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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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Why was Tiger Woods Struggling (And it’s Not Because He Dips His Head) ?

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

All right, so everyone is talking (still) about Tiger and his swing. Here I have taken Tiger’s most recent competition (the Frys.com Open) and compiled swings to compare with his swings of years past, especially those of the Harmon era.

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This Week: Butch Says “Swing Down the Line”

By Wayne | blog

I’ve been teaching golf for 25 years, and trust me when I say that my work is mainly in the “trenches”, that is on the range with players of staggeringly disparate ability levels. You know what I’m talking about: a high level professional followed by the 30 handicapper.

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Lesson of the Week: David Brown

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

If you play the first part of this video and try to do your own analysis before you get to my own comments, you should stop reading this copy now and come back to it later, as the idea is for me to summarize what you are about to see.

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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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Online Students: Andrew Terry

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

If you have been following the site you probably know Andrew Terry, professional from Manchester, England. Andrew posted his swing on the site before he sent it to me, so I’m sure many of you have had a look at it and formed your own opinions on what Andrew might be doing or need to do, so I’m sure you will find it interesting to see what I’ve got to say.

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Online Students: Michael Beaty

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

This was a particularly interesting online lesson to give as Michael has an excellent swing (he’s a 2 handicap) and is knowledgeable enough about the swing in general to know that his hands approach impact quite far above his original shaft plane.

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Lesson of the Week: Zach Verses

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

Zach has been a student of mine off and on for 5 years, although it has been quite intermittent and “off” more than on. In the video you can see that Zach has the ability to change and improve his mechanics, and has always been blessed with the knack for achieving a stellar line of compression through impact. However, he is also prone to reverting back to his old habits when he gets away from consistent lessons and plays more than practicing.

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Lesson of the Week: Jonathan Vassil

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

What we see here is a classic case of a good athlete with excellent motion and power but trouble controlling the ball as far as direction and trajectory. What jumped out at me right away was the dropping hands and steepening shaft in transition, and this was our major focus after doing some grip and setup work.

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Webb Simpson Golf Swing Analyzed

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

Watching Webb Simpson win two events in 3 weeks brings to mind the old adage that you “putt for dough”. Now, I don’t believe that you “drive for show”, as any player wishing to win big tournaments simply has to hit the ball reasonably well, but certainly the winning part of it has a ton to do with making tons of putts, which Webb does consistently with one of the fastest strokes on tour.

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