Articles by Jim Martin
We traveled all the way to Malaysia to catch up with Paige Mackenzie of the LPGA Tour. Paige is currently ranked 48th on the official money list and is having her best season ever. She has been a student of …
A lot of people are asking me my opinion of this so-called new phenomenon of long putters. It’s actually not new, but there have been a run of winners of late using longer putters. Adam Scott won the WGC-Bridgestone, Keegan …
I always enjoy talking with my friends in the media about my philosophies on putting and all the other elements of the short game that I believe help you have more fun on the golf course. With my new book …
I’m very excited that we are fast approaching the release of my new book The Art of the Swing. While I thoroughly enjoyed working on my previous three books, this one is very different in several ways.
First, while my earlier …
While I profess that I’m a “feel” player, and go to great lengths in my teaching to ensure that my students see, feel and hear the ball through their eyes, hands and ears, I’m always intrigued by new ideas …
Last month, I had a great privilege to be invited to the Floating Hospital Golf Classic at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Massachusetts. One of my long-time clients, The Huron Consulting Group, was a sponsor of the event and it …
Over the past few years of teaching I have come to understand my style of teaching and particularly one of my specific strengths. I watch my students and not only help them with fundamentals of grip, posture, aim …
I have never personally used too many teaching aides. I was introduced to the Orange Whip by Sam Randolph at last years Fry’s.Com Open. As soon as I gave it a swing, I knew it would create a …
When you’ve been in the golf industry as long as I have, you learn how to deal with the ups-and-downs. When my game or the game of one of my students goes south, you learn how to deal with the …
In its April 2010 issue, Golf Digest kicked off Make Me Better, a season long instruction series that will run both in the magazine and on the Golf Digest web site. Hank Haney got the ball rolling last month with …
I arrived in Halmstad, Sweden late last week after a rather arduous journey from the deserts of Arizona, with a short stop at the home of last week’s WGC – CA tournament…the TPC Blue Monster at Doral. I was able …
There are probably a lot of you out there who are wondering exactly how or what I teach in a given lesson. Well, Philip Horn, a Managing Director with Wells Fargo in Los Angeles with whom I gave a lesson …
In good times and those that are somewhat less rosy, local and state CVBs really work hard to keep visitors coming to cities and towns all across the country. It’s competitive out there, so these bureaus can provide some much …
During a recent photo shoot with the editors of Golf Digest, Sergio did some great work demonstrating a few of his best tips for getting out of a bunker. It was a time-consuming but very worthwhile day, and the editors …

