By Wayne | Videos: Lesson of the Week
This week’s lesson is a long time student, former major league pitcher Rick Wagener. Rick only plays a few times a month, but as an accomplished athlete he still expects to perform decently and hates hitting the ball with the glancing, cut-across action that his swing tends to produce.
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Rick is a long-time friend and my business partner at waynedefrancesco.com and wdglc.com. He runs a software company that produces ease of access programs for major online gaming companies. He is also an avid golfer, and I have been helping him with his swing off and on since we met, although never for any extended period of time.
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If you have been following the site you probably know Andrew Terry, professional from Manchester, England. Andrew posted his swing on the site before he sent it to me, so I’m sure many of you have had a look at it and formed your own opinions on what Andrew might be doing or need to do, so I’m sure you will find it interesting to see what I’ve got to say.
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This was a particularly interesting online lesson to give as Michael has an excellent swing (he’s a 2 handicap) and is knowledgeable enough about the swing in general to know that his hands approach impact quite far above his original shaft plane.
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What we see here is a classic case of a good athlete with excellent motion and power but trouble controlling the ball as far as direction and trajectory. What jumped out at me right away was the dropping hands and steepening shaft in transition, and this was our major focus after doing some grip and setup work.
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Once again, the lesson of the week showcases an ongoing, chronic, troublesome, annoying problem that is keeping the student from bumping up her ball striking a level or two. In this case it is the early release, which is the number on reason people do not strike the ball solidly and take a divot after impact.
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I’ve been teaching for 25 years, and staring at video of myself and Ben Hogan for 30. What you are going to see in this video is the most important piece of information that I have uncovered in all that time. I think you will agree when you watch that this is original thought. You won’t see this anywhere because it isn’t anywhere else.
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In this video you will not only see how Richard’s swing is progressing, but you will also see a detailed look at how I view Hogan’s swing and use the knowledge of what he is actually doing to try to help my students.
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