Vail Golf Academy Journal
Straight-talk articles on swing data, practice that actually transfers, junior golf, and playing well in the southern Arizona heat.
Fundamentals
Before we change anything in your swing, we check the setup. Here's why grip, posture, ball position, and alignment cause more misses than any swing move.
· 5 min read
Read article →Swing Mechanics
Tour swings look wildly different, then all arrive at the same place halfway back. Here's what P2 is, why it matters, and how to build it.
· 5 min read
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Amateurs almost never lack effort or motion — they have too much of both. Here's where the extra movement lives and how to remove it.
· 5 min read
Read article →Power & Speed
Creating separation is the easy half. Keeping it through transition is where real power lives — and where most amateurs give it away.
· 5 min read
Read article →Swing Mechanics
The single most common amateur pattern we see: the trail arm lifts instead of folds, then never lowers in transition. Here's the fix.
· 6 min read
Read article →Local Golf · Vail, AZ
The course being closed doesn't have to stall your season. Here's how we're still running lessons, clinics, and camps for Vail and east Tucson golfers.
· 4 min read
Read article →Technology
Force plates and 3D motion capture sound intimidating. In practice, they answer three very simple questions about your swing.
· 5 min read
Read article →Junior Golf
What age to start, what equipment kids really need, and what a good junior session looks like from the parking lot.
· 4 min read
Read article →Practice
Southern Arizona summers punish long, unfocused range sessions. Here's a shorter routine that produces more improvement.
· 3 min read
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