’s newsletter with a tip on a ONE PIECE TAKE AWAY… How to As in the pictorial Gabba is demonstrating, the one piec...
Thinking of Lower Scores?
The Gary Player Golf Experience is South Africa’s premier teaching academy, based right here at the World of Golf. Gabba Wessels, a valued member of the teaching team with more than 7 years teaching experience offers advice his blueprint for SETTING UP AND LOADING WITH YOUR DRIVER…SETTING UPIt is important to note that, because of the driver’s low loft, your setup for the driver...
How to fix poor contact
Here’s something our Gary Player Golf Experience professional’s suggest will be very beneficial for anyone who practises and works on their golf swing.Try This!The next time you're at the range, pull up some grass from an inconspicuous spot and place the pile one club-head in front of the ball on the practice mat. On each swing, try to hit the ball, then the grass. Why It WorksGreat ir...
Get a grip on your basics!
Your grip is the first and most important fundamental of the golf swing, as it is your only connection to the golf club. So when last did you have your grip checked by a Gary Player pro? Never fear, Steph is here to help you better understand your connection. For starters, there are three grip positions, as follows: STRONG GRIP In this position, it feels like your trail hand is under the club...
Keys to Good Posture in your Setup!
Would you like to improve the consistency of your ball-strike? Setting up with the right posture is essential to creating the moves that will ensure your swing can repeat & repeat. In addition, it is vitally important to get your body into a position that will place the least amount of strain on your body whilst performing the movements of the swing. Step One: Stand normally with your feet sh...
THE IDEAL SETUP FOR A GREAT SWING
When setting up for your swing, always remember G.A.S.P… G is for Grip – your hands must always touch each other A is for Aim – aim your clubface at the target and your body parallel (like a railway line) to the target line S is for Stance – feet shoulder width apart ...
Visit your Gary Player Pro for a shoulder alignment!
One of the major instigators of swing faults is incorrect alignment of the shoulders during the setup. Whilst this sounds relatively simple to fix, every golfer needs to practice their alignment regularly under expert observation. Incorrect shoulder alignment can incur faulty takeaways… Open shoulders tend to cause takeaways too far “outside the line” Closed sh...
Find your ideal swing plane
It is important to understand that the direction that your shaft follows during your swing (commonly referred to as the “swing plane”) determines the direction that your ball begins its flight from your club-face. It therefore stands to reason that your swing plane needs to be on the correct path for your individual body shape and height. How can you determine what’s right for ...