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40 Yard Bunker Shot Technique by Roberto Castro

This is a great companion to the Jimmy Walker high soft bunker shot video I did a few weeks ago. Here Castro takes his Pitching Wedge and hits what amounts to an open face punch shot from the sand that finishes about 6 feet from the cup. In contrast to Walker’s shot (wide open stance, out to in cut across swing), Castro plays this from an almost dead square stance, then makes an on plane backswing and flattens the shaft on the way down while keeping his left wrist cupped and the face open. He cuts off the finish at waist high, producing a shallow but driving strike.

Lesson of the Week: Peter Slaven

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Peter is a very good player (he has qualified for the U.S. Mid-Am) who works a lot and doesn’t have time to practice a whole lot. He enjoys working on his swing (he sees a teacher in Chicago) and is a willing student. He is quite strong and has a nice, fluid motion, and I have concentrated in the few times we have worked on helping him improve his grip, stance and posture while going over how I would like to see him simplify his swing. His tendency is to trigger his swing with a sitting back movement and then bow his left wrist while moving his arms and hands away from his body.

Swing Analysis: Wayne D. with the Driver

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This is a quick update on my progress utilizing the “drag, flare, and open” takeaway I came up with recently while studying Hogan for the millionth time. It is helping to accomplish a bunch of things I have trying to do with my backswing: get the shaft up on the plane from the beginning of the takeaway (instead of cutting under), keep my upper right arm spaced away from me and higher at left arm parallel, and keep the club on plane and not crossing the line at the top (rotating the wrists and keeping the left wrist cupped externally rotates the right shoulder sooner which in turn stops the lifting of the elbow and lays the shaft off more to the left).

Online Students: Jake Marriott Part 2

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“I had a decent summer. Hit it really well in the beginning of the summer and actually struggled mostly with my putting but the ball striking got a little shaky towards the end. I missed the cut in a web.com event by 1 putting horribly. I was medalist in my US AM qualifier but struggled at the Am mostly off the tee, missing the cut by 2.” – Jake was down to Florida to see me in January, so I took this opportunity to compare how he was swinging at the end of that session to the swings he just sent.

Swing Analysis: Emiliano Grillo

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Grillo has a wonderful swing which produces Dustin Johnson and Jordan Speith-like impact positions without the bowed left wrist at the top of the swing. The secret here is his great pivot movement combined with wonderful use of the right arm and the squaring of the face with the left forearm and wrist. Grillo’s right arm action is not like Hogan’s at all in the backswing as he externally rotates his upper arm and elbow almost immediately in the takeaway and keeps it in front of him during the backswing, but in the forward swing he drives the elbow way in front of his ribcage and gets his hands forward at impact as much as anyone on Tour.

Swing Analysis: Daniel Summerhays

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There’s not much to say about this one except that Summerhays has what I consider to be the best swing mechanics on Tour, or at least he swings as close to what I prefer in a swing as anyone. Watch and enjoy!

Swing Analysis: Rory McIlroy-Still Dropping that Head!

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Here we have a nice fixed camera shot of Rory striking an iron on a long par 3, and lo and behold there goes his head dropping copious amounts. Of course, I have always argued that this is a totally natural, athletic and powerful movement causes by the pivot, but you still hear knuckleheads talk about “dipping” being detrimental to the swing. What amazes me the most is how Rory has been spared the ridiculous criticism that was constantly leveled at Tiger Woods for doing the exact same thing.

Basement Tapes: Wayne D. Back in the Basement: Adding Speed to the Swing

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I have 5 tournament rounds under my belt in the last 3 weeks (the Middle Atlantic PGA Section Championship: 73-72-77, and the Middle Atlantic PGA Senior Section Championship: 74-73) and have put some new ideas into play so I thought I would share them with everybody. I have really needed to find a way to add speed to my swing while taking stress off my body, and I think I have found the beginnings of a solution.

Swing Analysis: Jimmy Walker Hits the High Bunker Shot

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This is a very cool shot of Jimmy Walker hitting the perfect high and soft bunker shot under the extreme heat of a major championship. We have seen more of the players move to a squarer stance with all their bunker shots, but here Walker demonstrates the extreme cut across method with the feet way open to the left and the face way open to the right.

Swing Analysis: Wayne D. at the 2016 Senior Section Championship

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Here is more of me wrestling with my swing at a real tournament. I made a discovery of sorts watching Hogan on Saturday night and took it out to the practice round Sunday with some promising results. The new idea was to…

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