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Lesson of the Week: Chuck Winograd- Posture, Takeaway and Right Arm Pullback

Chuck is a member of my new club, and he came to me as a frustrated golfer who felt he had ability but no concept of what is was with his swing that wouldn’t allow him to improve. Analyzing his first batch of swings I knew that to help Chuck I was going to have to give him a better understanding of what his swing was doing and why, and then work on changing the pattern he had created over time.

Online Lesson John Lamendola: Looking for More Driver Speed (163 mph ball speed)

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John has made remarkable progress over the 2 ½ years we have been working on his swing, and now that he knows where the ball is going and is comfortable with his technique we are looking for ways to increase his clubhead and ball speed with the driver. In this lesson I put him side by side with Charlie Hoffman, who I filmed a few years ago when I was at the Valspar Championship with Streelman. In the comparison I note that John is loading his pelvis toward his center instead of over his right leg, and when he cuts the right hip in and leaves the “wall” that is the right side of the face on hip box he short changes his upper body coil and leaves some potential energy unused.

Lesson of the Week: Dean Davison – Working on Early Extension and Forward Shaft Lean

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Dean is 65 and just now trying to become a PGA member, which means he must pass the Player Ability Test (PAT) in order to continue to earn credits toward his Class A status. The score required is usually around 155 to 158 for 36 holes, which may not seem very low, but for someone who has never really played competitively it can be quite stressful to have to shoot a number. Dean is in great shape for his age and has no real physical limitations, so we should be able to address what he described as his number one concern, solid contact and control with his irons.

Wayne D Practice Session: January 2018- Working on Using the Ground and Creating Better Impact

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

I thought this was a great practice session as I was (finally) successful in adding hip flexion and loading into the ground in both the backswing and transition, then addressed my recent (last 8 years?) tendency to throw release the club through impact with my irons. By the time I achieved a drive/hold release and got the club to move from P7 to P8 on plane I found myself pushing up off the ground and straightening my left leg in a much timelier fashion.

Lesson of the Week: Dan Small – Setup and Takeaway

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Dan was visiting Florida from New York and being a website fanatic (his very nice girlfriend said that) he braved a very rainy and windy day (although warm) to try to figure out why he was “a 6 -handicap short game and a 24 – handicap long game”. It was evident after the first batch of swings that the priorities would be setup and takeaway oriented. Dan was somewhat slumped with his hands low and the ball back in his stance.

Lesson of the Week: Nicole Gargarella Swing Trigger and Right Arm Action

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Nicole plays for Victoria College up in British Columbia, Canada, and since her coach is a website member and uses some of the Wayne D. methods in his own coaching he encouraged Nicole to come and see me while she was down in Florida visiting her parents. David mentioned that he thought Nicole could be more consistent with her irons (who wouldn’t want that) but that the main deficiency in Nicole’s game was distance. I saw right away with the combination of her swing trigger and right arm movement that she was not efficiently utilizing her pivot to produce the loading and stretching in the backswing that could potentially lead to greater clubhead speed.

Lesson of the Week: Andy Heiberger, PGA Still Early Extending

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Andy and I have been working together since we both worked at Woodmont CC some 5 or 6 years ago. I helped him pass his PAT (Player Ability Test), but I didn’t see him for a few years after changing positions. Last July Andy came over to Lakewood for a lesson, and we have seen each other every 3 or 4 months since. He has made significant progress, and now that he is seeing a trainer regularly who understands the golf swing I feel he will now improve much faster. In this lesson I analyze Andy’s first swings and suggest that we try some stop and goes from left arm parallel so that he can concentrate on adding anterior tilt to his pelvis in transition while rotating and driving down into his left foot.

Clearing the Left Hip Faster: New Thoughts

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

I’ve been watching my left foot step forward in transition, my left leg stays forward too long in the downswing, and the club exit above the plane to the right forever with my longer clubs, especially the driver. I can see it, and I’ve had numerous ideas about how to fix it, but the pattern still exists and seems impervious to correction unless I give it total attention, which is detrimental to the rest of my swing and doesn’t work on the course in competition. I do have an excuse in that I have a fused lower spine and my trunk mobility is challenged, but I always feel as though the correct understanding of the issue and the right thoughts could correct the problem and change the pattern.

Wayne D’s Driver Swing: Big Change from One Swing to the Next

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My driver swing has always been my weak link in my competitive play. My misses are too extreme, and when I mishit the ball I lose too much distance. This video highlights the pattern that I believe has plagued me forever. I am heartened by the fact that at least now I know enough about my own swing and tendencies to be able to make such a drastic difference in one swing simply by seeing what I was doing and being able to correct it immediately.

Playing for Money: Derek Gillespie and Why He Struck the Ball Poorly at 2nd Stage

By Wayne | Videos: Playing For Money

I probably shouldn’t use the word “poorly” in the title of this short paragraph as for most people the way Derek hits the ball would be other worldly, but in trying to qualify for the Web.Com at 2nd stage you either have to have your ball striking in order or you must get it up and down constantly and make every putt, which doesn’t happen very often. Derek’s own assessment of his performance was that he just didn’t hit the ball at a high enough level, so we did pretty much what we always do, which is look at the swing he brings with him and try to figure out what it’s doing, why it’s not working as well as it needs to, and get it to improve.

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