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Online Students: John Kent

John is the father of one of website member Mark Smith’s good friends, and Mark was nice enough to purchase an online lesson for him. John plays to an 11 handicap now at age 70, but was a 7 a few years back before undergoing serious back surgery. Some of what we see here is certainly the result of the balky back, but there are things we can do to improve the movement and give John a chance to get back some of the strokes he has lost.

Playing for Money: Jason Gandy Part 7

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If you’ve watched Jason’s previous lessons, both online and in person, you know that he has an excellent swing but has serious problems with his takeaway. In this lesson, we see Jason rehearsing his takeaway nicely, but when it’s time to hit the ball he squeezes his arms together and pushes his left shoulder down as he hyper-extends his left arm.

Pro Tip of the Week: Think Gravity when Approaching Uneven Lies

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Most golfers have a hard time remembering what adjustments to make when they are out on the course and the ball is sitting on a hill. There are uphill lies, downhill lies, side hill lies with the ball below your feet, and side hill lies with the ball above your feet. One way to make sure you think about the things that will help you hit these shots is to consider what gravity is doing to your ability to make a normal pivot (body motion).

Lesson of the Week: Peter Procops

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

This is the latest in my ongoing sessions with Peter, a club professional from New York who visits me in Florida every winter to try to improve his game so he can be competitive in the club pro tournaments that are available to play in. Peter has real back issues, and when he found out that I had similar problems and had somewhat overcome them he was interested in hearing what I had to say. We hit it off nicely, and Pete’s swing has improved tremendously over time.

From the Vault: Swing Compilation: Player, Palmer, Nicklaus

By Wayne | Videos: From The Vault

I almost called this the 3rd great American Triumvirate, but that wouldn’t be correct as of course Gary Player is South African and was probably the first foreign player to be as well- known as his American counterparts. This is the era (1958-1986) of my own youth, and I remember clearly rooting for Palmer while admiring the greatness of Nicklaus.

Improvement: Peter Procops, PGA Part 14

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Peter is a fellow PGA professional who played the South American tour (Tour De Las Americas) for 5 years and Golden Bear Tour (Mini Tour) 5 years 1997-2001. We’ve been following Peter as his swing progresses over a number of lessons and we continue with a composite of four short lessons. Peter is a talented player with a good swing and we’ve been working on the details to make it even better.

From The Vault: Swing Compilation: Hogan, Nelson and Snead- the Second Great American Triumvirate

By Wayne | Videos: From The Vault

Here are three of my favorite swings. The 2nd great American triumvirate, these guys dominated the Tour for the most part from 1934 to 1954. Nelson was the first to break out with 3 majors in the 30’s, while Hogan didn’t win a tournament at all until 1939 and won his first major in 1946. Snead spread his majors out over a 17-year period starting in 1937, while Nelson won his 5 majors in the 8 years from 1937 to 1945 and Hogan between 1946 and 1953.

Swing Compilation: Hagen, Jones and Sarazen- the First Great American Triumvirate

By Wayne | Videos: From The Vault

I know that all the members of the website enjoy watching the swings of the great players from the past as well as the present, so I decided to put together videos of the swings of the best players of different eras starting with Walter Hagen, who won his first major championship in 1914 and […]

Swing Analysis: Keegan Bradley Part 2

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

After a fast start to his career on the PGA Tour (winning the first major he ever played in, winning Rookie of the Year, making the Ryder Cup team and President’s Cup team, finishing in the top 30 money winners 4 straight years) Keegan Bradley’s performance has suffered over the last two.

Lesson of the Week: Bobby Impaglia, PGA

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

Bobby is the Director of Instruction for the city of Boca Raton, and he is the reason I have a place to teach down here in sunny Florida. We met while competing on the Space Coast Mini-Tour in the early 1980’s, and we have been good friends ever since. Bobby played on the PGA Tour for a short period before turning to teaching, and he was instrumental in helping me get my first teaching job on Long Island in 1985. Bobby has had me work with him on his swing off and on throughout our relationship, and now that I am down here for an extended period he wanted to take advantage and try to remedy some chronic habits that have plagued him forever.

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