Scott Cole Golf Academy

01/11/2026

Learn golf as you would a martial art

As someone who has competed at a reasonably high level in golf and who once trained for a fairly long time in kung fu, I've always drawn similarities between the two activities. To compete at the highest levels in both activities, you must develop advanced skills. However, before you ever get there, you have to learn the basics and practice them relentlessly....

As someone who has competed at a reasonably high level in golf and who once trained for a fairly long time in kung fu, I've always drawn similarities between the two activities. To compete at the highest levels in both activities, you must develop advanced skills. However, before you ever get there,...

12/29/2025

The best golf rangefinder for 2026

If you are a reasonably decent golfer (shoot in the low 80s or better) you know the importance of being able to identify your distance to a target. When you are sizing up tee shot, you need to know the distance to the nearest trouble off the tee and what club you should hit to provide your best opportunity to hit the fairway, while leaving a decent shot to hit the green....

If you are a reasonably decent golfer (shoot in the low 80s or better) you know the importance of being able to identify your distance to a target. When you are sizing up tee shot, you need to know the distance to the nearest trouble off the tee and what club you should hit to provide

12/26/2025

How to make more short putts with the gate drill

Most golfers can lower their scores by a couple strokes right away just by making more short putts. The fact is short putting is all about confidence. Practice will allow you to build more confidence and a great way to build confidence with the short putts is with the gate drill. The gate drill was popularized by Tiger Woods. Here is what you do......

Most golfers can lower their scores by a couple strokes right away just by making more short putts. The fact is short putting is all about confidence. Practice will allow you to build more confidence and a great way to build confidence with the short putts is with the gate drill. The gate drill was....

12/22/2025

The best launch monitors for under $500 in 2026

I am a huge fan of golf launch monitors as a tool to help golfers of all abilities improve their game. With that said, prices for launch monitors have a huge range, from a couple hundred bucks to over $10,000. The main reason for this is technology and accuracy. Higher end launch monitors are meant for either high quality golf simulator use, or to provide extremely accurate data to teaching pros who are working with better players....

I am a huge fan of golf launch monitors as a tool to help golfers of all abilities improve their game. With that said, prices for launch monitors have a huge range, from a couple hundred bucks to over $10,000. The main reason for this is technology and accuracy. Higher end launch monitors are meant....

11/22/2025

If you haven't checked it out yet, head over to my youtube channel... I've been putting up new content there recently.

Hey, welcome to my golf channel. About 15 years ago, I jumped into teaching golf on the side. I ventured to Texas and attended Hank Haney's annual teaching seminar. Back when I was teaching regularly, I put together a bunch of instruction videos years ago that I've uploaded to this channel. Over the...

11/12/2025

A solid short game will go a long way toward helping you lower your scores, yet it is probably the part of the game that golfers spend the least amount of time practicing. Head over to any practice facility that offers a driving range and short game area/practice green, and you will find many more golfers on the driving range....

A solid short game will go a long way toward helping you lower your scores, yet it is probably the part of the game that golfers spend the least amount of time practicing. Head over to any practice facility that offers a driving

11/10/2025

How to master your short putting skills, part 1

I read on social media the other day that Retief Goosen missed ONE putt inside 5 feet during the entire 2002 PGA Tour season.Now, imagine having the confiden...

11/05/2025

The old man still has it... hadn't hit balls in 5 months, back is 80-85%, was able to get up to 114 mph swing speed with this obsolete driver. Most were in the 105-108 mph range, but a few earlier tee shots didn't get picked up by the Rapsodo and they were bombs. Now, of course, I couldn't find the club face most of the time!

11/05/2025

The golf swing is a total body movement, similar to throwing a shot put or a discus. Therefore, if you want the ability to hit longer drives, you should train the entire body for strength. Unfortunately, many golfers and even those who are involved in golf fitness do not seem to understand this concept. To increase your overall strength, there are a few principles to learn....

The golf swing is a total body movement, similar to throwing a shot put or a discus. Therefore, if you want the ability to hit longer drives, you should train the entire body for strength. Unfortunately, many golfers and even those who are involved in golf fitness do not

11/04/2025

If you practice this drill so that you can make consistent contact, you will become a much better ball striker.

11/04/2025

The golf swing is a total body movement similar to throwing a shot put or discus. The best way to strengthen the entire body is with compound movements, not with isolation exercises.

Squat, deadlift, bench press, overhead press, chin ups.

If you fear the squat and deadlift, you can still do leg presses and perhaps back extensions, but you won't get as strong as fast.

11/02/2025

This legend learned to play golf on the beaches of Spain with a 3-iron. Golf isn't about the latest clubs, training aids and swing fads. It's all about skill development.