Paddy’s Podcasts

Many swing problems start with a faulty backswing! In the 4th video of my new PGT series, I break down the key elements of a perfecting your backswing:

✅ The takeaway
✅ Hip & shoulder turns
✅ Transition into the downswing

Plus, why short practice swings help & the truth about head movement!
Watch now & fix your backswing! 👇 #PadraigHarrington #PaddysGolfTips #GolfTips #BackswingBasics

Getting “up-and-down” from just off the green is one of the keys to good scoring and reducing your handicap. In the third Paddy’s Golf Tips video of a new series about how you can teach yourself, I discuss how to play a standard chip shot with the help of a simple practise aid. In addition, I provide guidelines on how to assess where to land the ball on the green with different clubs, as well as tips on how you can use the contours of the green to give yourself room for error.

Marking your golf balls in a certain way can help provide feedback on where you are striking the ball on the clubface. In the second Paddy’s Golf Tips video of a new series about how you can teach yourself, I explain how you can interpret that feedback to help improve your ball striking and check the lie of your clubs. In addition, I provide tips on how to avoid “skying” or “topping” your drives, as well as minimising hooks and slices with different practise swings.

Using Divots to MASTER Your Golf Swing | Using Divots to MASTER Your Golf Swing | Paddy’s Golf Tips | Padraig Harrington | Padraig Harrington

The direction, depth and width of your divots can tell you a lot about how you are hitting your irons and faults in your swing. In the first Paddy’s Golf Tips video of a new series about how you can teach yourself, I explain how you can learn from your divots and use the feedback to strike your irons with more power and consistency.

Watch Cookie Jar Golf – Sam and Tom sit down with Padraig Harrington. Three time major champion, winner of the Claret Jug in 2007 & 2008, the first successful defence of The Open Championship by a European since James Braid over 100 years ago, as well as the USPGA in 2008.

Padraig was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2024, and his career arc, and ability to compete at the highest level of the game has endured for roughly 30 years is simply extraordinary.