Golf Instruction

Welcome to the home for golf instruction and golf coaching at Golf Insider. Here you will find articles on modern golf instruction, golf coaching and new ways to think about improving your golf game.

Steep or Shallow Chipping

Steep Or Shallow – What Is Best For Chipping & Pitching?

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Golf Scoring Equation Header

The Scoring Equation: Prioritising What Really Matters

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Golf Swing Positions P1, P2, P3 Header

Golf Swing Positions Explained (P1 to P10)

Jacob Watson, BSc Golf Management
Jacob Watson, BSc Golf Management

Golf Club Distance Charts [Gender, Age & Skill Level]

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Golf Swing Lesson header

5 Reflections From Having A Golf Lesson

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
How To Perfect Your Aim Header

How To Aim Better In Golf

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
How to change your golf swing header

How To ACTUALLY Change Your Golf Swing Technique

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Golf Draw vs Fade Header

Draw Vs Fade In Golf – Your Questions Answered

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
How the wrists work in the golf swing

How The Wrists Work In The Golf Swing

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Golf chipping header

Golf Chipping Technique & Tips [The Ultimate Guide]

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
How to chip header

How to Chip in Golf – A Free Lesson From A Pro

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
how to play golf header with golf tips for beginners

How to Play Golf – A Coach’s Guide for Beginners

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
strong weak and neutral golf grip header

Strong, Weak & Neutral Golf Grips – Which is Best for You?

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
how to hold a golf club showing left hand golf grip

Golf Grip: How To Hold A Golf Club

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
How to swing a golf club

How To Swing A Golf Club [Step-By-Step Guide]

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
how to hit driver straight

How to Hit Your Driver Straight & Long

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
cross handed putter header

Cross-Handed Putting [Left Hand Low] – A How To Guide

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
golf swing drill header

Golf Swing Drills from Instructors & Top Pros

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
How to fix a slice header

How to Fix a Slice Forever!

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro

Putting Tips to Lower Your Scores

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
how to hit a bunker shot sequence

How to Hit a Bunker Shot – The Ultimate Guide

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
golf swing tips for tempo

10 Golf Swing Tips That Work

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Golf Impact Position header

Golf Impact Position – The Complete Guide

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
golf downswing sequence of elite players

The Golf Downswing Explained

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
golf backswing header

The Golf Backswing – A How To Guide

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
putting technique and putting stroke face on

Putting Technique – The Putting Stroke Explained

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
golf swing mechanics sequence

The Perfect Golf Swing Mechanics

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
golf stance for driver

The Proper Golf Stance [Videos & Drills]

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Golf wedge set up. Have your feet a little narrower and hold down the golf grip to give you more control

The ultimate golf wedge guide

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro

How to fix your hook

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro

Golf Pitching Tips, Technique & Drills

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Golf insider questions

How to draw a golf ball

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
golf thinking

Why do I top, thin & fat my iron shots?

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
How to swing a golf club

How to strike golf shots like a tour player

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
how to be your own golf coach

How to Be Your Own Golf Coach

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Golf swing principles header

Golf Swing Principles

Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro
Will Shaw, PhD, MSc, PGA Pro

Golf instruction explained

Modern golf instruction is more than just thinking about what positions a golf clubs needs to hit. Great golf instruction needs to consider how to educate players to understand how the golf swing works.

This doesn’t mean we need to over-complicate things, but rather giving meaning behind the positions and feelings that a great golf swing requires. Understanding ball flight, impact and how this links to what a golf swing looks like is a central theme in great golf coaching.

Golf Instruction articles

On this page there is a collection of golf instruction articles. Some are classical in their approach to thinking about the golf stance and how to hold a golf club. Others take a more abstract approach to understanding golf instruction and think about the golf swing.

All the articles aim to improve your understanding of golf instruction, how to swing a golf club and help you make sense of how to play great golf.