http://www.toddsones.com Todd Sones Impact Golf - News en-us http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Teaching-For-The-Troops Please join us at our 4th Annual Teaching for the Troops day at White Deer to benefit the "Folds of Honor Foundation". Todd Sones and the Impact Staff will help your game while you support dependents of our fallen troopsThe Folds of Honor Foundation pro... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2011-09-23 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=When-A-Good-Divot-Is-Not-The-Ri The ProblemYoure presented with a buried lie in the bunker and continually skull the shot over the green or leave it in the bunker.The CauseThe divot that you are taking in the sand is probably too good. In our Scoring Zone schools we teach p... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2011-08-16 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Secret-To-Striking-Solid-Putts Problem: Many amateurs hit up on the golf ball during their stroke by flipping their hands and falling back which results in miss-hit putts.Drill: Grip down two inches on your sand wedge and practice five and ten foot putts...the leading edg... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2011-08-05 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Playing-Posture As most of our students know, our approach to teaching golf that has been extremely successful is to teach the game holistically. From our experience, we have learned that people have the same patterns, for better or worse, throughout each part of t... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2011-08-05 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Use-A-Chair-For-More-Power The ProblemHitting powerless shots that have too much fade or slice spin with no consistency of contact. The CauseIn the backswing, your lower body slides outside of your back foot. This creates a reverse weight shift where the upper body lean... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2011-07-19 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Keep-Your-Head-Down-Good-Advice The ProblemYour biggest problem is "topping the ball" or "hitting it thin". Someone proceeds to tell you: keep your head down!Keeping your head down is probably the most misunderstood concept in golf. The key to solid shots is actually keeping your ch... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2011-07-19 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Find-Your-Start-Line The ProblemMisaligning the face of the putter properly to your chosen target lineWhy its HappeningOne of the most difficult things for a player of any caliber to do is to line the face of the putter to a target outside of their field of vision.Th... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2011-06-08 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Paint-Your-Way-to-Better-Contac The Problem Hitting your putts on the bottom of your putter rather than in the center, resulting in a lack of distance control (especially on long or uphill putts). The Cause In a putting stroke if the wrists break, the putter will ascend ... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2011-05-17 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Beat-The-Yips by Kiel AlderinkProblem You struggle from 4 feet in. The reason most players struggle from 4 feet in is they will tend to "guide" the ball into the hole. When you try to guide the ball into the hole, you tend to move your center (head and ste... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-10-27 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Solid-Chip-Shots Use a 2X4 For Solid Chipsby Tim JankowskiThe ProblemOn a short shot just off the edge of the green that requires a simple low running shot, you flip the golf club through impact resulting in poor distance control, off center contact, and a longer pu... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-10-20 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Tired-of-Coming-Over-the-Top It Starts From The Ground Upby Jeff Williams Problem: Many players reverse into their forward leg in the backswing verses loading properly into their back leg. When a player starts their downswing with their weight on their forward leg, they t... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-10-14 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Downhill-Lie-Strategy Downhill Lie Strategy andnbsp... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-10-08 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Three-Keys-to-Solid-Fairway-Bun by Tim Jankowski The ProblemWeve found in our Full Swing school that our students struggle with contact in fairway bunkers. This is due to poor setup fundamentals, resulting in fat shots that dont make it to the green or thin shots that ... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-09-22 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=How-to-Compress-the-Ball How to "Compress the Ball" and... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-09-15 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=A-Drill-to-Help-You-Make-Your-S In our Scoring Zone School, we have found that on short to mid-range putts, players struggle to find just the right pace at which to swing the putter.The DrillBy placing a shaft down just in front of the hole (tees will help to keep the shaft still) a... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-09-03 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=The-Secret-to-High-and-Soft The ProblemWhen attempting to hit a high, soft shot from around the green to a pin with little green to work with, players tend to deprive themselves of loft by keeping the toe of the clubface down. When players lack loft on these shots they... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-08-27 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Stop-Swinging-Over-the-Top by Tim JankowskiThe ProblemHitting weak shots to the right coupled with inconsistent contact for the irons and slicing the driver.The CauseIn our Full Swing golf school, we find that many players tend to over swing on top. The over swing is caused by ... