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Online Lesson Follow-Up with Darin Pape Darin’s follow-up swings show major improvement in the backswing and transition as he goes from crossing the line and steepening the shaft to laying the club off slightly and flattening the shaft as he starts down. The difference between his prior shaft position at P5 and the new one […]
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Jon and I have been working hard on getting him not to steepen the shaft in transition, and although he has vastly improved his pivot movement he still tends to pull down on the grip wherever the shaft is pointing at the top. It occurred to me after watching the swing of Christiaan Bezuidenhout that […]
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Executive chef Jon Krinn has been a friend and student for many years. When he opened a high-end restaurant in 2007, he got crushed by the recession and didn’t play golf for more than 10 years as he got his life back in order. We started back up at the end of 2018, and he […]
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I was quite surprised back in December of 2013 when I got an email from PGA Tour Professional Kevin Streelman. He was in China playing at the time and had watched a video I had done on his swing back in 2010 when he had a 3rd place finish at the Barclay’s. I loved his […]
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Dallas is the son of my long time off and on student Justin Duffie, who has been coaching Dallas with what he has learned during our lessons over the last 10 years or so. Dallas has had some great results in his junior tournaments and is a remarkable athlete in multiple sports. His swing shows […]
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10 MORE MISCONCEPTIONS 1. “The pros make it look so easy.” Golf instructors hear this one all the time. When the average player gets a chance to see a tour caliber player in person they always marvel at how little energy the quality player seems to expend to hit the ball great distances. “Their swings […]
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Nothing is true. Everything is permitted. Jim Carroll So here it is, right in front of you. 200 yards, elevated tee, wind slightly in your face, pin front right, water surrounding the green. A hard four-iron gets the front third of the green and a chance at a birdie, a Rescue 3 clears the […]
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You’ve got to love watching Tyrell Hatton play golf. It is so obvious that he feels the way we all feel when we are out on the links battling the game, the elements, our own thoughts, our unsure technique. Watching him win at Bay Hill made me feel like I shared his triumph, just like […]
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This guy is doing what every mini-tour player dreams of: going from a small tour (South Africa), to a minor league tour in a different country (the Challenge Tour), through European Q-School, to a win on the European Tour, and now to a spot in the top 50 in the world rankings. He swings with […]
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Message to Wayne: I am a PGA Professional looking to improve my ball striking. Since I am able to practice and play more I would love to hear your insight on how I can improve my technique with both irons and the driver. My misses would be thin/heel shots with irons that typically start […]
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