By Wayne | Articles: Becoming a Better Player
When people ask how it is that I can stand out on the practice tee and teach for eight or nine hours without getting bored, frustrated, or exhausted, I give them an answer that comes straight from the heart: teaching is interesting, challenging, and fascinating, and a full day of lessons simply flies by.
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Talking and theorizing about the golf swing is easy: playing golf is hard. Here I’m at the 2010 CPC (Club Professional Championship) hitting it poorly in a practice round, then utilizing the video camera to try to fix it up.
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Jeff Overton had a good tournament at the AT&T recently. Despite what Peter Kostis says there are thing I really like about Jeff’s swing.
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Lee Westwood Swing Analysis
Continue readingBy Wayne | Articles: Lessons with Stan
If you have read my articles in the past you might remember Stan, my imaginary student. I know I’m doing well with Stan the character when I’m asked “Hey, Wayne, is that a real guy?” Or, “I think you’re writing about me again, aren’t you?” The truth is that Stan is kind of an “everyman”, or, as it were, an “every-student”, and I draw from my daily experiences on the lesson tee when I give Stan his voice.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Articles: Playing Tournament Golf
It had been almost 5 years since I last played in a major championship, the 2003 PGA at Oak Hill in Rochester, NY, where I shot a first round 79 before withdrawing due to the death of my wife’s mother on that Thursday night. The course was the hardest I’d ever played: 6 to 8 inch rough everywhere on the course, narrow fairways, firm, fast greens, and over 7100 yards playing to a par of 70, the length an illusion as there are 3 par 4’s that play between 320 and 370 yards.
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Nick is in a position to pick up many wins on the Champions Tour. He is one of the better ball strikers in the game and I particularly like the tempo and athleticism of his his golf swing.
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Annika Sorenstam Maybe the best woman ever? Strong and fast, great sequence. Hit a draw from an open clubface at the top. Complicated movement, but obviously good enough to dominate from 6400 yards. Join the forum discussion on this post
Continue readingBy Wayne | Articles: Lessons with Stan
It’s been almost a year since I’ve seen Stan, my sometimes student who regularly promises to take lessons more than once a year and to actually practice what we work on. The last time Stan paid a visit he was in his usual funk, unable to progress and questioning his desire to keep pounding away at such an elusive game.
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So, is everyone getting all excited about the upcoming World Golf Championship Tournaments? Well, I’m not.
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