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Playing for Money: Austin Kendziorski-Harnessing Unlimited Power for Better Proximity

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Make no mistake, Austin has a great golf swing that produces elite level speed (185-190 ball speed with the driver). To achieve more success (Austin has 1st stage of Q-School coming up after making it through pre-qualifying) I believe that Austin needs to tighten up his iron swing to get more control of his trajectory and distances, especially with the mid and short irons. In the video you will see side by side of his swings after two days of work, mostly focusing on the takeaway and getting comfortable with feeling like he is making a ¾ length backswing.…

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Playing for Money: Austin Kendziorski-Back at It

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Austin has taken an extended break after turning pro last year, first due to poor play and then the Coronavirus, but now is back at it and trying to improve. Austin is incredibly strong (I watched him hit 4 drives that flew 330 when I played 9 holes with him), but that amount of power can get you into trouble when you don’t have control of it. I have always wanted Austin to make his swing more compact, taking advantage of his strength knowing that even if he gears it down he will be plenty long and always have the…

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Playing for Money: Aaron Wilson- Working on an On-Plane Takeaway and Less Flippy Impact

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Aaron is a professional playing the Minor League mini tour here in Florida, and two of my older students took a liking to him and set him up with a couple of lessons with me. He has had some good results in the past, but he reports that he is quite erratic in scoring mostly due to his ball striking, especially with the driver. He is thin but quite strong and has a fast swing, and he wanted an opinion on his general technique to see if he could become a more consistent ball striker with trajectory control of his…

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Lesson of the Week: Matthew Latham- Getting the Backswing on Plane to Simplify Impact

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Matthew is an English amateur is his late 20’s who has seen me for help about twice a year for the past 5 years. He has a great build for the game (lean and strong), and has toyed with the idea of turning pro. Going through his old swings it was apparent that Matthew’s backswing changes over time, and that he has not settled on a pattern he can trust. In this lesson we find him crossing the line at the top, not necessarily a swing killer, but in Matthew’s case, since he doesn’t flatten the shaft quickly in transition,…

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Playing for Money: Brett Walker- Working on the Takeaway, Backswing Plane, and Right Arm Control

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Brett had some nice finishes in the PGA Winter Series tournaments last year after seeing me a few times but didn’t play much this summer due to his job, so he wanted to get a look/see as soon as he got back to Florida and entered some events. Brett has the quintessential tour player body (tall, lean and strong) and my goal for him is to simplify his swing by working on 3 things: keeping the club above the plane in the takeaway by using the right forearm takeaway option (he was already mostly there in this regard), keeping the…

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Basement Tapes Three Part Series: Part One: Three Takeaway Options

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In this “Basement Tapes” video lecture series I go into more detail regarding three areas of the swing that I often see golfers struggle with. The detail is to help you achieve a better understanding of the movements greatly increasing your chance of success. The first video (today): “Three Takeaway Options” covers the One Piece Takeaway, The Right Forearm Takeaway, The Reactive Trigger Handle Drag Takeaway and how to perform each. The three takeaways are presented so you can try each of them to determine which one works best for you. The second video (Wednesday): “Right Arm and Shoulder” goes…

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Online Lesson Follow-Up: John Krystynak- Progress With Stubborn Takeaway that Causes Right Arm Problems

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John has made nice improvements in his swing during the time we have worked together, but he has struggled with the takeaway. In this follow up video to his most recent lesson we finally see a better (not perfect) takeaway. John previously had not been able to keep his right arm from straightening when he triggers his takeaway, which caused the left arm to roll over it and the hands to move well out away from the body while the clubhead dragged low to the ground. Here John keeps the “home plate” look at address as he starts the club…

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Online Lesson: John Krystynak- Still Trying to Fix Stubborn Takeaway that Causes Right Arm Problems

By Wayne | Videos: Online Students

I’ve been playing a lot, playing pretty well, shooting mid-70s. I don’t think my long game is currently the limiting factor. It’s wedges and pitches. However, I do want to get my full swing as good as possible. I think I’ve improved my takeaway, and mostly stopped tensing up my right arm. I’m trying for more depth, so I don’t have to over-retract my right shoulder. One thing that mystifies me is why I cannot get the club to shallow much from the top. I hope that if I could get more of a kick, I’d get a bit more…

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Online Lesson: John Krystynak- Still Working on Takeaway Technique and Right Arm Movement

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Working on takeaway of course and trying not to pull back with right shoulder. As that improves, I get a decent number of swings where the club isn’t heavily crossed over. Coming down, I have a hard time getting club to shallow and these swings are pretty realistic as to what happens on course. Slightly steep, clubhead and shaft over hands and right arm. Flight ends up very slight cut. All very playable, but still baffling to me as to why I can’t really get the club shallow. John has improved his takeaway, but it still has enough issues as…

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Basement Tapes: Takeaway Variations (Video 1 of 5)

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I’m down in the basement again and this time I’ve created a short five-video lecture series. The information in each lecture builds upon what is presented in the previous video so make certain to watch them in order. The series begins here with “Takeaway Variations”. In this lecture I discuss two variations of the “one piece takeaway” where the whole upper trunk moves in unison and the “Right Forearm Takeaway” where the right forearm, rather than staying straight like in the one piece takeaway, bends as the club-face rotates to toe up at P2. I discuss how the various takeaways affect what happens after P2 and things you’ll want to both avoid and achieve with each variation. Tomorrow’s “Basement Tapes” lecture is: “Loading in the Backswing”.

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