Struggling with consistency, accuracy or a slice? Discover how your golf grip controls clubface, speed and strike — and how Mark Pearson and PMG Academies help golfers fix it fast with data-led coaching.

If you’ve played golf for any length of time, you’ll have heard them. Passed down on the range. Said with confidence. Repeated for years. And yet… they’re responsible for more poor swings than almost anything else I see. After 40,000+ lessons and swings analysed , these are three of the biggest myths still holding club golfers back. 1. “Keep Your Head Down” This one refuses to die. It sounds logical — but in reality, it causes far more problems than it solves. When golfers try to keep their...

By Mark Pearson – PMG Academies & GOLFiN Indoor Performance Centre, Knaresborough If you’ve ever watched your ball start straight… then peel off hard to the right (for a right-handed golfer), you’re not alone. The slice is the most common fault in golf. But here’s the truth most golfers never get told: A slice isn’t random. It’s data. 1. Face to Path — The Real Cause The biggest factor in a slice is Face to Path . This is simply: Where the clubface is pointing to the right at impact vs The...