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Swing Analysis: Scott, McIlroy, and Stricker Hit the 100 Yd. Wedge

By on Jun 7, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 1 }

  I thought this was a fairly rare occurrence, with 3 of the best players in the world playing together and hitting almost the same shot on the same hole, while the cameraman actually does a nice job of positioning himself for a down the line shot of each one. Stricker is a recognized maestro with the wedges, and here we see an example of his relatively wrist-less technique. Scott has beautiful lines and a slightly fuller action, while McIlroy seems to take a bigger cut at it and yet brings the ball in lower than the other two. All 3 shots end up within 3 or 4 feet of the hole, and the disparity in the techniques just goes [...]

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Swing Analysis: Joe Durant

By on May 31, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 5 }

  Joe is year in and year out is statistically one of the best, if not the best, ball strikers on any tour. That being the case, we can easily surmise that his putting is not up to Tour standards, and the rest of his short game may be suspect as well, although pitching, chipping, bunker and wedge play can also be undone by poor putting. Here we focus on what Joe is best at, swinging the club, and we find a number of things that stand out, starting with his weak grip. The one to one –and- a -half knuckle grip allows (causes?) Joe to begin bowing the left wrist almost from the beginning of the swing, and it [...]

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Swing Analysis: Michelle Wie

By on May 24, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 6 }

  After wowing the golf world with her play up to the age of 16 Michelle Wie has amazed just about everyone with her mediocre play in the 8 following years. She is only 24 and still has her career in front of her, but those waiting for her to break out and become the star that she seemed easily destined for have been continually disappointed by her inability not only to win but even to contend. Certainly some of the blame has to be laid on her parents and advisors, especially the decision to have her compete against the men before beating the women regularly. Had she been left alone I have no doubt she would have dominated women’s [...]

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2013 Masters Observations: Scott, Woods, Couples and Cabrera

By on May 10, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 1 }

  I finally got around to going through my DVR of this year’s Masters, and what follows here are some random observations. I thought it was an exciting and fascinating tournament with lots of different techniques and personalities battling it out throughout the week. There is still a bunch of interesting stuff still to go over so if you enjoy this one stay tuned for a couple more. Join the forum discussion on this post

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Ben Hogan: Leg Movement, Clubface Angle and Release Action

By on Apr 19, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 5 }

  I don’t usually watch the videos I do once I finish and send them off to be processed and eventually posted, but I watched this one over again and I have to say that the information here is new and different and very cool. In a rant against Tiger Woods and Sean Foley a couple of weeks ago Brandel Chamblee made the argument that flat swingers (such as Hogan) had to practice more (where he came up with that idea is anyone’s guess) and that he couldn’t understand why more people didn’t try to emulate Nicklaus’s swing over Hogan’s. I think the fact that Hogan was of such normal (even on the small side) stature and utilized such a [...]

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Matt Kuchar Golf Swing Analysis

By on Apr 17, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 1 }

Watching Matt Kuchar swing should be enough evidence for anyone paying attention to prove that just about any combination of backswing arm, hand and wrist positions can be utilized to play great golf.

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Tiger at Bay Hill: Back to #1

By on Apr 1, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 3 }

  I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the changes Tiger has made in the last 3 or so years. People seem disbelieving when Tiger proclaims that a serious swing change or what turns out to be a whole pattern change takes a relatively huge amount of time to implement and then trust on the golf course. This one has taken a few years to really kick in, and now it would seem that he is back to his dominating self. It’s pretty amazing that the guy can continually reinvent himself with different techniques, and we get a bird’s eye view of what Tiger considers to be improvements in his swing and his evolving view of [...]

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Swing Analysis: Tom Purtzer

By on Mar 20, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 2 }

  It is a fascination among golfers to choose the player or players who would be considered to have the “best” swing on the Tour at any particular time. Back in the 40’s and 50’s the argument would have been between Hogan and Snead. In the 60’s both Palmer and Nicklaus had somewhat different looking moves and you might find an argument for someone like Gene Littler. In the 70’s the classic move belonged to Tom Weiskopf. Moving into the 80’s the guy most mentioned would be Tom Purtzer, the subject of our analysis here, while moving into the 90’s it might be Steve Elkington. I should note that what is meant by “best” is obviously not “the most successful”, [...]

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Swing Analysis: Paula Creamer

By on Mar 12, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 1 }

  Paula began her career as though she would become one of the all-time greats, but her progress has slowed considerable over the last 4 years as she has only one win in that period (after 8 in the previous 3 years) and has fallen to #13 in the World Rankings. Still, she is a great player and any analysis should start by pointing out her excellent shaft control and dynamic pivot motion. If I were working with her I would start by deepening her right hip in the backswing, which would allow her a chance to keep from moving her upper body so far forward toward the ball during the swing. With her weight more pressed down into the [...]

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Swing Analysis: Wayne D. Still Grinding

By on Mar 8, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 1 }

  It’s almost comical how I try to prepare for a tournament by practicing more than usual, then get out on the course when it counts to find my back stiff and my body unwilling to move the way I want it to, and start thinking about retiring from competitive golf so I don’t have to beat myself up trying to be as good as I used to be. Of course, after a day or two of rest you’ll find me hitting balls or at least thinking about how I can go about getting better and how I might be able to overcome the obstacles I face. One thing is for certain: if you choose to tee it up you [...]

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