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-08-20 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Are-You-Hitting-Good-Shots-with by Todd SonesProblem: When you hit a good shot and look up to find your ball sailing toward the rough, a hazard, or worse, out of bounds. Poor alignment is one of the most common mistakes golfers of all levels struggle with. Solution:At our golf s... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-08-13 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=How-to-Hit-the-Hinge-and-Hold One of the most challenging shots around the green is when your ball is sitting down in the rough. Here are three keys that will help you.Contributed by Todd Sones... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-08-06 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Grip-Tip-for-Power The ProblemPlayers who do not hit the ball as far as they should often struggle with distance because of their grip. They will grip the club so that it runs through the palms and the shaft lines up with the forearms. In our Scoring Zone Short Game... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-07-30 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Chipping-off-a-Tight-Lie ... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-07-23 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Roll-the-Ball-Straight-off-the- The ProblemWhen the ball rolls crooked off the putter face, it doesnt matter how well you read the line or aim the putter face, you wont make the putt. Once a good setup has been achieved, a player can develop a less handsy strok... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-07-16 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Hit-Solid-30-to-70-Yard-Wedge-S Hit Solid 30 to 70 Yard Wedge ShotsThe ProblemPoor contact and distance control from 30 to 70 yards. In our Scoring Zone Short game schools we refer to this as Mini Wedge Play. Many players fear shots from 30 to 70 yards because they are rarely succ... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-07-09 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Store-Your-Power-Until-You-Need Store Your Power Until You Need It by ... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-07-02 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Solid-Shots-Off-Tight-Lies Solid Shots Off Tight Lies by Tim JankowskiThe ProblemAround the greens off tight lies, many amateurs hit fat shots that do not get to the ... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-06-25 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Fathers-Day ProblemMany players are not able to control their trajectory around the green on their pitch shots. Whenever you cant control your trajectory you are limited on how close you can get the ball to the hole making it more difficult to get up and dow... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-06-18 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Knuckles-Up-or-Knuckles-Down Are you tired of hitting weak golf shots with no distance?Problem: When releasing the golf club, most amateurs release with the knuckles to the sky or the grip of the golf club going away from the target, which ultimately slows down the golf club ... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-06-11 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Get-Out-of-the-Bunker-with-Ease The ProblemLeaving the ball in the bunker or skulling the ball way over the green.Many players struggle in the bunker because the clubface is closed or, said another way, lacks loft. When a player doesn't have enough loft on the club face they have ... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-06-04 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Changing-Your-Spine-Angle-is-th The ProblemHitting weak drives and fat or thin shots around the green. The main problem many players have is that their angle of approach to the ball is reversed. They hit down on their drives and up on greenside shots. To hit a powerful drive, th... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-05-28 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Learn-to-Swing-on-Plane The ProblemMany players struggle to control the shaft/swing plane in the backswing, causing poor contact and a ball flight that is unpredictable. This is due to hunched posture that causes the shaft to swing too horizontal. Once a play... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-05-21 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Hitting-Weak-Thin-Iron-Shots Problem: When a player hits the ball thin, or worse, tops the golf ball, inevitably they have come out of their playing posture. Coming out of your playing posture simply means "rising up at impact".Solution: Learning to stay in your posture... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-05-14 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Get-Close-to-the-Hole-for-More- The Problem:Poor distance control around the green is often a result of focusing on the hole as a target verses the landing spot. When a player focuses on the hole, they inadvertently carry the ball too close to the hole or de-accelerate at impact resulti... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-05-07 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Find-Your-Start-Line-to-Make-Mo The ProblemMisaligning the face of the putter properly to your chosen target lineWhy its HappeningOne of the most difficult things for a player of any caliber to do is to line the face of the putter to a target outside of their field of vision.Th... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-05-01 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Compress-the-Ball-for-Solid-Iro The ProblemAll great ball strikers are on their forward leg at impact while many amateurs reverse their weight and hit off their back leg.Why it's HappeningMany players have the misconception that they have to help the ball into the air. Instinctively, th... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-04-23 http://www.toddsones.com/rssnews.php?nid=Improve-Your-Lag-Putting-and-Yo0 Most people struggle with speed control more than they realize. The reason they struggle with speed control is what we call a signature backstroke. This means they always take the putterhead back close to the same distance on all putts. For exam... Todd Sones Impact Golf 2010-04-16