Contact Tee Drill For Better Wedge Play Around The Green

by Mike Fay | Instruction, Short Game, Uncategorized

Contact Tee Drill For Better Wedge Play Around The Green

It’s so important to know when to use the bounce. In this drill Mike shows you how to use some tees to get the bottom of your chip shots just right. Better contact, more control, and awesome short game shots!

Pleae leave your comments below.

Mike Fay

PGA Director of Instruction

With over 30 years of teaching experience, it's easy to see why Mike has become a leader in the world of golf instruction. Everything from cutting edge social networking techniques to having his own podcast, Mike has helped to change the face of teaching golf. He currently is the Director of Instruction at Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon, Michigan.

Email: [email protected]

Wedge Distance Control

by Mike Fay | Instruction, Short Game

Wedge Distance Control

One of the things I am often asked is: “How do I get better distance control on wedge shots?”

At Boyne Mountain Resort we have installed Northern Michigan’s first Wedge Range. This area is specifically designed for hitting wedge shots. There are 8 targets place in the ground spread out every 10 yards in a baseball diamond fashion from 30 up to 100 yards. It’s a quiet unique place to work on your short game.

Distance control is so important in every faze of golf especially inside of 100 yards. I often see handicaps drop significantly as I work with players on their short games. In the video above Mike gives you three tips to help you control your distance:

→Length of the Backswing

→Speed of Your Arms

→Ball Position

Of course these elements must be blended together to produce a shot with the right trajectory, distance, and spin to land on the green and stop quickly. Really it all comes down to practice. There’s no doubt, having the Wedge Range has made my players practice more, because it’s fun.

For more information on adding spin to your wedge shots to control your distance please click here.

Mike Fay

PGA Director of Instruction

With over 30 years of teaching experience, it's easy to see why Mike has become a leader in the world of golf instruction. Everything from cutting edge social networking techniques to having his own podcast, Mike has helped to change the face of teaching golf. He currently is the Director of Instruction at Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon, Michigan.

Email: [email protected]

How To Repair A Ball Mark

by Mike Fay | Beginners, Instruction, Mike Fay Golf Channel, Short Game

How To Repair A Ball Mark

The USGA has released a great video about repairing ball marks we wanted to share with you. In the following video, find out why it’s important to fix a ball mark and why doing it incorrectly can do more harm than good.

Taking care of the course is our responsibility to the game. It’s recommended that all players to fix yours and one other. See if you fix ball marks like this.

Special thanks to the USGA for producing this video. Thank you for watching and please leave your comments below.

Source: USGA

Mike Fay

PGA Director of Instruction

With over 25 years of teaching experience, it’s easy to see why Mike has become a leader in the world of golf instruction. Everything from cutting edge social networking techniques to having his own podcast, Mike has helped to change the face of teaching golf. He currently is the Director of Player Performance at the Boyne Golf Academy in Harbor Springs, Michigan.

Email: [email protected]

Factors of Controlling Golf Ball Spin

by Mike Fay | Mike Fay Golf Channel, Short Game

Factors Of Controlling Golf Ball Spin

We all watch the pros on TV and think: How did they get that golf ball to stop so fast? How about back up? What makes that golf ball spin so much?

Making the ball spin is cool, but using the spin and knowing how to do it to lower your score is very important.

Spin=Control

Yes, the more you can control the spin, the more you can control your distance, the closer you hit the ball to the target.

So, what influences spin? A number of factors but mainly: FRICTION

Friction? Yes friction created with club to ball contact. Ever wonder why when you are next to the green in the rough and your ball won’t stop on the green? This is because grass gets trapped between the clubface and the ball and….less friction….less spin….less stopping power. This is also the reason why a golf ball spins more off a tighter cut of grass.

Another factor effecting spin is speed. The more speed you can have around the green, typically the more spin you can create.

So now you know the some factors you need to create spin. The more spin, the more control.

Here’s a video by NBC Learn and the USGA with high speed video of what ball and club contact actually looks like. Awesome stuff!

Mike Fay

PGA Director of Instruction

With over 30 years of teaching experience, it's easy to see why Mike has become a leader in the world of golf instruction. Everything from cutting edge social networking techniques to having his own podcast, Mike has helped to change the face of teaching golf. He currently is the Director of Instruction at Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon, Michigan.

Email: [email protected]

Chip The Ball Better

by Mike Fay | Instruction, Mike Fay Golf Channel, Short Game

Chip The Ball Better

In this video from the Mike Fay Golf Channel, Mike explains what good players with excellent short games do when they chip the golf ball. This is what a chip shot looks like and feels like. We all want to chip the ball better right? It lowers our scores. Where the ball is positioned and how the ball should come off the club face. Do you have a comment? Leave it below.

Mike Fay

PGA Director of Instruction

With over 30 years of teaching experience, it's easy to see why Mike has become a leader in the world of golf instruction. Everything from cutting edge social networking techniques to having his own podcast, Mike has helped to change the face of teaching golf. He currently is the Director of Instruction at Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon, Michigan.

Email: [email protected]

How To Build A Wedge Range

by Mike Fay | Instruction, Mike Fay Golf Channel, Short Game

How To Build A Wedge Range

Want to score better? Of course you do! The Wedge Range at Boyne Mountain Resort opened this past July to rave reviews! A place to help you with your game from 100 yards and in!

In this video, we discuss how we built the wedge range at Boyne Mountain Resort including the costs involved and time. You would be amazed that for only a few dollars you can add so much to your facility.

What’s a Wedge Range? Our wedge range at Boyne Mountain is specifically designed for you to “dial” in your shots from 30-100 yards. Spread out in a baseball diamond shape at the back of the Boyne Mountain Learning Center are cement targets placed in the ground.

Hit the target and watch your ball sail into the air! All distances on the Wedge Range are measured from a plate mounted in the middle of the teeing ground back there. So, where ever you go, you can play from just about any distance you want.

Now you will know exactly how far you hit your clubs! Come up and play on Northern Michigan’s first Wedge Range! Lower your scores and have fun!

Mike Fay

PGA Director of Instruction

With over 30 years of teaching experience, it's easy to see why Mike has become a leader in the world of golf instruction. Everything from cutting edge social networking techniques to having his own podcast, Mike has helped to change the face of teaching golf. He currently is the Director of Instruction at Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon, Michigan.

Email: [email protected]