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For Every Golfer There's A Swing
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 6, 2009
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Yesterday, I wrote about AJ Bonar's long-standing single move to generate more power at impact, a move that has its supporters and its detractors.
But doesn't every swing theory? Just look how much dust was stirred up when Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett introduce...
To Shift Or Not
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 23, 2008
...ith my swing for years.
The weight shift during the back swing.
Now that the weight shift in the backswing has again been called into question by Messrs. Plummer and Bennett and their Stack and Til...
Horses for Courses
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 9, 2008
...ere are wonderful painters, great writers and amazing architects.
I like to shift my weight on the backswing. I feel I can get a lot more oomph into my downswing and therefore into the back of the ba...
Harrington Defends Crown
in Eagle Par Birdie, on July 20, 2008
Courtesy: sports illustrated
5 bogeys was the net difference between Greg Norman and Padraig Harrington in the final round of The Open on Sunday.
That's where Norman lost the tournament. But it was Harrington's steady play that forged him the defense of his Open crown. That and 3...
The Streak Ends. For Now
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 24, 2008
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Streaks.
Why do we care about them? Why do we make so much out of them?
Tiger 's current streak is over. Many of us are disappointed; our desire to see Woods' streak go on and on lived vicariously through the world's best player.
We sigh with disappoin...
Golf Stretching for More Distance
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 13, 2008
I have just completed one of the best stretching routines I've ever experienced.
A few weeks ago, Mike Pedersen sent me his Golf Stretching for a Better Swing DVD. I shoved it in the DVD player this morning to take a look and decided the best way to assess it was to "stretch alon...
Funk Listens to Swing Coach
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 12, 2008
... tournament. And talked about it.
Funk's wife, Sharon, noticed a swing flaw in her hubby's backswing during the opening round of the Sony on Thursday when he fired a decent 69.
She told hi...
Bend that Arm. Draw that Ball
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 5, 2008
...ers of the ball like Nicklaus, Woods and many others all show a straight left arm at the top of the backswing.
He then says that the great players who draw the ball like Palmer, Jones and others, hav...
Long Distance Learning
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 1, 2008
...emonstrate with superimposed colored lines where your club, arms, legs or hips should be during the backswing or downswing.
This is standard computer analysis stuff.
Of course, you don't get thi...
Physical Agility. Mental Toughness
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 11, 2007
...ely points this out when he suggests that the reader engage in stretching exercises to lengthen his backswing.
I just don't understand why the vast majority of golfers who are otherwise healthy ...
Alphabet Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 12, 2007
...Miller and Hale Irwin, to name two.
Then we had the letter "K" that the legs form on the backswing - the lead knee breaking into the back knee forming the letter K. It's not used much a...
Keep It Simple, Stupid
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 9, 2007
...ll written.
The golf swing and its many components (swing plane, posture, grip, alignment, stance, backswing, downswing, putting, short game, bunker play and so on) can be described in simple fashion...
...And Hold The Backswing
in Eagle Par Birdie, on August 17, 2007
...ly Stack and Tilt, when Robert chimed in that there was a new one that posits the theory of a short backswing.
Lo and behold, don't I run across the theory in this month's edition of Golf Mag...
Stack and Tilt Guys Fail To Impress
in Eagle Par Birdie, on July 31, 2007
...d it struck me that he is not yet comfortable with the swing method, especially with its unorthodox backswing. I don't think Mike is going to have a breakthrough with his game this season.
A numb...
Notes from the Canadian Open
in Eagle Par Birdie, on July 24, 2007
...ent into the ground by his right (back) foot - his guide to ensure that he doesn't slide on the backswing.
Next, he took out his driver, teed it up and hit four balls with a nice easy swing. He w...
How do YOU Swing?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 12, 2007
...r with the swing.
Is it the weight transfer? Starting the downswing with the lower body first? The backswing? Grip? Alignment? Do you hook the ball or slice it? Push-fade your driver?
You get the pi...
The Swing That Keeps On Giving Comments
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 22, 2007
... believe I can see a similarity in the swing to that of Bobby Jones , especially at the top of the backswing.
It's ironic that the golf swing might be emulating the fashion industry: what...
Striving. Always Striving
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 21, 2007
... where I went wrong. They do what I was doing except with a neutral grip, more shoulder turn on the backswing and finishing higher, front on and turned right through to the target. It makes bucket loa...
Stack and Tilt: Fool's Gold?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 12, 2007
...Bennett and Plummer instructed Finch to put most of his weight on his left side at address.
On the backswing, they told Finch to move his left shoulder down, not laterally.
The body, they say, remai...
How To Stretch A 4-Iron
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 6, 2007
... The real motherlode is how much flexibility can improve your golf game.
Being flexible means your backswing is longer. You can also turn your hips faster. And that means greater clubhead speed at co...
How To Stretch a 4 Iron Into a 3 Wood
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 3, 2007
...ing.
Here's what it comes down to: as we get older, we lose flexibility. That shortens the old backswing and costs us distance, sometimes even direction.
What many do at that point is rush to th...
Careful With That Wood, Eugene
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 21, 2007
...Golf by former pro turned instructor, Carl Lohren.
The book claimed one simple move to start the backswing would solve all my problems.
It didn't.
When instruction books gave way to video tap...
Brandt Snedeker vs Tiger Woods
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 29, 2007
...t one of those "college" swings, though, doesn't he? It's big and sweeping on the backswing, fast and smooth on the downswing, perfect finish and balance at the end.
Close one eye a...
Fit Body. Fit Game
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 2, 2007
... effects of osteoporosis, it keeps that stomach bulge from getting bigger (now THAT can hamper your backswing!) and it just makes you feel more energetic.
Hand in hand with weight training is stretch...