Lesson of the Week: Payne McEntee- Many Factors Contribute to Overly Outward Hand Path

Payne is an accomplished junior who came to me after his former coach changed locations. The first time I saw Payne we worked on only wedges, but even in that shorter swing I took note of the outward loop in his transition. When we looked at it on video it was obvious to him what was going on, and I was hoping that by just pointing it out he could change it. Every now and then a player will do that, change immediately, and usually the player will be young and just hearing the information for the first time. But most of the time, no matter how talented the player, it becomes apparent that movements like that are the result of a combination of movements during the swing, and that the player is not fully aware of the motion that has crept in over time. In other words, the explanation is simple, but the execution is anything but. Payne came away from this lesson with a stop and go swing that saw his hand path change dramatically, and in addition we tweaked his grip and worked on his hip depth.

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