Q: Hi Guys – I received by Compression Board in March and I was wondering how it can be used to help my putting. Where should I place the ball? – D.P A: When you’re putting place the ball at level 6. The Compression Board can be used to help you START your putts on [...]
Transfer of Skills – Does it apply to Golf?
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the best way to train young golfers. A lot of that discussion has been around having young kids (4 to 10 years old) participate in movement drills that are good for life and sports in general. The theory is that the movement patterns that the kids learn will also [...]
Guess who’s back…back again!
Things are getting pretty exciting on the PGA Tour these days. Guys like Rory, Luke, Keegan, Hunter, and J Rose are playing really well – some of the older guys are giving themselves chances, and everybody’s favourite animal, Tiger Woods, is once again in the winner’s circle. Love him or hate him (note: I love [...]
Increase your Ball Speed with the Compression Board
Over the last few weeks I’ve been doing some random testing with some of my students with the Compression Board. Basically, I wanted to see if using the training aid would help them to increase their ball speed and ultimately gain some distance with their irons. We did the testing using the Flightscope X2 to [...]
Compression Board Practice
Solid, consistent contact is just as important in your pitching as it is with your iron play. In the video below I’m doing some blocked pitching practice with some focus on contact. The compression board is helping me to pay attention to the contact and helps to line me up with my target. Here is [...]
“My Compression Board Story”
the pinnacle of my weekend came upon checking my email and finding a note from a fellow Compressionist
Compression Board and Angle of Attack
If you want to be a great iron player, and start knocking down some pins you need to do 3 things well: 1) Hit the Golf Ball before you hit the ground (and do that consistently) 2) Hit DOWN on the golf ball to some degree, and; 3) Control the Flight of the golf ball [...]
Phil has Tiger by his tail…for now
I watched the final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am yesterday and it was nice to see Phil play such great golf…and tough to watch Tiger struggle like he did. The play between the two made me think of how tough it is to play your absolute best golf when pressure is at its highest. [...]
But it looks good on Camera….
Hey Guys! I recently had a discussion with a good friend and colleague of mine, James “Jim” Zwolak. We were talking about what you can and can’t see during a normal video of your golf swing. For years, video was the most often used source of feedback to improve your swing. Unfortunately, video isn’t precise [...]
Flightscope Trajectory Optimizer! (Hit it Farther)
Everyone wants to hit it farther…hopefully the Compression Board is helping you do that with your irons – making better contact with a descending strike on the golf ball. But what about your Driver? How do you plan on getting more distance? If you want a better understanding of what will make the most difference [...]