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Darren Mc Loughlin Golf Academy: Downswing Drill

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darrenmcloughlingolfacademy.blogspot.com - The transition from the top of the backswing-to-impact is vital so that the path is not too flat or too steep. Practice this drill for 2 weeks & you will see big improvements. Enjoy the process. HD...

2013 Solheim Cup - Europe Retains Solheim Cup Tops America Healthily

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golfchannel.com - PARKER, Colo. – Europe made history Sunday at Colorado Golf Club. When Caroline Hedwall birdied the 18th hole to defeat Michelle Wie, 1 up, she secured the 14th point for Europe, the magic number t...

Patrick Reed Beats Jordan Spieth At Wyndham Championship 2013

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The Solheim Cup 2013 Leaderboard

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Wyndham Championship Provides No Last Minute FedEx Cup Drama

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2013 Solheim Cup - Caroline Hedwall Perfect For Europe

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2013 Solheim Cup - Europe Has Historic Week

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Matt Fitzpatrick Claims U.S. Am With Brother At His Side

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Bart Bryant Becomes Champions Tour's 1000th winner

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Paula Creamer I Just Didn't Bring It Today Against Charley Hull

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Dustin Johnson, Paulina Gretzky Announce Engagement On Social Media

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Sarazen's grandson dies of brain aneurysm at 40

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golfchannel.com - Geoff Sarazen, grandson of golf legend Gene Sarazen and a longtime Georgia PGA member, passed away on Tuesday. The cause of death was a brain aneurysm. He was 40. Sarazen served a lengthy stint as ...
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Solheim Cup 2015 Europe: Live Stream vom Solheim Cup 2013

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Europe's Charley Hull Beats Paula Creamer for Sunday's First Solheim Cup Singles Point

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Michelle Wie Apologizes On Twitter For Leaving Green Early

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Shot of the Day: August 18, 2013 from Sedgefield Country Club - PGA TOUR Video

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Toms shoots 62 to keep card

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Sunday, August 18, 2013

Downswing Drill

The transition from the top of the backswing-to-impact is vital so that the path is not too flat or too steep.
Practice this drill for 2 weeks & you will see big improvements.


Enjoy the process.

Yours in Golf,

Darren Mc Loughlin
PGA Professional
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Driver position Tip

All too often I see amateur golfers at set up with their head in an incorrect position for their driver. The position of the head at set-up is critical as it can affect the shoulder & spinal rotation.

Picture 1 shows the incorrect position with the neck at 90' to the ground


Picture 2 shows the correct position, with the neck tilted to the right . By doing this you can see the left shoulder is now higher than the right, with the head tilted to the right , but still in line with the spinal angle.

Another vital component of the driver set-up is the ball position. As, you can see from the photo my ball position changes due to the club being used. For the driver because we are looking for maximum distance & width the ball is place just inside the left heel.  Playing the ball in the correct place takes no athletic ability, it's just remembering to monitor it. Get it right, and your driving will improve immediately.







Yours in Golf,

Darren Mc Loughlin
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

GolfCentral Daily Tip

Check out my latest tip on GolfCentral Daily.



http://www.golfcentraldaily.com/2013/08/docs-pro-lesson-perfect-posture.html



Yours in Golf,

Darren Mc Loughlin
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Tuesday Tip in the Irish Examiner

After the weekend watching the worlds elite golfers , the one thing that struck me was how good all of their posture was. I wrote a quick tip for the Irish Examiner (below) talking about how to rectify this. (thanks to Donal 'Doc' Hughes for his help). You can do this drill anywhere so you have no excuses for bad posture.
Make your practice count.

Yours in Golf,

Darren Mc Loughlin
PGA Professional
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Monday, August 12, 2013

Monday Tip

Well we had a fantastic PGA Championship with Jason Dufner winning. Going along with the theme of the PGA today's tip is about the "waggle" in the set-up. Dufner waggles the club numerous times , but , what is the purpose of the waggle?

1: The waggle releases tension in the hands, wrists & forearms

2: It can be a miniature version of  the takeaway

3: The waggle can be a kick start to initiate the backswing

Drill: When using the waggle try to ensure that the clubhead takes the path of your desired backswing & that the hands follow a similar path.
1: Take your set-up position

2: Raise the club a couple of inches, from here move the hands, arms & shoulders back a couple of feet with a relaxed grip.

3: Make this movement as many times that is comfortable to you.

4: On the last waggle when complete that is your "GO" trigger.

Try this & see if it works for you just like it did for Jason Dufner.

Yours in Golf,

Darren Mc Loughlin
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Friday, August 9, 2013

Goals & Objectives 5 Step Plan

The plan below, outlines the goals & objectives you are trying to achieve, and further, helps you to clarify the specific strategies that you need to employ to realise those targets.

1: What are my dreams, where would I like to go?
Where do I want to be ( with respect to my chosen performance event) in one year, five years etc.

OUTCOME GOALS
2: What are the 'objective' outcome indicators that will tell me that I am making progress in pursuit of these targets? eg making cuts, winning competitions, making teams etc.

3:What aspects of my performance ( or my approach to my performance) do I need to improve on ( physical or psychological ) to realise the objectives that I have identified? What skills do I need to acquire? eg. putting, driving , concentration, routine etc.

PERFORMANCE GOALS
4: How will I be able to assess my progress? How will I know whether I am making progress, or whether the specific aim has been achieved. ( Use Stats here)


 PROCESS GOALS
5: What are the specific strategies that I need to employ to help me achieve my performance goals. These can vary in specificity. For example, one focus on my key word or phrase that represents that desired movement objective, whereas, one might have a specific goal to adhere to their routine every time they have some doubts about the upcoming shot.

Darren Mc Loughlin
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