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Playing for Money: Lucia Polo- Striving for More Compressed Irons

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Lucia is 23 years old and 2 years out of a college career playing for the University of Tennessee. She is now in her second stint on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA’s version of the Web.Com tour. This is my second lesson with Lucia, and in the first lesson I saw some real potential as she incorporated my suggestions quickly during the lesson. She tends to move her body quite a bit to the right in the backswing, then never quite recovers with her upper body while her lateral hip movement nets out at about zero. Being this far back…

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Swing Analysis: Brooke Henderson, LPGA

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

At 18 Brooke Henderson has risen to #2 in the world rankings behind 19 year- old Lydia Ko. The differences in their swings couldn’t be more distinct. Ko is measured and precise (even though her new “A” swing technique has her making an unconventional backswing), and plots her way around the course keeping the ball in play off the tee, hitting greens and putting the eyes out of it. Henderson, on the other hand, has a swing reminiscent of John Daly and Carlos Franco, with a dash of old Hogan thrown in for good measure.

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Swing Analysis: Lydia Ko, LPGA

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

Lydia was the top rated women’s amateur for 2 ½ years, from the age of 14 to 16. She turned pro and after playing in only 23 events she was ranked 5th in the world. She moved to number 1 when she was only 17, and has been there ever since, finishing 1st, 1st, and 2nd in the last 3 women’s majors. Here we look at the massive swing changes she has undergone in the past year

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