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Nick is the son of a PGA Professional, Mark Cammarene, and back in July Mark sent me his son’s swing for analysis as he was watching Nick hit the ball horribly and wasn’t able to help (son’s don’t like to listen to their fathers many times). I made some suggestions that helped out quite a bit so when I got down to Florida this week Mark set up a time for me to teach Nick face to face. By the end of the lesson Nick had made some remarkable strides toward improving his swing, as you will see. The main item was the way Nick routed the club in the backswing, which I felt was a big reason for his main problem which was getting his right arm behind him too much at the top of the swing. Nick was taking his arms, hands and club way out away from him right off the bat and by the time he got half way back his right side hadn’t gained much depth and certainly didn’t feel like it had turned a whole lot. Like most people Nick wanted to feel that right side load up so he pulled it back behind him late in the backswing, which causes all sorts of problems. By the end of the lesson Nick was moving his hands much more towards his body in the takeaway, and with the right arm getting deeper and bending more early he could then finish the backswing by stretching he left shoulder while keeping the hands wide and the right arm in position to move elbow first in the sidearm throwing motion suggested by Hogan. It really did look like a different person, and we are excited to continue our work together.
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