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01/16/2024

Flipping the golf club leads to terrible golf shots.Proper arm rotation moves the elbows around the bows and you have much better impact. Learn the details in our latest blog article.

Proper elbow motions stops the dreaded flipping motion

01/13/2024

Many golfers are afraid that speed training will ruin form. See what Dr. Tyler Standifird, professor of biomechanics, has learned while researching this question.

A common concern of many golfers when you talk about speed training is that they are afraid speed training will ruin their golf swing form. Dr. Tyler Standifird, professor of Biomechanics at Utah Valley University, has studied this question. His perspectives are really interesting to help you unders...

01/05/2024

Add speed to your golf swing this year by doing the same things division 1 golfer Abbey Porter does. Make 2024 the year you learn how to get extra distance.

See how Division 1 golfer Abbey Porter boosts her club head speed at Alta View Golf.

12/29/2023

Learn about what Tom Watson called the "Secret to the Golf Swing." You must maintain your spine posture!

I have done hundreds and hundreds of demos for new members at Alta View Golf and there is one key that really separates people that have consistent ball striking and those that struggle. What is the key? Spine angle maintenance! Don't believe me? Here is legendary golfer Tom Watson taking about how....

11/15/2023

Loss of posture kills your golf swing. Did you know there is a magic muscle called the gracilis you need to use? Check out our new blog post that shows you how proper lead leg rotation with the gracilis is critical to maintain your golf posture.

Maintain Posture With Lead Leg

10/27/2023

Learning how to control your wedge distance is a key part to scoring better. This new blog post shows you the details how to do it.

Any time you have a wedge in your hand you're presented with a great opportunity to get the ball onto the green and close to the pin. If you have a 70 yard distance to the pin, being off by just 10% or 7 yards means you have a 21 foot putt which is certainly not high percentage putt. The PGA tour av...

10/03/2023

There are some cool new ways to enjoy indoor golf this winter with new games. You can even pause a round and come back another day and finish it. This is a great way to boost you golf game and have fun as the weather turn cold.

Details on the latest trackman indoor golf features at Alta View Golf.

09/21/2023

It is critical that you get to the lead side early in a golf swing. This will help you find out how to measure if you do it fast enough.

09/14/2023

You can get better at golf today using 3D force plates!

We just got a fantastic new option to track your ground pressure in 3D at Alta View Golf. This really helps you get better swing speed when you understand how to use the ground properly in your swing. Check out the details in our blog and reach out to setup a lesson today using this state of the art technology.

Properly using ground forces in your swing is a huge part of being able to hit the ball consistently and generate a lot of ball speed. It is very common for golfers to struggle with the proper timing of their weight shift - most golfers are way too late! Most people don't have enough rotational forc...

03/17/2023

Thumb motion in golf can help drive better contact. Check out how a thumbs up and thumbs down sequence gives you better impact.

The wrist motion of the thumbs going up and down is am important part of the swing to understand. Clearly just a few degrees of motion in the wrists have a big impact on shaft position and face angle. In most of the swings we see in lessons, people generally don't have enough of the thumbs down posi...

02/24/2023

Here's something you have to understand to stop coming over the top in your golf swing. Coming over the top makes it nearly impossible to have reliable impact. So learn how the arms should move from the top in this video.

Once your hands get to the top of the backswing, most people naturally want to move the hands towards the ball. That is the dreaded "over the top" move that almost everyone struggles with. Bringing the hands towards the ball isn't what good ball strikers do. Great ball strikers drop the hands down o...

11/15/2022

Here's a drill that will help you learn how to have solid impact in a golf swing.

If you have every listened to Rob Stanger give a lesson you probably have heard him use the term "hinge the wrist" many times. Proper extension of the trail side wrist will really help you have better contact. When you have wrist extension at impact it is much easier to have a lower dynamic loft/for...