Articles by Mark Blackburn with Drew Powell

March 5th, 2025

Hitting shots off the heel? These quick adjustments will get you back to the centre

You can still play good golf with a slide if you add these three moves.

February 26th, 2025

Pros lift their heads on chip shots. It’s the anti-chunk secret you need to copy

The best chippers move their head down and towards the target as they swing back, and then stand up and rotate through the shot.

February 19th, 2025

Big divots are hurting your wedge game. Pros use this shallow technique to get pin-high

You don’t need to spend hours on the range to be pin-high more often – you just might need to adjust your technique.

February 12th, 2025

Early extension is a swing killer. Pros prevent it with these two key moves

From the top of the swing, the best players create space to swing the club down to the ball. Watch the first downswing move from elite ball-strikers—their butt stays back and their chest is down. It’s the opposite of early extension, where the pelvis moves toward the ball and the chest rises, a fault that Read more…

February 5th, 2025

The secret to a bigger turn isn’t in your shoulders. Pros focus on this body part instead

Let’s get you making a bigger turn for power—something the best players do so well by turning their ribcage to the top. The torso, or center of the chest, is the engine that drives the second half of the backswing, with the whole upper body moving away from the target (above). Blackburn’s Moves You Can Read more…

January 29th, 2025

‘One-piece takeaway’ is wrong. Pros start the swing with this move instead

Some players might feel like they have a one-piece move off the ball, but feel and real aren’t always the same thing.

January 22nd, 2025

Pros nail this trail-arm position. How to copy it for a better backswing

On tour, nearly every player starts with a soft trail arm. A softer trail arm also promotes an on-plane backswing, where the club moves on the plane established by the shaft to the ground at address.