11/10/2017 ISSUE 45

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MY STUDENTS’ MOST COMMON MISTAKES, PART 1 Kevin’s
Kures
I have been teaching golf for over 38 for each of these common errors. The 10 of gradual accerleration. Please take a
years and been teaching full-time for mistakes will be presented to you in two longer arm swing, rotate the forearms 5. Players are much too physically
the last 15 years. Over that time period, I parts, today and next week. more, increase the turn of your shoul- tense when they move their golf club
have given over 50,000 golf lessons. I have ders and hips, and cock your wrists ful- and bodies. They don’t produce a swing-
been very blessed with such a fun and Hopefully, this list will help you get ly. A long, expressive swinging motion is ing action, but rather a shove, push,
enjoyable career and have really enjoyed motivated to improve and try to get bet- invaluable. lift, stab and hitting movement. Feel-
helping people play better golf and, most ter. Obviously, that’s what it is all about. ing a swinging motion and a cocking,
importantly, loved getting to know my Keep moving, learning and improving, 2. Players overwork their hands and uncocking and recocking motion with
students well and building some really and that is a big component of why golf wrists and have not learned how to sta- their wrists will help greatly. Good golf
great relationships. I thought it would be is so enjoyable: bilize and control their hands/wrists is played in a state of rhythm and grace,
fun to try to compile a list of the 10 most with their arms. Players need to hit not is a state of panic.
common mistakes that I have seen my 1. Players take too short of a swing. I chips shots and feel how the arms lead
students make over the past, nearly four would estimate nearly 90 percent of my the hands and wrists. At impact the left Kevin Perkins is a PGA Master Pro-
decades. I will also share a quick “Kure” students, especially men, are too short wrist should be flat to the left forearm fessional. He operates his Golf Academy
with their arc and swing length. This and the right wrist should be bent back at The Evergreen Club, has hosted and
kills timing, spacing and any chance slightly. produced his own television and radio
shows, and has authored the golf instruc-
HIS ACE WAS THE ‘REAL’ DEAL 3. Players strike their driver with a tional book “Golf Everyone,” published
downward blow. Basically, there are two by Hunter Textbooks. Perkins may be
swings in golf. When the ball is on the reached at 561-301-3783. Email: dkper-
ground, the player must strike the ball [email protected] or visit his website at www.
with a slight downward angle to get the kevinperkinsgolfacademy.com. 
ball in the air. However, it is quite dif-
ferent with a drive. The ball is already
in the air, so we want to strike the driver
with a level to ascending blow.

4. Players putt with a dispropor-
tionate amount of focus on the line of
their putts. Speed is exponentially more
important. Focus on becoming a die/
lag putter and you will stop three- and
four-putting and begin to two-putt each
green.

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