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This video illustrates how we simplify the explanation of the positions of the golf swing by using the “P” system, where P stands for “position”.
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Justin’s swing is a good example of fluidity and athleticism, and his physical abilities partially save him from the mechanical problems he has with his backswing, although not enough to keep him from flip releasing at impact. His issues start immediately in the takeaway as the hands lift the grip up and away from his body and his left wrist begins to bow.
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This video is a great example of how posture and stance affect the entire swing. In watching Kory’s swing at regular speed, I saw some nice motion with good rhythm, but I also noticed a general lack of structure from face on and not much hip depth from down the line. After a closer look, I saw that Kory’s posture was quite erect, and that his right foot was extremely flared out.
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As you will see in the first few full speed swings in this lesson Dmitri can really hit the ball. He plays to a scratch and competes in amateur events in New Jersey (he’s the club champ at his club) but would like to achieve a higher quality strike with his irons. He feels as though he could compress the ball better and control his ball flight to a greater degree, and when we slow down his swing it is apparent how that can be accomplished.
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Chuck’s swing is improving incrementally and it is obvious how much he works at it because his tendency is to overdo the things he is working on rather than to resist change. In this lesson I focus on 4 major items…
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At 6’5” and 190 pounds and 25 years of age Pieters is one of the new generation of big, rangy guys who hit the ball a mile but has the rest of the game to go with their length. Pieters finished a solid 4th in this year’s Masters (where these swings are taken from) and has a 5th in a WGC event and a 2nd at Riviera to add up to a stellar start to the season. He has 3 wins in Europe and was arguably the star of the European Ryder Cup team, and when you watch his swing, both at regular speed and slowed down, you see excellent mechanics that portend a consistent rise to the top of the game.
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As you can see from Doug’s email he is an avid student of the game, and in this video, I hope to get him on the right track as he tries to improve his ball striking. My main issue with Doug’s swing begins with his arm position at address and how that affects the takeaway. This is another example of a common pattern among players who like to keep their right arm stiff at address and their upper right arm firmly against the body in the backswing.
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Here is another video that showcases how quickly talented young players can incorporate change when the instruction is limited to no more than a couple of things and those things are simple in nature. Angelina and Valentina are 10 and 9 years old and are already highly accomplished competitive junior golfers.
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Since David Duval has been doing commentary (which I really like, by the way) for the Golf Channel I have gotten quite a bit of interest in going back over his swing and my opinions as to how his game slipped so much. Here I show all the swings my friend Mark Diamond and I took during a practice round for the PGA Championship at Medinah in 1999 when David was ranked 2nd in the world. It was the best golf I have ever seen played: he never missed a shot and was 8 under through 13 holes.
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One of the most debated technique questions regarding the golf swing is “what initiates the downswing?” I was always of the opinion that to change direction the thrust had to come from the ground under the right foot (for a right-hander). Another popular explanation is that the left knee and/or left hip is responsible for the change of direction.
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