By Wayne | Videos: Online Students
“After watching those more closely, and getting the tip of the week(though that obviously wasn’t new), I decided to make a major change. My thinking is that my right arm tightens so much right before takeaway, that the whole swing becomes compromised right from the beginning. I’m now committed to addressing as “homeplate” and starting […]
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Wayne, “I am a PGA Professional at West Lake CC in Augusta GA. I am trying to get into playing in the section more…and need to work on my game a little more! I see things that are going on. But I can’t ever seem to help myself. (I am my biggest critic I […]
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The “Pro Tip of the Week” series is short videos of things Tour players do that can benefit your game and lower your score. Pro Tip of the Week videos are free for a limited time period. This weeks pro tip is: Hogan’s Home Plate. Join the forum discussion on this post
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After the big win Kevin has not played all that great, missing the cut at the John Deere by 2, making the cut at the British but finishing 5 over his last 7 holes to finish around 50th, finishing almost DFL at Firestone, then getting off to a good start with a 69 at the […]
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Here is a swing that I’m guessing is modeled after Ben Hogan’s, with maybe influence also from Mac O’Grady. My suggestions start with the posture, and when I compare it to Hogan’s it is easy to see that Grady is way more hunched over with his weight more toward his heels than the balls of […]
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Wayne, “Here are videos of my son Conner Kumpula. He is playing collegiate golf at Oregon State University. We have worked together on his swing. He is historically a player that hit golf shots with lots of shape. He would change swing planes and use his hands to accomplish this. He has won at every […]
Continue readingBy Wayne | Videos: Pro Tip of the Week
The “Pro Tip of the Week” series is short videos of things Tour players do that can benefit your game and lower your score. Pro Tip of the Week videos are free for a limited time period. This weeks pro tip is: Athletic Sequencing in the Golf Swing. Join the forum discussion on this […]
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This is another in the fascinating series of lessons with Hall of Famer Tom Kite. He sent these swings in from the range after the first round of the 3M Championship in Minnesota, along with another fabulous look at his swing from 1992. The two things I picked out this time are the angle of […]
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It is great to have the opportunity to study how Rickie Fowler is going about changing his swing with the idea in mind to become one of the top players on Tour. While he has had great results in the majors so far in 2014 (a 5th and two 2nds) the changes he has made have not improved his ball striking statistics, and he appears to be in a Jason Day type mode with high finishes in big events but few wins otherwise.
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