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Swing Analysis: Phil Mickelson Actually Makes a Change

I have said at least a few times in the past that Phil Mickelson has never changed his swing. He has claimed that he has done this and that but his standard pattern has remained the same, and the video has proved it. Recently, however, he has changed teachers and touted a “new plane”, a statement I disagreed with earlier in the year. But, after watching him at the British Open and studying his more recent swings, I now agree with his assessment that he has changed his action significantly for the better, as you will see in this video.

Online Students: Erik Ludtke Part 4

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

Erik is definitely making progress with his swing, and here we identify the major issue which, if he can correct it, will significantly improve his mechanics and his ball striking. Erik stands with a flared right foot, which allows him to rotate the right leg and pelvis too much in the backswing. Coupled with an upright stance that does not incorporate much pelvic tilt at address the over rotation and lack of depth cause the left side of the pelvis to move forward and down, which in turn pressures the front of both feet and makes it hard to rotate into the forward swing without driving the right leg up underneath him.

Lesson of the Week: Scott Knoblach

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

Scott came all the way down from Minnesota to continue the work we did last March down in Boca Raton. In that lesson Scott’s swing had a steep approach, and as you will see he is not anything but steep. In fact, he has gotten himself a bit more in-to-out than he should be, mostly due to an overturned right side.

Online Students: Chuck Zellner Part 4

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

Chuck has made great strides with his backswing, which makes it possible now to focus on transition and the approach to impact. Chuck has a pronounced pause at the top of his swing as he tries to make sure he flattens the shaft (which he does), but the flattening does not seem to be the result of the dynamic movement of his pivot initiating the forward motion with the lower body pulling the left arm against the chest, but rather a purposeful laying off of the shaft in an independent movement.

Online Students: Billy Lincoln

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

As you will see in the video Billy has made some tremendous improvements since I saw him in person in Arizona back in December. The further suggestions here focus on an idiosyncratic move that Billy has in transition when he shrugs his shoulders, dropping his chin into his chest and tightening the right bicep, which then does not allow the right arm to straighten at all in the first part of the downswing.

Playing for Money: Derek Gillespie Part 4 – Derek Qualifies for the 2016 Travelers

By Wayne | Videos: Playing For Money

I am particularly proud of this video/lesson as it took an already very good swing and made it better. In fact, I would have to say that this is one of the best swings I have worked with. By the time Derek left to head up to the Traveler’s 4-spot qualifier (in which, by the way, he shot 64 to lead the qualifiers by 2 shots) I was shaking my head at how good this swing looked.

Lesson of the Week: Paul Tibolla

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

This is a perfect example of how difficult it is to change a swing pattern, especially when the change involves making almost the opposite movements the player is used to. It is commonly said that golfers should use their “natural swing”, and that they will be better off not messing with what they always gravitate towards. Working with “what the player has” as opposed to trying to make changes is a popular sentiment among teaching pros who prefer to offer small tweaks and bits of advice to help the player hit the ball a little better that day or to fix a certain type of shot that has been vexing the student.

TP&C: In Person Lesson with Aaron Baddeley July 2015

By Wayne | Tour Players and Celebrities

I think if you watch the video Scott Hamilton posted on Golf WRX (where, by the way, I have an article coming out this week) you will see the similarities in this video I sent Aaron a year ago. Aaron’s a nice guy. Great to see him get his game back and get back into the winner’s circle.

Swing Analysis: Henrik Stenson at the British Open 2016

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

Without a doubt, Henrik Stenson’s ball striking and putting will go down as one of the greatest final round performances in major championship history. Stenson’s swing is as solid as it gets, and would be a model to emulate, were it not for the unique and eccentric trigger he utilizes to get his swing started, one which would be pretty much impossible to copy. Stenson starts in an absolutely textbook address position, then makes a radical movement into a completely different position, coming to a complete stop there for a brief moment before starting away.

Improvement: Peter Procops, PGA Part 9

By Wayne | Improvement

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. Peter’s swing is looking better and better, he’s putting in the work and it’s definitely showing. His approach isn’t coming from a stuck position and the face-on view is showing an improved look through the impact area.

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