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Rickie Fowler Demonstrating Leading Edge Pitch

This is a nice shot of Rickie Fowler pulling off a difficult pitch from a tight lie to a tucked pin. He needs to land the ball just over a bunker well left of the pin with medium-high trajectory as it will hit firmly and kick hard right. He chooses a leading- edge pitch where he contacts the ball before the ground with a descending blow, which is obvious from the way the wedge hits the ground and the divot that results. We can guess that he felt like he was dealing with very firm ground and grain running against…

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How to Play Golf: Fowler, Scott and McIlroy Hit Terrible Shots, Then Recover like Great Players Do

By Wayne | Videos: How To Play Golf

This video focuses on a 3-some of great ball strikers all hitting awful shots on a 225-yard par-3, then utilizing their short games to give them a chance to save par. Fowler leads off by fanning a 5-iron dead right off the top of the grandstand, getting a wonderful break when the ball kicks off the roof into the bunker and onto the upslope of the trap. McIlroy follows with another shot to the right, not as far off line as Fowler, and winds up with a far more difficult position in the bunker. You would figure no way would…

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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.

Swing Analysis: Great Players, Unconventional Swings Part 2 of 4

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

I continue the theme of great players with odd swings with Dana Quigley, John Daly, Eammon Darcy, Bryson DeChambeau, David Duval, Raymond Floyd, and Rickie Fowler.

What Starts the Forward Swing? Watch Rickie Fowler and Thomas Pieters

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

One of the most debated technique questions regarding the golf swing is “what initiates the downswing?” I was always of the opinion that to change direction the thrust had to come from the ground under the right foot (for a right-hander). Another popular explanation is that the left knee and/or left hip is responsible for the change of direction.

Rickie Fowler Putting: An Analysis

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

There are as many putting styles as there are players, and you will see just about everything you can imagine when you watch the Tour on television. I have always preferred a narrow stance for whatever reason, and my stroke has trended to faster over the years. Way back when I had a very slow stroke that measured somewhere in the 60’s on the metronome, but I found that I was prone to missing short ones as the stroke felt too long and wobbly.

Swing Analysis: Rickie Fowler from 2010 to 2017

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

In this video, I look at Rickie Fowler’s swing and the changes he has made from his first full year on Tour (2010) to this year. He is having an excellent 2017, having won the Honda along with 2 other top 10’s in his first 5 events, after having what was for him an off year in 2016. Fowler played nicely from 2010 to 2012, but slipped a bit in 2013 and sought out the help of Butch Harmon in the off season.

Swing Analysis: Rickie Fowler Modifies his Changes

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

It is great to have the opportunity to study how Rickie Fowler is going about changing his swing with the idea in mind to become one of the top players on Tour. While he has had great results in the majors so far in 2014 (a 5th and two 2nds) the changes he has made have not improved his ball striking statistics, and he appears to be in a Jason Day type mode with high finishes in big events but few wins otherwise.

Swing Analysis: Rickie Fowler’s “Minor Changes”

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

Ricky Fowler has decided that if he is to be a great player he can’t do it on his own and he can’t do it with the swing he grew up with, and that he needs the help of Butch Harmon to enable him to achieve his goals. Ricky brought the new swing to Torrey Pines and we have a nice shot of a 4 iron to compare with Fowler’s 2010 swing.

Swing Analysis: Rickie Fowler

By Wayne | Videos: Swing Analysis

Rickie Fowler Swing Analysis

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