Myrtle Beach Golf Tips and Instruction

Welcome to the Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday Golf Instruction page. Here you'll find video and text golf tips from Myrtle Beach golf professionals around the Grand Strand.

Within the Golf Holiday program, 6 golf academies are offered: The Chuck Wike Golf School located at the Tradition Club in Pawleys Island, The Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Golf Resort, The Grande Dunes Golf Academy at the prominent Grande Dunes Golf Course, The Nick Bradley Golf School at Barefoot Resort and Golf, the Steve Dresser Golf Academy now located at the prestigious True Blue and Caledonia golf courses on the southern end of the grand strand and finally, Champions Golf Academy at Long Bay Golf Club.

These golf academies offer some of the nation’s top golf instructors as well as some of the country’s best instruction available. Whether you are just picking up the game or have been playing for years, these golf schools can all customize a lesson plan aimed at improving your game and maximizing the benefits to your game.

Other Professional Tips

A Weighty Issue Weight

Weight distribution in the setup can have a huge influence on the outcome of your shots.

An Inside Path

A large percentage of golfers cut across the ball with an out to in swing path which can produce about a dozen different results! To combat this problem, place an additional golf ball an inch or two outside

The Cup Reducer

Here's a simple way to improve accuracy when practicing putting.

Posture - The Start Of A Great Swing

A great address position consists of 2 things: having the correct body position and having the club in the correct position. To get your body into a correct position try this drill.

Over the Sand Bunker and on the Green

So here we are, 20 yards away from making a par and there is only one thing standing between you and winning that $1 skin - a bunker about 15 ft wide. It wouldn't be that bad except that it's really deep, intimidating and guards the entire perimeter of the green.

Getting Out of Trouble

It would be nice if we could always hit the ball down the middle - but everyone finds the trees at some point. Here are a few tips to help you.

Get Your Drive In Play: Finding The Fairway Will Save Strokes

For most weekend golfers the driver can be the most challenging golf club in the bag to hit consistently. You would think with the modern technology it would be the easiest due to the overall size of the club head versus the ball it's a can't miss.

Back to Basics

Back the ABC's of the golf game. Here are a few points that all golfers need refreshed on once in a while.

Course Management

Here's a few keys to tackling a golf course

Fairway Bunker Shots

This is probably one of the most misunderstood shots I see my students hit. The mentality of this shot needs to be that it is somewhat similar to an everyday fairway shot.