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If you're ever in New Jersey, go check out Bill Schmedes for some first class Instruction. We look forward to growing together this year!

It was great working with Ryan Robillard on his new website! Looking forward to growing together this year!

It was great working with Paul Kaster and Forsgate Golf Academy on their New Website! Check it out!

"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented." - Arnold Palmer

Many players go into competition with an attitude that is not conducive to playing their best golf.

Keys to Game Plan and Preparation With any personality, you can greatly benefit from having a basic per-determined plan for playing each hole.

Be a teammate, not a coach.

3 Tips To Help Your Significant Other Improve at Golf Whether you are just introducing your significant other to the game or both of you are starting out for the first time, the best thing to do is to engage in the learning process together.

Of course it does, but only if used correctly.

Does Plumb Bobbing Actually Work? Employing a putting aid that helps you to select a specific line for the putt and improves your success rate will reduce the tension and anxiety.

If you don't test the golfer before developing their program, then you are just guessing.

The Science of Improved Golf Performance Golf Specific Fitness Testing, Golf Specific Conditioning and 3D Testing and Training has become a standard in the development of golfers over the past decade.

Developing a routine that aligns the body and club relative to the target is crucial. Christie Quinn shares her best tips...

Alignment Tips for Putting and Full Swing From behind the ball facing imagine two parallel lines like a railroad track. One side of the tracks will be the shooting line and the other will be the stance line. One line will be where the club sits, and the other will be where the body stands.

He's been featured by everyone from ESPN to Golf Channel this week so let's flashback to Tommy Morrissey's feature on Morning Drive for his participation with Little Linksters.

Tommy Morrissey Competing with Little Linksters Tommy earns the game ball from Lauren Thompson.

Excellent article by Chris Smeal Golf Instruction on what instructors can learn about their students during a putting contest.

Why I have putting contests with all my students Many of my putting lessons with my students start with a putting contest. I want to know how my student competes, how they mark their ball, how they read the green, how they react to good putts and bad, how they calm themselves down, and what strategies they use when they are up or down in the match...

BLOG: Why golfers need to stop the drag and hit routine and start practicing in a way that makes the range more like the course.

Develop More Effective Practice Habits on the Range Stop trying to see how many balls you can get in the air at one time and slow down and make practice more like you want the course to be.

BLOG: Develop a predictable shot pattern to improve consistency in your game.

Incorporating a Draw Biased Swing Pattern The ball receives its flight orders from the club face (Face Angle) and the direction the club head (Club Path) is moving at impact. The direction the clubface points at impact determines the initial starting direction the ball takes. The curve of the shot is influenced by the difference between t...

Wes Altice shares what some of the game's best do to generate more power in the golf swing.

How to Adjust Your Hands and Trail Knee for More Power Notice how every single one of these players has bent/flexed their left knee toward the golf ball and the trail leg is actually straightening/extending. This movement of the knees allows the hips to make a bigger turn on an inclined plane, allows the shoulders to make a bigger turn, helps move the ...

A 2012 study indicates that mild dehydration has a SIGNIFICANT impact on distance and accuracy in golf.

Dehydration: Bad for Your Health AND Your Golf Game If you are not hydrating your body with water when getting up in the morning and throughout your round of golf, the lack of fluids will have affected your performance before you can mentally recognize the limitations occurring in your swing. Remember, that water is still the best fluid for proper hy...

Many golfers approach their tee times or practice sessions with little or no preparation. Here's how having a game plan can help.

Take Your Game From The Range To The Course Are you prepared for the shots and conditions you may face? Or, do you head to the first tee without a proper warm up and with a million swing thoughts, road rage and what you should have had for breakfast on your mind?

Your golf swing has less to do about how you look and more about how you move.

The Difference Between General Fitness and Golf Fitness The Stability-Mobility illustration of the golfer demonstrates that every other joint in the body is a stability joint and the joint between is a mobility joint. The golfer's body works in an alternating pattern of mobility and stability joints to allow the functional movement to complete a golf swi...

A collage of swings from US Open contenders. Proof that there are a number of ways to get it done (via Christof Appel/Twitter).

Gain distance by swinging the club smarter, not harder.

Turn & Burn: Ripping it with Your Lower Body Real, usable, repeatable speed doesn't come from trying to kill the ball with your hands and arms, and it
doesn't come from creating a lot of "X-factor" in your swing, meaning a big shoulder turn against a restricted hip turn. Biomechanical research on the swing tells us that power comes from activ...

The most truthful golf ball customization ever (via DoctorBruceWayne/Reddit and Skratch TV).

A connected golf swing is a solid golf swing. Here's how a car sponge can connect your swing better.

A Sponge Improves Your Swing The Golf Doctor prescribes a simple sponge training aid to connect and improve your swing and eliminate a chicken wing arm motion.

Thanks for the shoutout Jordan Young - We look forward to working with you! For all you elite Michigan golfers out there looking for a coach, here is the guy!

Jordan Young Golf: Coaching for the Competitive Player META DESCRIPTION

Golf is difficult enough as it is, why complicate it more by making subtle adjustments when they’re not necessary? Travis Fish shows you how you can use your putting motion off the green.

Chip Like You Putt Missing greens and getting up-and-down is stressful. Travis Fish has an easy tip that will make your swings around the green easy to repeat and succeed.

For more power and distance, a strong core and lower body is key. Shawna Elliott demonstrates the proper squatting motion by using a chair.

Squat For More Power Squats are a common piece of any golf work out, but are you doing it correctly? Shawna Elliott demonstrates the proper way to strengthen your core and lower body for more distance and power.

Data from Shotlink suggests that average carry distance on TOUR has increased by 10 yards since 2007. Interesting article to consider on the heels of the USGA announcement that the game isn't getting longer.

Are PGA Tour players hitting the ball further or are our eyes deceiving us? Are PGA Tour players hitting the ball further or are our eyes deceiving us? They're flying the ball 10 yards longer

Great opportunity for junior golfers from our partner, Little Linksters LLC!

Little Linksters Tour Event #5 & ECC PGA "P*e Wee" | Golf Clinic / Golf School - GolfMDs.com For the second straight year we are very excited to be at one of the best private clubs in the world, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club! Thanks once again to the Annika Foundation for sponsoring this years event! “Little Linksters Tour” events look something like this: Registration Putting C...

Unless you’re on a simulator, you will never play a round of golf from perfectly flat lies. You need to learn how to adjust your set up and swing to deal with the natural terrain of the course.

Play From Uneven Lies There are five different kinds of lies you will encounter on a golf course: flat, uphill, downhill, ball above your feet and ball below your feet. How you adapt to set up to each of them will affect how well you can score.

God Bless and Thank You to all of those who have sacrificed so much to serve our country. These heroes are the reason why we are able to enjoy the freedom we often take for granted. Please spend some time today remembering and giving thanks to the brave men and women (past and present) of our armed forces. Happy Memorial Day!

Fairway bunker shots are hard enough as it is, but you shouldn’t make them even harder by trying to force the ball up and out.

Dial in Your Bunker Shots It’s easy to chunk or thin a fairway bunker shot, but Shaun Webb has some tips and a drill that will have you making cleaner contact from those tricky lies.

**Attention College Golfers and Elite Juniors**

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