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Swing Analysis: Chesson Hadley

I had never seen Hadley’s swing before this event (Sanderson Farms 2017), but now that I’ve had a chance to study it a bit I think it is one of the best on Tour. He has a unique body, very tall and thin, and he takes advantage of it in multiple ways. I like his posture and high hands at address as well as the distance he stands from the ball, all of which help him to create plenty of space for the arms to pass in front of the chest in the downswing.

Lesson of the Week: Steve McMullen- Closed Alignment Causing an Inside Out Path

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Steve has a very nice swing, but he was complaining of unsolid contact, blocks and hooks. When you hear “blocks and hooks” you can pretty much figure that the path is from the inside, because you can’t start the ball left with an in to out path unless the face is dead shut, which usually produces a pull hook, and would never produce a block that wasn’t a huge slice.

Online Lesson: Zachary Turek, PGA- Correcting the Takeaway

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

Zach is a club professional from Pennsylvania who has been working with me every now and then for a few years. You can see that he has very nice rhythm to go with a strong impact (and he’s a strong guy as well), but in the swings we see here, the start of his swing is taking him off plane and forcing him to steepen the club in transition. My suggestions focus mostly…

Online Lesson: Peter Procops

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Our old friend Pete is still grinding away, and while his swing has greatly improved he is still fighting tendencies that have been present for a long while as he contends with back issues. The main thing that a stiff, sore, painful back have on the swing is to restrict the separation of the upper and lower trunk movements during the full swing. The brain is wired to avoid pain, and even when the back is feeling OK it is difficult to move the body at full speed into places that previously have caused problems. I know this for a fact because I wrestle with it myself every day, and I can see in Pete’s swing that the things we want to see are difficult to achieve because the body simply avoids the positions, and it takes a huge amount of focus and physical effort to force what you would hope would be more natural.

Ben Hogan and the 10 Degrees of Shaft Flattening

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

I like to watch my collection of Hogan videos and I am always trying to find things that are consistent throughout his career. In this video I focus on the amount he flattened the shaft from P3 to P5, as well as on the way he pushed his entire pelvis back in the backswing, creating a much more bent over posture and steeper shoulder turn as his arms and hands swing inward and across his chest.

Online Lesson: John Lamendola Part 14- Loading in Transition

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John is still looking for more distance with the driver (who isn’t) and in this video lesson I suggest that he try to load back into the right hip more as he gets to the top of his swing, which would be evidenced by a lowering of his head as the hands and arms change direction. After this lesson John received the Swing Catalyst he ordered for his house (anyone can have one for 10 grand), a very cool machine that measures ground force changes during the swing as well as vertical force in the forward swing. As I predicted John found that his use of the ground left something to be desired, and now that he has a tool to measure it will certainly be interesting to see what comes next.

Tiger’s New Swing vs. 2000: Good News for Tiger Fans

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

It is apparent to me that Tiger has been looking intently at film of his old swings, and for good reason: it was an awesome move. The good news here is that the new swing that he tweeted just a while ago (October of 2017) looks a lot like the old one (I side by side the new one with one from 2000). A couple of things look different: his hand path in 2000 was more out in front of him toward the ball while his new swing’s hand path is more descending from the top, and in 2000 his hips cleared a bit faster and finished more “in the box” with more retention of right lateral bend than now, although with his back issues it is not surprising that he is more vertical and less bent over in the finish. He must find a way to swing with power and not hurt himself, and it remains to be seen what effect his lingering back issues will have on his ball striking when and if he can consistently play competitively. Overall, I think this swing is a hopeful sign, and I am one among many that are rooting for him.

Online Lesson: Michael Beaty Part 4

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

Hi Wayne – I recently played in my first tournament in about 10 years (Massachusetts Mid-Am) and had a great experience. I finished T-23 with rounds of 75-73-78 (qualifying round to get into the tournament was a 72). The ball striking was generally good (averaged 12 GIR) during the tournament. My miss was a…

Swings from the 2017 President’s Cup Part 2 of 2

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

In this video we see the swings of Charley Hoffman, Daniel Berger, Si Woo Kim, Louis Oosthuizen, Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, Emiliano Grillo, Adam Hadwin, Anirban Lahiri, and Kevin Kisner.

Wayne D Students Gillespie, Eure Get Through 1st Stage Web.Com Qualifying

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Both players responded to the pressure and fired nice final rounds to advance to second stage, where the pressure only increases. Making it to the final stage is a key moment in any professional’s career, and missing guarantees another year of chasing qualifiers and mini-tour events. There really is no getting around the importance of getting through second stage, and there is no pretending that it is just another tournament.

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