By Wayne | Videos: Basement Tapes
I’m down in the basement for this video, demonstrating what I have been working on as I try to get my game back in order after 7 years of mediocre to poor play. It has been 10 months since my back surgery and I have been working out every day trying to strengthen the muscles that have been mostly unused for ages.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week
Zachary is a young (mid-late 20’s) PGA Professional from the Pittsburgh area who has been working with me for a little over a year. He plays regularly in his section events and is very interested in improving his swing and his performance with the end goal of being a high level club pro player, which would mean contending in his section championship and qualifying for the PGA Professional Championship (formerly known as the Club Pro Championship).
Continue readingBy Wayne | Articles: Becoming a Better Player
I don’t claim to be the definitive source of knowledge when it comes to golf: these answers are opinions gleaned from decades of competitive golf and teaching, and are snapshots of what you would hear from me were you to come to me for a lesson.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis
This is a quick look at the putting strokes of the two best players in the world this year, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day. The putting stroke, like the golf swing, is an individual thing, and here we see wide disparities in the technique and rhythm that each player employs.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Videos: Online Students
“I had 1 video lesson last year and it was helpful. I broke my leg in the spring and had to take a break from golf. Ball striking isn’t bad now, and I’ve been improving a lot, but would like to have better mechanics.” – This lesson points out the importance of changing patterns right at the beginning of the swing.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis
An overview of some of the pitch shots Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Brandon Grace hit during the final round of the PGA. You might think that when guys are shooting 17 and 20 under they are hitting it close to perfectly, but you can tell from the places they end up that is really not the case.
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My ball striking has gone to hell over the last two years. Was a 5 hdcp now an 11. Last instructor had me trying to move off the ball more than in the past and now I think I am just in a bad place somewhere between two swings. – Trent’s issues are Wayne D. classics and I wouldn’t be surprised if his next video was 20 times better.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Tour Players and Celebrities
Kevin, A.J. and I are really excited about the coming PGA Tour season, and when you watch these swings I think you will see why. His swing keeps improving, and this week we really made a big positive difference by focusing on…
Continue readingBy Wayne | Videos: Online Students
As you will see right away in this video Andrew has an excellent swing that to the eye at full speed appears to need no adjusting. Especially good is his pivot motion, which uses the ground quite well and exhibits the upper/lower separation that everyone is looking for. My suggestions here are based on my own preferences for arm position in the setup and right arm action during the swing.
Continue readingBy Wayne | Articles: Technology, Equipment and Teaching
Almost everything I have ever read regarding the subject of golf lessons has focused on the instructor. But there is another side of the coin. Just as there are varying levels of instructors, there is the same variation when it comes to students. And being a better or worse student has nothing to do with achieving good results, or being able to accomplish what the teacher is trying to get them to do.
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