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86 Major Championship Winners: Left Wrist Position at the Top of the Backswing

With seemingly more players winning on the PGA Tour with flat to bowed left wrist angles at the top I thought it would be interesting to go through my accumulated model swings to see how all the major winners I have film of looked at that position. I counted 86 major champions (I stuck to only the men) from Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen up to Collin Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau. Here is what I found. One note of importance, and I will go over this in the video, is my opinion of what these categories of wrist positions look…

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Bryson DeChambeau Pitching: The Short Game Technique that Helped Win the U.S. Open

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

I know you were expecting another look at Bryson’s swing, but I thought I would do something a bit different after watching him get it up and down over and over at Winged Foot. Here we see two pitch shots, one from an angle well outside the ball and one from directly down the line, which illustrate how Bryson uses a smaller version of the body movement he utilizes in his full swing to hit these short pitches. I constantly hear advice from instructors to “keep the legs quiet” when pitching, but here we can see that Bryson does not…

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Lesson of the Week: Payne McEntee- Many Factors Contribute to Overly Outward Hand Path

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

Payne is an accomplished junior who came to me after his former coach changed locations. The first time I saw Payne we worked on only wedges, but even in that shorter swing I took note of the outward loop in his transition. When we looked at it on video it was obvious to him what was going on, and I was hoping that by just pointing it out he could change it. Every now and then a player will do that, change immediately, and usually the player will be young and just hearing the information for the first time. But…

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Online Lesson: Jim Skeele- Working on Swing Shape

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

Message to Wayne: Wayne, I’m looking forward to your analysis. I am 100% self-taught and am currently playing around a 1. 60 years old and still moving it well in my mind. One thing is for sure: being self-taught and a 1 handicap at age 60 is pretty darn good. After watching the swings, I knew that a simple change could make for huge differences because so much of the swing is excellent. Jim has a common swing pattern: shaft swings low and behind him from P1 to P2, gets well across the line by P4, and to uncross it and…

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Online Lesson: Mark Woolway- Getting Rid of Excess Backswing Movement

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

Message to Wayne Hi Wayne, I’m 47 years old, been playing for a few years, based in the SF Bay Area, and want to get a lot better a lot faster. I’m willing to do whatever it takes. I’ve taken lessons from just about every notable instructor in the Western US. I’m a 13 handicap now, down from a 16 a few weeks ago. I’m a big fan of your YouTube videos and looking forward to working with you. Thanks very much. Mark can advance his game in a big way by eliminating excess lifting and twisting in the backswing,…

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Matthew Wolff Swing Analysis: A Detailed Look at an Unconventional but Highly Effective Swing

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

We have been seeing Matthew Wolff a lot these days due to his stellar play, and his odd-looking swing has gotten more familiar. There is, however, a lot going on from start to finish from the time he triggers his swing with his signature “impact fix” his to his unique club path and into his wild footwork as he impacts the ball. Here I take a close look at the subtle movements within the obvious idiosyncrasies, movements that all add up to a ball striking machine.

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Online Lesson: Chris Westfall- Looking for Better Iron Impact

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

Message to Wayne Hi Wayne, I purchased an online lesson. I am a member of your site and an avid viewer of your swing videos. Well done! I was a good player, now I am 55 and trying to get my game in order. I did not play for the last two years and recently had a hip replacement. The replacement was successful, and I now can swing a club. I see a couple of Wayne D issues with not staying in the box (although a significant improvement from three years ago) and not shallowing the club in transition as…

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Online Lesson: Tanner Wieringa- Eliminating Upper Body Lean in Transition Should Produce Great Results

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

Hi Wayne, my name is Tanner Wieringa (wear-inga), Im 20 years old and have been playing the game for 2.5 years. I am around a 10 hcp and I struggle with my irons. I would like to be able to compress my irons better and be able to control the club face as my shot dispersion is not consistent. Thank you and I look forward to the lesson! Tanner has done a great job with his swing in only 2 ½ years and judging from the videos I would bet that one major fix will have a huge impact on…

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Jim Herman Swing Analysis: 3 Tour Wins with Not So Great Stats

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

When I do swing analysis of a Tour winner (Herman won the 2020 Wyndham Championship) I like to get on PGATour.com and check out his stats, not just for this year but for his entire Tour career. Herman’s stats were a big surprise: in 11 years he has made the top 125 just 4 times with a best of 42nd in 2016, winning just over $2 million, while in 2018 he won just $46 K. Looking at his overall stats the numbers aren’t particularly good: decent driver of the ball but his strokes gained everywhere else (approach, around the green,…

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Online Lesson: Harrison Murphy- Controlling Immense Power

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

I watched this swing and then texted Harrison as I needed to know more about his game before I made any comments. You will see why, as it is exceptional and appears to be quite powerful. However, I wasn’t quite prepared for the text I got back from him: “Played 10 years. Game this summer has been quite good. Played well this past 2 months until the past week or so. Tendency is to lose the feeling of a good pivot and then the swing gets steep. My SS (swing speed) is 136-138 (!!), BS (ball speed) 200-205 (!!) and…

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