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The Golf Cabin Shop and Web Site Now Open

The Golf Cabin is a project that we have been working on for  the past few months and I am glad to say it is now live.  Our physical golf shop is now opened at Fintona Golf Club in County Tyrone and our online golf store is now also live.  We stock a range of top quality [...]

Skills for the Sand

Bunker Fig. 1

Skills for the Sand    by PGA Golf Professional Liam McCool

 Get the basic sand technique right and banish your bunker nightmares-learn to splash the ball out easily.

By learning a few simple fundamentals you ‘ll soon have no problems splashing your ball out of the sand every time.

Get out every time

Many golfers are fearful [...]

How to complete the swing

fig.1 Top of the backswing(7iron)

A proper takeaway is critical to a good swing-it starts everything in motion.It introduces width and co-ordination into the swing and determines the quality and shape of the shot.

How far do we swing back?

Importantly,today’s golfers are taking full advantage of modern equipment and their swings reflect this new technology.The most [...]

How to develop a half swing action

Now that the correct grip and set-up position have been adopted we will now look at developing the golf swing.The main purpose of the backswing is to place the club in the correct position at the top-it is very much a positional movement.

Primarily the main objective of this session is to intially develop [...]

The Setup/Address position

.How you position your body before swinging can greatly enhance your chances of performing well consistently.

The setup/Address position is one of the most overlooked fundamentals

The overall setup position is made up of several main points:

Alignment
At the address position your body should be positioned parallel to the ball to target line.
How many times have you hit [...]

Drive it well

Listed below are 5 tips to more consistent drives:

1. Tee it high.

This helps you to sweep the club through  impact,creating a high launch with little backspin.

2. Ball position forward in the stance.

When driving,you should be hitting the ball slightly on the upswing.To

Proper address position for Driver

achieve this,you should position the ball in line with the inside [...]

The Grip

The importance of a good GRIP

As this is your only contact with the golf club it is vital you adopt a sound hold on the club.What I have found in my teaching experience is that it is vital that the two hands must work as one unit throughout the swing.

In order to promote this feeling [...]