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Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 46

 

Don Trahan was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. His father introduced him to the game of golf when he was ten years old. By the age of twelve, Don was a scratch golfer and a member of New Bedford Public Links, now called Whaling City Golf Club (known as The Whale).

Don graduated from Bishop Stang Catholic High School in 1967. He was the top player on the high school golf team all four years he attended. Trahan then attended Southeastern Massachusetts University (Now University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth) where he was again the top player on the golf team all four years he attended. He is a member of Delta Kappa Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1971 with a double major in political science and history with plans to become a corporate attorney.

Trahan met his wife, Susan, while attending college. The two married in 1973 and moved to Port Orange, Florida where Don would begin his effort to obtain his PGA Tour Card. From there, Don took an... Read More

Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 28 February 2013
Comments: 14
As we get older, our bodies begin to lose their ability to heal quickly and sometimes nagging pain can lead to serious injury. Luckily, by using the Peak Performance Golf Swing, many Surgites don't... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 26 February 2013
Comments: 16
Most golfers tend to overlook their short game when they practice. But, having a well rounded short game can really help lower your scores and make up for bad approach shots.  Joe is looking to... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 24 February 2013
Comments: 10
You've heard me say before that our knees act as our levelers and stabilizers. We don't want to let our knees collapse inward because it will cause us to lose the rest of our angles of the swing. But... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 23 February 2013
Comments: 3
What's the first thing you need in order to make a proper Peak Performance Golf Swing? If you answered custom fit clubs, you're right. But, let's assume that you've already visited a PPGS certified... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 February 2013
Comments: 37
Today's question comes to me all the way from England. Anne Ellis is having some trouble with her finish. Instead of swinging up to a nice, solid T-finish, she has the habit of cutting off her swing ... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 February 2013
Comments: 12
Frank Veri recently purchased The Ultimate Alignment Video from Surge's Shop. He's expressed his confusion over a particular part of the full length video when I discuss the target awareness test, or... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 February 2013
Comments: 28
I'm in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina today attending a PGA of America-Carolinas section business meeting so I thought we would let Doc Griffin have another go at today's daily since he did such a... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 February 2013
Comments: 52
We recently got a question in from a student who wanted to learn more about the meaning of lie angle and the overall importance of it. He asked a local pro if he could give some tips, but the pro... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 February 2013
Comments: 2
Today, I'm going to answer a question sent in by Greg Bowler. Greg was wondering about the positioning of his left elbow at address. He wasn't sure if it should be pointing at the ground or at the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 February 2013
Comments: 13
Whenever I'm asked to provide reasons or cures for a bad swing fault, I try to give more than one because I'm answering questions that are submitted on paper. This means I'm unable to actually see... Read More