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Online Lesson: Sam Rottie- Teaching Professional Looking for Swing Guidance

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Hi Wayne, I like the swing analysis video’s you post on YouTube and need some inspiration for myself… so here to give it a go. I’m a teaching pro myself who still loves to be competitive. My level is around scratch best score is -4 but i struggle with being consistent, main shot is a draw, curious to see what you make of it. Cheers Sam I always enjoy helping professionals with their swing, especially teaching pros who like to compete, as I know that if I can give them something to improve both their knowledge and their technique, they…

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Lesson of the Week: John Lamendola- The Process Continues

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John took his first online lesson in June of 2015, and 6 years later he is still looking to swing and play better. His improvement over that period is substantial, which would explain why he still trusts me to comment on what he is doing and thinking. Golf is a lonely sport, and it can overrun your brain if you don’t have someone to bounce things off. John has been playing for a long time but just recently has raised his game to the level where he is competitive with the best amateurs. Looking at his swing over the years…

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OTTFTI: Over the Top from the Inside- Great Players who used an Outward Hand Path Combined with a Shallowing Shaft

By Wayne | Videos , Videos: Swing Analysis

Over the course of my playing career, I have struggled with posture, hip depth, and left side clearing, due partially to growing up in an era where “down the line” and “stay behind the ball” were paramount swing ideas and due to my constant lower back issues, that made staying bent over and rotating with speed a difficult proposition. I am 64 now and just about recovered from my 5th major spine surgery, a 2-level fusion which is on top of another 2-level fusion I had in 1986, and I still feel that I have a chance to swing the…

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Wayne D Swing Analysis: Back Swinging 10 Months After Back Surgery- Working on Over the Top from the Inside

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The truth is that I didn’t know if this day would ever come, but after what seemed like forever the pain finally subsided to the point where I can make full swings. There isn’t a lot of speed and there is a lot to work on, but to say I’m happy about just being out hitting balls again is an understatement. I’ve never wanted to be a teacher who didn’t try to play or at least work on his/her own game, and thankfully that fear has not come to be. I know to be conscious of when to stop so…

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Online Lesson: John Daly Sr.- Backswing Forearm Rotation and More Aggressive Lower Body

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At first glance my impression of John’s swing was that the hesitation at the beginning of the swing would have to be smoothed out so that he could get to more of the 3:1 rhythm that most top players use. However, more and more we see players on television who take the club away much slower, and sometimes with the same type of pausing as John uses, and since John has the club traveling on almost perfectly on plane, I decided to leave that alone. The two major things I discuss are the setup posture where I would like him…

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Swing Analysis Abraham Ancer: Getting Better on his Own

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Watching Ancer win in Memphis a few weeks ago it appeared to me right away that his position at the top of his swing had changed quite a bit, with the club now pointed much more left. I wondered who he had been working with to facilitate this change, but I soon found out via an interview he did with one of the magazines that he does not have, and has never had, a swing coach. I happen to think that’s awesome, because that’s exactly how I played my entire career, doing it myself. I’m not sure how he goes…

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Online Lesson: Chris Feltman- Better Posture Would Help Overdriving Lower Body

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Hey Wayne, hope all is well. I’m looking for advice mainly for the driver, but I’ll gladly take any feedback you have for the iron swing as well. I’m striking the ball fairly solid almost always, but it seems like I have little to no control over the clubface at times. I’m probably losing 2-3 golf balls off the tee ON AVERAGE at my home course and it makes it difficult to score. I’ve tried getting less right bend/swinging easier with the driver. It looks prettier, but I still spray it all over. Maybe I was approaching it the wrong…

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Online Lesson: Dan Daly-Suggestions to Help a Good Swing

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Dan is obviously a strong young man and a good athlete, and he already has a nice swing, but as in almost every case there are a few things that I believe could benefit his consistency. My first bit of advice is to try to maintain constant grip pressure just before the takeaway. Having the grip reset as a trigger can be problematic as it won’t always end up in the same place. Dan has some excessive hip slide to the right in the backswing, and while I like right -loading I’d like to see him square up his right…

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Online Lesson Follow-Up: Jon Bui-the Difficulty in Changing Triggers and the Importance of Rehearsals

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In most online lessons I try to give the student more than a couple of things to work on, knowing that a follow-up within 2 weeks is not going to show every item addressed and/or changed. Golf swings are complicated, and if I were sending in my own swings for advice, I wouldn’t want that advice to be over simplified. In Jon’s case I gave him too much information to process in such a short period of time, but the follow-up is crucial (just as taking consistent face to face lessons is crucial) as here we can see what the…

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Online Lesson: David Trungale- Right versus Left Loading

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Every now and then in a face -to -face lesson I watch the first few swings and know exactly what I want to start with, and I reserve any other comments until I see what results when that one thing is applied. In David’s case that one thing is his left leaning set up, followed by left loading in the backswing (another thing, I know, but closely related). I like to draw vertical lines up from each heel in the face on view to check on centeredness, and in David’s case he is well left of center with his upper…

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