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Online Students: Derek Cribb Part 3

Derek has made some significant changes in his swing as evidenced by the side by side I use to begin the video. Derek’s first batch of swings showed very nice movement and sequence, and he has the gift of lag and a forward leaning shaft, which means the improvements he can make will be more mechanical in the sense of his placement and direction of the arms, hands and shaft. My suggestion was to eliminate the “pinched” right arm, first by relaxing the arms at address, then by allowing the right arm to bend and get deeper in the early…

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Online Students: Michael Fredrickson

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Michael was a scratch player up to the age of about 40, when due to family obligations had to stop playing for an extended period, a scenario that I am finding is fairly common: a good player taking time off then struggling upon returning to the game. You can see reasons for both Michael’s good play and recent struggles. He has a nice, fluid motion with good sequence and plenty of clubhead lag, and as a result he leans the club forward on the ball for good contact. On the negative side we see some things that need work.…

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Online Students: Santiago Escobar

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I’m not sure about the level of Santiago’s game, but this swing has the potential to produce some excellent ball striking. It should be obvious to you from the beginning that the question here is what to do with the clubface. It is just about facing the ground at shaft parallel in the takeaway, and it remains quite shut throughout the backswing. The wrist position at the top is not overly bowed, and indeed looks quite neutral, so the actual grip has to be questioned (I can’t tell from a video how the club is placed in the hands) and…

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Online Students: Tom Richards Part 5

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Tom’s continued progress is a testament to the efficacy of online lessons. This is his 5th go round, and the difference between his swing now and a year and a half ago is startling. He has really done a nice job changing the way he controls the shaft and sequences his lower body to produce a more sidearm delivery, but we see here that he has some work to do with his pivot movement, as it tends to drive overly sideways and not quite enough around. My suggestion is to aim the hip drive more sharply to the left, which…

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Online Students: Joakim Strom Part 3

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If you thought you had obstacles to your quest for a better swing due to time constraints or weather you can’t help but be inspired by Joakim Strom, seen here working on his swing in a veritable closet, using a mirror in order to get a front view with his camera and having to cut his forward swing off at just past waist high. When I see this I see a great example of dedication and desire, and the progress Joakim has made with his swing is a testament to those qualities. The side by side with his swing of…

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Online Students: Rob Kane Part 2

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I think it is so cool to be able to try to help someone from the other side of the world. Just thinking about the advances in technology over the last decade can make your head spin. Rob is from England, and here we see a classic right arm action issue, one that if you have watched a bunch of these lesson videos you find crops up quite often. Rob has a bunch of good stuff happening in his swing, and does a great job of returning the shaft pretty darn close to the original shaft plane on his approach…

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Online Students: Brandon Nagler Part 4

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Here we have another great example of player showing marked improvement in all aspects of the swing while retaining the same annoying patterns that weaken his impact. Most of the students I teach are able to improve their technique over time, but that improvement is incremental. In other words, the problem areas are still the same and the specific movements that we are trying to change still need changing, but all the problems are less than they were before. Another thing that is common is to come upon one particular movement that seems particularly incorrigible, defying all attempts to get…

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Online Students: Derek Cribb Part 2

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Derek worked on his first online lesson for about 2 weeks before sending another set of swings, and the change is noticeable. While his arms don’t appear to be a lot softer at address I think his right arm is actually much softer than the first swings he sent, and that has helped him quite a bit in improving his takeaway and thus his entire backswing. His right arm now bends a bit and stays wider in the first part of the backswing, which allows him to achieve a fuller swing overall and opens up the possibility of pointing the…

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Online Students: Derek Cribb

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Derek is a 2 handicap who can shoot under par but is susceptible to high scores due to a stubborn hook with the driver and some overall inconsistency with his ball striking. One thing he surely has plenty of is forward shaft lean, and in the video I go over why that is not such a great thing with the driver. A couple of things that stand out to my eye right away are the tight elbows at address, followed by the pinched right arm in the backswing. If you have watched any number of my previous lessons you will…

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Online Students: Francisco Gomez Paz

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Here we see a familiar pattern where a lifting pivot in the backswing causes the club to lay off significantly at the top, which in turn causes the shaft to steepen immediately in transition. This flat to steep progression is a good thing if it happens where the flattening is caused by the initiation of the forward swing movement, and as the club leans back on the right index finger and tries to get stuck behind the player the arms and hands move outward in front of the chest and the pivot drives 45 degrees left, creating space for the…

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