Lesson Tee: Jeff Coston

Now’s the time fix your swing, to become more consistent with your short shots

Wow! Spring is coming. Great news. Tournament time. More golf for everyone.           

    Let’s do a few purposeful practice enhancements to seriously improve in 2024. Let get practical and change our outcome and direction. It is that time of the year to get things done with your swing heading into the golf season.

    I have had Jeff Coston Golf Academy at Semiahmoo for over 30 years. Totally awesome and grateful. Amazing place and people. I have had so much success with swing changes, with drills and “Swing Stations.”

    Photo 1: This station helps 98/100 golfers. I have placed two driver shafts and a swimming noodle even with my right shoulder and 6 inches to the right. This creates turn and depth to the backswing and eliminates lifting the arms up.

    Turn your hips and shoulders under the pole. Do not touch the pole with the shaft, hands or arms on the backswing or downswing. I have had so much success with this station. You can work with this at home without hitting balls or on the range hitting shots. I suggest both.

    Also, imagine this station when it isn’t there. Ben Hogan imagined a plane of glass on his shoulders and swung the club under the glass not to break it.

    Photo 2: This drill and image is an enhancement to photo 1. Turn your hips and shoulders without much weight shift and touch the wall hands shoulder high. This creates 3 dimensional depths on the backswing. Very important.

    Turn your hips. Most golfers slide hips or tilt hips rather than turn! Keep weight left as you turn. Less weight shift.

      Jeff Coston has played the PGA Tour, Web.com and Champions Tour.  He is a multiple Pacific Northwest PGA Player of the Year and is in the PGA Hall of Fame.  Jeff can be reached for appointment year round by calling S360.201.4590. See  www.jeffcoston.com for more.