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Paul is an assistant professional working in Connecticut who combines a great natural swing technique with lots of power. Paul’s main issue, as is the case with most young players with his attributes, is controlling the ball. Paul stays quite centered during his swing and has a late release, so that a ball position that […]
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Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson put on an awesome driving exhibition at the recent WGC tournament in Mexico. Here we see them on the same tee box filmed with the same camera, so we can watch and compare how they manage to hit it out there 370 to over 400 yards (it was at 8000 […]
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Steve is 55 years old and the Head Professional at the Locust Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. He is an accomplished player having qualified to play in 5 National Club Professional championships, but he has never made the cut and blames that for the most part on ball striking. He has been hitting […]
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As we know, the reports of Tiger Woods having irreversible pitching yips have been greatly exaggerated (Brandel and Hank). He has always had one of the best short games in history, and he is still getting it up and down from everywhere. Here we see a standard tight lie pitch shot where he chooses to […]
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In comparing Rory’s swing over the past 9 years we see some differences in the backswing, namely the takeaway and the position of the club at the top, but in all the swings we see Rory add posture into impact and follow through and get through the shot with an amount of side bend unattainable […]
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In this video we see Tiger hitting a couple of mid length (20-30 feet) putts, and there is a lot for everyone to learn from his set up routine, his stance, and his stroke. One key word is “relaxed”: his lack of stress is evident from the moment he starts walking toward the ball to […]
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Peter is an excellent player (scratch handicap) I see 3 or 4 times a year when either I visit Chicago, or he comes down to Florida to stay with his Dad and get out of the Chicago winter. Pete tends to hit the ball high with a draw, and his problem shot is one that […]
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It’s not often we get a perfect view of a bunker shot on a TV telecast, but here we see Justin Thomas short sided in the sand from a spot on down the line view. Things to focus on are the almost dead square stance, flexed knees, low hands made lower by gripping well down […]
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Here we have a nice, stable down the line view of JB Holmes hitting what appears (by the ball speed) to be a 7 iron, although the announcers don’t say definitively what club it is. Holmes starts with a standard athletic set up, then starts the swing by whipping the club under his hands in […]
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Shaun is competitive club professional from Connecticut who would like to improve his swing and his ball striking. He is just about to turn 50, which gives him opportunities in tournament play that he hasn’t had in the past. He is already competitive against the younger guys so if he can improve a bit, he […]
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