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Training & Techniques — all posts.
All posts in this category – sorted chronologically, newest first. From swing adjustments and practice exercises, through short game, putts, and drivers, to specific drills for senior players – data-based and without range myths.
Senior Golf: Between Practice, Mechanics, and Score Impact
The category Training & Technique is the magazine's biggest — and for good reason. Anyone over 60 who still wants to improve their score needs to train deliberately: swing adjustments for decreasing mobility, practice drills with real score impact, short-game drills that yield more than range sessions. Every contribution is based on measurable effects — Strokes Gained, launch monitor, or concrete before-and-after data from practice.
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Putter Mechanics from 60 Onwards – Stroke Play as a Senior Advantage
TECHNIC · PUTTER The Mechanics of Putting for Ages 60 and Up — The Stroke Discipline as a Senior Advantage. Putting is the only golf discipline where senior golfers have a biomechanical advantage: a more stable stroke, a calmer body, and experience. Three mechanical fundamentals — setup, stroke path, and tempo — [...]
Sand Wedge — Bunker Mechanics from 60
TECHNOLOGY · SAND WEDGE The Sand Wedge — Bunker Mechanics from Age 60 Onward. The bunker shot is often the most dreaded shot in senior golf — but with the right technique, it becomes a manageable routine. Three mechanical adjustments change the [...]
Lag and Release Timing - What's Realistic in Senior Years
TECHNIC · LAG Lag and Release Timing — What's Realistic in Senior Golf. Tour pros generate massive lag (delayed wrist uncocking) through reflexive stretch-shortening cycles. This reflexive elasticity declines with age. What realistic lag means in the senior swing — and [...]
Follow-Through and Balance — the Mirror of Mechanics
TECHNIC · FOLLOW-THROUGH Follow-Through and Balance — the Mirror of Mechanics. The follow-through is the often-neglected endpoint of the senior swing — and at the same time the most precise diagnostic indicator of swing mechanics. Three follow-through characteristics reveal everything about the [...]
Understanding the Swing Plane — Single vs. Two-Plane
TECHNOLOGY · SWING PLANE Understanding the Swing Plane — Single vs. Two-Plane. The question of single-plane or two-plane swing is often not even asked in senior golf. What distinguishes the two concepts, which one fits which type of senior [...]
Hip rotation from 60 — the most important energy source
TECHNOLOGY · HIP Hip rotation from age 60 — the most important energy source. In the golf swing, the hips are the central energy source. With age, they lose 5–10° of internal rotation per decade — without active mobility work. Three hip-specific exercises keep [...]
Driver Technique for 60+ — Spin Loft over Speed
TECHNOLOGY · DRIVER Driver Technology for Ages 60 and Up — Spin Loft Over Speed. As swing speed decreases, the spin-loft ratio shifts: too little backspin results in a lower trajectory and shorter carry. Senior drivers need more loft, a higher tee position, and a slightly ascending angle [...]
9 wood — the alternative to a 5 iron?
TECHNIC · 9-Wood 9-Wood — the alternative to a 5-iron? With 24° of loft, the 9-wood is exactly equivalent to a 5-iron — but with a higher trajectory, larger sweet spot, and better performance from the rough. For many [...]
The 4 wood — the underestimated bridge from 60
TECHNOLOGY · 3-WOOD The 3-wood — the underestimated bridge. A gap exists between the 3-wood (208 yards) and the 5-wood (186 yards). The 4-wood bridges this gap — and is nevertheless used by 90 [...]
48° Wedge - The Approach Specialist in the Senior Bag
TECHNOLOGY · 48° WEDGE The 48° Wedge — the approach specialist. The 48° wedge fills the gap between the PW (44-46°) and the 52° gap wedge. 75-85 m median carry, very small dispersion, ideal for precise approach shots. When it belongs in the bag and [...]
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