Articles by Jason Birnbaum with Ron Kaspriske

October 18th, 2025

The one part of the game where you can be as good as your favourite pro – no, seriously!

Adopting a longer-back, shorter-through stroke helps remove the “steering” impulse you might have that often gets the putterhead twisting and hitting the ball off-line.

October 11th, 2025

Want to put the high lob shot in your bag? Here’s all you need to know

To perfect the lob shot, you want a soft and loose feeling in your wrists so the weight of the clubhead moves fast through impact.

October 3rd, 2025

2 keys to hit your best iron shots ever

If you were to poll 100 middle-to-high handicappers and ask them what their favorite iron is, I’m betting at least 80 of them would say their 7-iron or 8-iron. Why? These clubs have ample loft so they are easy to get up in the air. Plus, they are short enough to make consistently good contact Read more…

September 27th, 2025

Free up your fairway-wood swings

Fairway woods often spook the higher-handicap players I teach, especially when they have to hit shots off tightly mown grass. The tension starts at address, and things get worse when they swing. Often it’s an all-arms move on a steep path that usually produces a low line drive if contact is solid. That’s no way Read more…

September 23rd, 2025

One easy adjustment to hit your driver longer – maybe a lot longer

I see two common issues when amateurs try to hit the ball further with the driver, and both have to do with the length of the backswing.