By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis
I never thought I would see the day when a golf announcer (or “analyst” as the networks like to say) who had played the PGA Tour would make Johnny Miller look like a genius. But now we have been blessed with Brandel Chamblee, a 15 year Tour veteran (who won one tournament) who, as lead […]
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“You know, I just swing smooth and try to hit the center of the clubface”. Gee, thanks Bubba. That oughta do it.
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If you were a decent player and you ran into Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey at the local muni and he offered to play you and give you a couple a side (this is after you saw his swing from a distance) I have no doubt you would jump on the opportunity. You would, of course, […]
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A few years back Steve Stricker was at an apparent dead-end in his golfing career. Through hard work and persistence he has come back to become even better than he was before his fall, now seemingly in the hunt almost every week. A few things are striking about Stricker’s action: one is the out and […]
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This video looks at the execution of a simple pitch shot, made anything but simple by the extreme pressure of the moment. It is the 17th hole of the last match of the Ryder Cup. The outcome of the entire affair rests on this last 2-ball. Hunter Mahan is two-down, and needs an up-and-down to […]
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I used to spend a lot of time traveling and playing in the winter, but as I get older and my body suffers more from the constant abuse of playing and teaching…
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Presented with the opportunity to watch Robert Garrigus’ golf swing in slow motion it occurred to me that it would be interesting to compare his powerful action to that of a baseball player, especially a power hitter.
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There is a certain aesthetic pleasure in watching a tightly connected, “flat” looking swing. The movement appears centered and simple. The energy seems to come 100 % from rotation, and there is little or no rangy or loose movement.
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I saw Moe Norman hit balls twice, both times speaking to groups of golfers about what he was doing and how he was doing it, and I thought it would be interesting, given the myth concocted around him and his alleged ball striking prowess, if I told the story of my encounter. When I got […]
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