Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Ball Went Left, He Must Have Come Over the Top

By Wayne | blog

One of the problems with “old school” instruction (it’s trying to make a comeback: just ask Brandel Chamblee) is that the things it relies on, i.e. the sound of the strike and the ball flight, are subjective when it comes to ascertaining what produced them. Trackman has shown that our conventional ideas about why a ball flies the way it does are incorrect.

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Hallberg, Mast Secure Champions Tour Cards With Help From WDGLC

By Wayne | blog

It is with a great deal of satisfaction and relief that I can report that two of my friends and students, Dick Mast and Gary Hallberg, have achieved exempt status on the 2012 Champions Tour by virtue of their fine play at the recently completed Senior Q-School. Hallberg finished tied for 2nd at 16 under par, while Mast finished tied for 11th, finally nailing down the 12th and final conditionally exempt spot in a playoff.

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Tiger at the Australian Open: Looking Way Better

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

The video starts with a side by side view of Tiger at last year’s Chevron and just last week at the Australian Open in Sydney. What is quite amazing is the difference in the rehearsal swings he takes before each shot, one practicing dropping the hands straight down and almost behind him from the top, and the more recent ones having the hands move well out toward the ball, almost the complete opposite pattern. It has been my contention that since working with Hank Haney Tiger moved towards the vertically dropping hands, and that Foley continued along those lines as…

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Swing Analysis: Jason Day

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

At first glance it might seem that Jason Day creates tremendous speed by just using his arms, as his body seems to move far less than most Tour pros, at least in the backswing. That, however, is only partially true. What is true is that unlike most of his counterparts Day does not lower at all in the backswing or in transition.

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