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Swing Analysis: Bryson DeChambeau

Lots of buzz in the media leading up to this years Masters on Bryson DeChambeau the 2015 NCAA Division 1 Champion and U.S. Amateur Champion. this swing analysis includes exclusive video footage from Mark Long, thank you Mark. Bryson has definitely taken over the title of “most interesting man in golf” from Miguel Angel Jiminez as you will see by his very cool swing and the fact that all his irons are the same length. Certainly he has dominated the amateur ranks this summer.

Swing Analysis: Brandt Snedeker Torrey Pines 2016

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This is an interesting golf swing and when it works Snedeker is a threat to win every time as he is one of the best putter/short game artists on the Tour. His takeaway is right up the plane but the shaft quickly gets quite flat at left arm parallel due to the rolling motion of his left arm and shoulder. This is problematical for the average player as the tendency then would be to pull the right arm up and back…

Lesson of the Week: Bobby Vairo, PGA

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It is impossible to assess a swing adequately without slowing it down. There is so much of importance that is too fast to ascertain with the naked eye that it really demands more time to study and analyze before making judgements and prescribing fixes and practice ideas. The other thing that this type of study allows is a one to one comparison of what was and what happens when new ideas are introduced.

Online Students: Byron Miles Part 3

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If you’ve watched Byron’s swing progress from the first online lesson he took I think you will be impressed with the progress he has made. From setting up leaning drastically to the left and then staying on the left side in the backswing he has centered himself nicely and is even right loading a bit. For a tall lanky guy Byron has a quick and compact looking swing, part of which is due to his tendency to keep his right arm close to his side in the backswing.

Playing for Money: Kevin Johnson

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Kevin is a former Tour player (exempt status in 2002 and 2010) who has 6 Web.Com victories (or whatever that tour was called at the time he won) to his credit, which gives him status out there every year. He is 48 years old and is thinking about trying for the Champions Tour, but he has been struggling the last couple years and came to me for some help. This is our first lesson and it was only an hour…

Playing for Money: Jeremy Wells Part 5

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It took me a while to write the copy for this one so Jeremy has already come for another lesson after this one, but the good news here is that he has been playing consistently better, making cuts and making money in the mini-tour events he has been entering. Jeremy has developed an excellent swing, but here we see some recurring tendencies that we need to get a handle on so that we don’t have to keep fixing the same things.

Playing for Money: Derek Gillespie Part 2

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Derek came back this week for another couple days and the progress was quite apparent. By the end of the second session he was swinging beautifully, and watching him strike the ball was quite impressive. He is not very big but he is powerful and the speed he produces through impact is surprising. As you will see he has an excellent swing, and I fully expect big things from him in the near future.

Playing for Money: Derek Gillespie Part 1

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Derek came to me in December feeling down about his playing prospects and hoping I could help him get back on track. He is 37 and has had some very good years on the Canadian Tour, finishing in the top few money winners back when there was no exemption offered for doing so. More recently he has struggled, and he decided to make the trip down from Toronto as sort of a last ditch effort.

Online Students: Nathan Maust Part 2

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As I watched this video over again it occurred to me that without slowing Nathan’s swing down it would be close to impossible to come up with an intelligent diagnosis, or at least one based on reality and not guesswork, in order to improve his pivot and hand movement. Nathan is obviously tremendously powerful, and with a few technique changes he could really have something going.

Online Students: Erik Ludtke Part 3

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As you will see in this video Erik has absolutely made some real progress with his swing. I make a few suggestions here, most notably with a continuation of the work on the posture and the transition movement with the pivot. As usual all this is interrelated as Erik’s tendency to bend his neck down at address leads him to raise it up a bit as he gets to the top, where he starts down by shifting his knees under himself and backing up when viewed from down the line and leaning his upper body over his lower at the change of direction from face on. With better use of the ground Erik can improve his sequence and continue to improve the overall package.

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