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I can’t think of a single player on the PGA Tour the last 10 years who has changed their swing more than Matt Kuchar. While that would be a subject for a separate video, here I focus on the swing Kuchar used at the British Open, where if he gets a few breaks (like Spieth not making 70 feet of putts in two holes, or Spieth making bogey from the driving range) he wins.
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It’s always nice to be able to see your swing under pressure, and when you’re Tony Romo and you’re paired with Steph Curry and Justin Timberlake in a televised event there’s a good chance you’re going to get some nice air time. Of course, this gives me a great opportunity to watch Tony perform when it counts and it gives Tony a good idea of what his tendencies are when he’s got some heat on him.
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“I am hitting pulls, fades & slices. Would like to get rid of the flip at impact and have lower hands at impact. Not sure if this is possible? Regards George” – George is very squatted and his balance is well back into his heels, which makes it quite hard to maintain posture and create space for the right arm to get in front of the chest, which is an important aspect in getting the hands more forward at impact as well as closer to the body.
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There is one thing I tell my serious students consistently, and that is that to learn about your game and to figure out what you need to focus on to get better you must compete. Eventual success arises out of the ashes of failure…
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I thought it would be appropriate given that the British Open is just underway to look at the swing of former champion Bob Charles. The lefty from New Zealand won the Open in 1963 among some 75 assorted professional wins, including 6 PGA Tour and 23 Champions Tour events. What struck me most watching his swing with the driver is the perfect impact position with the shaft lined up with his right arm (leading arm) well past impact, much like you now see in players such as Jordan Speith, Dustin Johnson, and Brooks Koepka.
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If you have watched my previous posts you will find that, like with most good players, you end up working on the same things most of the time. Every player has tendencies that they don’t particularly like, and when they compete a lot it is hard to continue to address the issues as it feels as though the thought process on the course can be too mechanical.
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Kyle Stanley is easily one of the best ball strikers in the world. If you look at his stats over the last 5 years he is rarely out of the top 10 in strokes gaining driving and strokes gained on approach shots, and is always high up in greens in regulation. He is having a banner year and with his victory at the brutally tough TPC Potomac at Avenel Farms he moved up to 13th in the Fed Ex Cup standings.
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This video gives us a nice primer on hitting draws and fades and what the swings should look like when the camera angle stays the same for both shots. Also as you watch the video you’ll see that I disagree with John’s guesses as to why the hybrid impact looks a bit flippy. His head stays in its box through the impact area nicely, and he is certainly plenty rotary as his left knee disappears from view just as his left arm gets to parallel to the ground in the forward swing. What I do note here is that…
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When you watch Charles Howell’s swing at full speed you would never expect to see what you see when you slow it down. Howell’s transition move with his driver and 3 wood is quite bizarre, enough so that I can say with some assurance that it is unique among Tour players, although if it does resemble anyone it would be Phil Mickelson.
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These are two of the shorter (in height) players on the PGA Tour, Lingmerth checking in at 5’7” and Summerhays at 5’ 8”, so since they were in contention and playing together at the Quicken Loans at Avenel this past weekend I thought it would be interesting to look and compare their swings as they tee off on the long par 4 6th hole. Despite their similarities in size their swings have some stark differences, especially in the set up.
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