Checkpoints of the Finish and What They Mean! (PART III) Continued from blog entry – “Checkpoints of the Finish . . . PART II” 3. TORSO/EXPIRATION : Chest cavity finishes left of target and expired – When I see a player’s chest cavity left of the target at the finish, I’ve usually seen a golf swing with…
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Checkpoints of the Finish and What They Mean! (PART I) Very often, when I view a player for the first time, there are several areas I immediately look at to generate instant information. Certainly set up, posture and swing plane (on plane/off plane conditions) are important feedback sources. The finish, however, often sends me many…
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Checkpoints for Leverage and Structure How many times have you seen someone make a practice backswing, stop the club at the top and look to check if the club is in position? While I’m sure leading tour professionals and club professionals alike know exactly what they are looking for, I often think the average club…
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Continued from blog entry – “Stretch ‘em Out for Golf and Life” Roll the Head Loosen the neck and shoulder muscles by rotating or rolling the head several times in each direction (see photo on the left). Just to save some time, as well as to make sure the muscles are warm, you can do…
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Part 2 (CLICK HERE FOR PART 1) A word of advice: Many individuals do stretching exercises that are great for the overall body but are not golf specific. They don’t activate the muscles that work in the course of a golf swing. The exercises on these pages do just that. Exercise (1) stretches the quad…
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Part 1 Most people forget, or choose to ignore, that there is this thing going on called the aging process. The body doesn’t respond very well when you sit around all winter, then make a few light swings and think you’re ready to go. You’re not. You need to make your muscles stronger and more…
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Take time during the off-season to get your equipment in shape. Start with changing your grips. Most Tour players I know change their grips at least twice a month. I don’t know any amateurs who change them twice a year. So put fresh grips on now, whether they need it or not (and chances are…
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Working on your grip is the easiest thing of all, because you can do it in the evenings while you’re watching your favorite television show. Simply put your hands on the club correctly, take them off and put them back on, repeating this as many times as you would like – 100 times a night…
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Three or four months without a putter or a chipping club in your hands is a long time, and expecting to get your touch back quickly is unrealistic. Fortunately, keeping (or developing) your short-game touch during the winter is pretty easy. Stay active with a chipping or pitching club. Chip shots into a pillow (1),…
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I walk down the range at the Buick Classic every year, and I don’t see a Tour pro who doesn’t have a wonderful opportunity, based on his setup, to hit a good shot. I walk down the practice tee with my members and I see hardly anyone with a possibility at a good shot. Yet…
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