Robin Symes, Author at SwingStation

The Under Arm Throw

A ‘Feel’ drill to cure over the top. One of the most common faults is “Over the Top.” It creates an out-to-in swing path, causing that hated slice, which so many players suffer from. Perhaps you are a slicer. If so, you probably know that you are coming over the top. Your friends have…

Merry Go Round Drill

A Drill to Cure Early Extension If you are the same as 65% percent of amateur golfers, you will probably have the fault of early extending in your downswing. The term ‘Early Extension’ is used when the postural angles you have taken at address are lost during the downswing. Your hips will move forward…

Improve Your Follow Through

Proper follow through explained As I have said before, I believe that most players’ faults are created by conceptual faults or misunderstandings about what is right and wrong. I cannot tell you how often I have looked down the range to see players with talent making themselves worse, not better, working on extreme concepts…

Stay in Balance

Proper balance in a golf swing The Force Plate technology from Science and Motion Sports is a platform that monitors ground pressure. It is a technology that has allowed us to see the invisible (weight distribution) and how this can have a huge effect on every shot in golf. Using this technology, I am…

Study The Pros: Swing Sequences To Watch

We talk a great deal about different ways to improve a golf swing. From written instruction to video examples, there are plenty of ways for you practice your game through study as much as practice. However, it’s arguable that the best of these ways is to watch the most polished and successful professionals at…

Fairway Bunkers – Part 2

Tips To Play From a Fairway Bunker 4 corners – Very often, when a ball travels into a fairway bunker at speed, the ball will not finish in the middle of the bunker. You will need to know how to adjust your address and swing for the 4 corners of the bunker. Corner 1 –…

Mobile Apps for Improving Your Golf Game

State-of-the-art mobile apps to advance your golf skills There’s no denying that an increasing number of people from various backgrounds have taken full advantage of the enhanced capabilities of high-tech mobile gadgets like smartphones and tablets. Indeed, there’s a mobile app for pretty much everything these days – and golf is certainly no exception. With…

Fairway Bunkers – Part 1

How To Play a Fairway Bunker Shot We all know that modern day equipment, as well as the modern day players, are hitting the ball farther than ever. As a result, the recent trend in designing new golf courses is to place more and more fairway bunkers because it is difficult to keep making the…

AimPoint Express

What is AimPoint Express

Improve Your Iron Play

Weight Transfer To Improve Your Iron Shots So what is common between great ball strikers? I would be lying if I said there was one thing that everyone did, but I want to share with you a trait that a high percentage seem to have. They create a stable turn of the hips keeping…