by Steve Kirkpatrick | Oct 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
The amount of forearm rotation in your golf swing is the subject of much debate. Players including Raymond Floyd and Nancy Lopez used a lot of forearm rotation in their swings. The swings of modern players including Scotty Scheffler and Xander Schauffele possess...
by Steve Kirkpatrick | Sep 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Whether a fade or draw is better is a question that has been debated for many years among golfers and instructors. While top amateurs and tour pros have the ability to curve the ball either way they generally rely on one preferred ball flight. There are...
by Steve Kirkpatrick | Feb 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Timing is a common word in the vocabulary of golf as it relates to coordinating all the movements that comprise the golf swing. You’ll often hear announcers during a golf tournament describing a player’s excellent timing when they are playing well, or that...
by Steve Kirkpatrick | May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
A simple definition of flexibility is a lack of muscle tension. The more speed you desire the more important flexibility becomes. If you were going to throw a baseball you wouldn’t stiffen your arm and wrist. If you wanted to walk faster you wouldn’t...
by Steve Kirkpatrick | Feb 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
There are two clubhead factors that determine the direction of your ball flight. One is club path (the direction your club is traveling at impact), and the other is face angle ( the direction your face is pointing at impact) . Hooks and slices occur when the clubface...
by Steve Kirkpatrick | Dec 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Just because the winter weather limits the amount of golf you can play, it doesn’t prevent you from improving your game. With the advent of indoor golf simulators the winter months are now a great time to improve your game. At Kirkpatrick Golf we have installed...
