Classic Tips

Gary Wiren, Ph.D.
Class of 2007

Swing Through the Ball
If the ball is causing you to add tension to your body that kills the swing, then you have to use your imagination. Imagine that you are going to get your greatest speed about a foot past the ball. It is a swing thought that two of the greatest players of all time, Ben Hogan and Harry Vardon, used because they realized that deceleration was a huge mistake. Don't just swing to the ball. Rather, swing through it, on both short and long shots. It will take you to a winning finish.

— From Trump: The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received, by Donald J. Trump

David Leadbetter
Class of 2007

The Club Stays Under the Shelf

Visualize a shelf running above the club at address, parallel to the ground and extending from the 8 o'clock position to 4 o'clock. Initiate your swing by feeling that the butt end of the club moves away low. This will keep your hands working underneath the shelf. Not only does this foster the proper linkage between body and club, it also helps maintain both your center of gravity and spine angle. Try to produce this powerful feeling coming into impact, at impact and past impact-in other words between 8 and 4 o'clock."

— From The Golf Swing, by David Leadbetter

Eddie Merrins
Class of 2008

Swing the Handle
"Swing the handle of the club from one side of your body to the other, employing your forearms to do so. It's the keynote of all my teaching philosophy."