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Chip has already made great strides with his swing after his first online lesson. He has stabilized his lower body movement to a great degree and has added a ton of width to his backswing as well. These improvements now give him a chance to focus on the next big issue, which is that of his hands looping back behind him in transition.
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Chuck is a long time loyal member of the website and has been consistent with his online lessons as well as seeing me for a few in -person lessons as well. His swing has progressed consistently, and if he has any tendency it is to over-do the suggestions I make, which is really a good thing, as dialing back an overdone change is easier than correcting a stubborn inability to make any change at all.
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This is the first time I have been face to face with Phil after 5 online lessons spread out over a couple of years. Phil likes the progress his swing has made (or he wouldn’t be showing up in Florida) and I think that if you go back and look at his older lessons you will agree with him.
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Derek has made the first two cuts on the Latin American Tour and feels as though he is close to breaking through with some better play. He is hitting the ball better and the swings you see here tell you why. His issue with crossing the line at the top has been corrected by rotating the forearms more and opening the face, and in general the backswing plane looks great.
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I can’t for the life of me understand how anyone who watched the video of Lexi Thompson marking her ball and replacing it in the 3rd round of last week’s ladies’ major championship could think that she did not cheat. Arguing that the ruling never should have happened because viewers shouldn’t be allowed to call in rules infractions, or that there should be a time limit to calling an infraction (there is, and it’s until the last shot is holed and the trophy is awarded) is like the Trump administration claiming the focus should be on the leaks and not on the Russian interference in the election. People, please, watch the video! She picks the ball up and blatantly improves her lie! She doesn’t clean the ball, she doesn’t line it up differently, it never gets more than two inches off the ground and she never takes her eye off the small area around the ball. She searches for a place to put the ball that she likes better than the one it’s sitting in, and she moves it there. She deserved to be disqualified.
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There are as many putting styles as there are players, and you will see just about everything you can imagine when you watch the Tour on television. I have always preferred a narrow stance for whatever reason, and my stroke has trended to faster over the years. Way back when I had a very slow stroke that measured somewhere in the 60’s on the metronome, but I found that I was prone to missing short ones as the stroke felt too long and wobbly.
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John has been pretty relentless in his online lesson taking, and just look at how his swing has evolved. Not only has his swing gotten mechanically better, he has been hitting it better on the course and shooting better scores. I think that anyone could improve or at least be encouraged that improvement was possible simply by watching the process as we attack John’s chronic flaws and try to simplify his technique.
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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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And here is Part 2: As you may know I consider Jeffrey Mann to be one of the most knowledgeable people I’ve met when it comes to golf swing mechanics. I have met with Jeffrey at his home twice and once on the driving range before flying out of Salt Lake City where he lives, and I admire his fascination (obsession?) with the workings of the golf swing. Jeffrey is not a good golfer, but he is an ultra-smart guy who has applied his experience as a doctor who cut up cadavers (he knows his muscles, bones, and connective tissues) and as a research analyst for some high -level science publications to figuring out the best way to strike a golf ball.
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As you may know I consider Jeffrey Mann to be one of the most knowledgeable people I’ve met when it comes to golf swing mechanics. I have met with Jeffrey at his home twice and once on the driving range before flying out of Salt Lake City where he lives, and I admire his fascination (obsession?) with the workings of the golf swing. Jeffrey is not a good golfer, but he is an ultra-smart guy who has applied his experience as a doctor who cut up cadavers (he knows his muscles, bones, and connective tissues) and as a research analyst for some high -level science publications to figuring out the best way to strike a golf ball.
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