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Lesson of the Week: Kent Long

I spent the week down in the Orlando area playing and teaching and had a chance to spend some time with Kent Long, who has seen me for a few hours in the recent past and was looking for more feedback on his attempt to understand and feel exactly what happens when the club changes direction in a golf swing. He has taken lessons from quite a few well known instructors, but still had a hard time getting his mind around the combination of things that happen to set up a good approach to impact, which is, of course, the…

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TP&C: Len Mattiace Part 3

By Wayne | Tour Players and Celebrities

Lenny and I spent two and half days down in Jupiter January 2013 in a continuation of the work we are doing trying to get him back on the PGA Tour. Lenny missed at the finals of Q-School in November, and now will be full time on the Web.Com Tour for this year. He will be playing in the first 5 events before the reshuffle, and he would (obviously) like to get off to a good start. My main focus with Lenny has been to concentrate on the things that will produce a better strike of the ball, mainly…

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Online Students: Tom Richards Part 5

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

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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TP&C: Tony Romo Update

By Wayne | Tour Players and Celebrities

It’s been a little over a week since I worked with Tony at Isleworth, where he tried to incorporate my suggestions in the middle of the event we were playing in (despite my objections) and ended up winning the amateur side of the tournament, which was a nice accomplishment as the course was extremely challenging and being a pro-scratch had some nice amateur players in the field. He was excited to take the new swing thoughts out to Pebble Beach, where he was paired with Texas University phenom Jordan Spieth. He shot a nice 68 in the first round, helped…

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Lesson of the Week: Jeremy Wells

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

Jeremy has been a solid player for William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Va., and has one more semester before graduating and turning professional. He showed some real promise last summer by reaching the semi-finals of the Virginia State Amateur (losing to a 60- foot putt on the 18th hole) and finishing 5th in the Virginia State Open. He showed he could go low by shooting 16 under for 4 days at the Eastern Amateur, and has finished well in a number of college events. Jeremy enjoys working on his golf swing, and since being introduced to the website (and…

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Approaching the Game: Charles Howell and his New Outlook (with swing analysis video)

By Wayne | blog

I like to read articles about players who have just played well, especially if their good play has followed a period of not so good play. The fascinating thing to me is the variety of perceived reasons for the turnaround. Most players, if asked, would rather not talk about a slump, other than to say that they are “working on it” and that they see “positive signs” that things are “coming around”. However, players are far more effusive in their discussions of how good play arises out of bad play. The list of reasons is all over the map. …

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Online Students: Joakim Strom Part 3

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

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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Lesson of the Week: Joey Lane Part 2

By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week

We have seen Joey’s swing a couple of times before, and here you can see continuing progress with his left wrist action and shaft movement in transition. I have a good feeling about Joey’s ability to build his swing into a great one, as he has a nice build for the game and a tremendous amount of power without swinging out of his shoes. The bowing of the wrist and steepening of the shaft in transition has been a serious bug for Joey and if we can continue the progress made in this lesson it should lead to heightened success.…

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Swing Analysis: Tiger Woods Wins at Torrey Pines 2013

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

Not much to say here except that this is the best golf swing I have seen (of course, this is my opinion: that’s what you get here at WDGLC) since Hogan. I can’t imagine how the rest of the competitors, and that includes Rory McIlroy, are going to beat him if he is even somewhat “on”. It would appear that his short game, putting, and shot making abilities have returned full force, and his swing is better than ever, and I include any of the years that people will bring up, including 2000. I realize that he played better in…

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Swing Analysis: Ken Venturi

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

There aren’t very many available swing videos of Venturi, but the ones I present here are some of my all- time favorites, not surprising when you consider that his swing was about the closest to Hogan that you will find. The startling difference in the takeaways of the two iron swings shown here show a conscious swing change that I would love to ask Venturi about.

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