By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis
To the eye Mark Wilson’s swing is classic and conventional. It has a whip-like transition and produces a lot of speed for a little (145 pounds) guy. Upon closer analysis, however, Wilson’s swing has quite a few unconventional elements.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Articles: Lessons with Stan
It’s been a few months since I’ve seen Stan, and after the verbal flogging I gave him the last time I was happy to get his call and fit him in for a lesson. My hope is that he’s been practicing more, both the long game and the short game, and that he has been paying attention to the things we went over in our last session. This is just a hope, mind you, and as he descends the stairs to the range the sight of him causes me to twinge just a bit. Wayne: So, Stan, how’s it going?…
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By Wayne | Videos: Online Students
Here is another example of a big (6’5”), strong guy who can really move the club but needs better technique in order to control the ball and play better golf.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Videos: Online Students
This is Matt’s second online lesson, and both his improvement and his need for more improvement are evident. Here you can see that Matt has made exceptional strides in his down the line view.
Continue readingFriday is the day I attend the PGA show. Saturday morning I’m going down to play Jupiter Hills with one of the club site members, Jimmy Farina. Sunday I’m back in Orland for the Isleworth Invitational, a two-man team event where I play with a member of Woodmont. Anyway, I’ll let you know how I play next week.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis
In this particular video I am going to offer my two cents on what is up with Ryo Ishikawa, the young Japanese superstar who is presently going through a rough spot with his game.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Tour Players and Celebrities
What can you say about a player who was one of only three 4-time Division 1 1st Team All-Americans? Could you say he was one of the most talented players to come out of college in history? Sure you could, because the record would back you up. I can vouch for that statement because I was on Gary’s team at Wake Forest when he was a freshman. The first college tournament he played in he won by 8 shots. His first round was a 67 with 33 putts. He hit every green in regulation and three par-5’s in two. He…
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By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week
Dylan is an extremely talented player who had simply been suffering from bad information.
Continue readingHardy is proven untrue by every video ever shot of Hogan’s swing. My point is not that he is not a good teacher. What Hardy is describing obviously works for some players: that point I am not debating. But Hogan never did what Hardy says he did.
Continue readingNothing tickles me more than to listen to a Tour player answer the question “what were you thinking out there when you shot that 65?”
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