Eric Axley Driver Swing Analysis
2 Comments Published July 12th, 2008 in Eric Axley, Swing Tips, swing analysis.
Eric Axley is one of those lefty PGA tour pros who has a great potential and it looks like he’s tied for the lead at this week’s John Deer Classic.
Let’s take a look at his swing.

At takeaway, Eric gets very inside, which might be a problem if he doesn’t re-route his club but he does on the next position.

At top of his swing, Eric gets back on perfect plane.

At impact, Eric looks pretty good, maybe his head dips a little too much and his left foot could be down a little more.

After impact, Eric is in really good position with his hands and club outside the plane, meaning he swung inside-out.

Finish looks okay, he could stand up little straighter.
In conclusion, Eric Axley has a pretty good swing but could be improved a lot more. He swings a little too much inside-out as seen on his takeaway and followthrough. I imagine his misses are to his left under a lot of pressure.
He probably won win this week but watch out for this young man in the future.
Here’s Eric Axley’s Driver swing in action:
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Will McKenzie Driver Stack and Tilt Swing Analysis
2 Comments Published July 11th, 2008 in Swing Tips, Will McKenzie, swing analysis.
Will McKenzie is leading today over at John Deere Classic. He shot 65 yesterday and 64 today.
Let’s look at his stack and tilt swing to see what makes him “tick”.
First of all, I’d like to say that Will has a really simple looking swing, it looks really good.
At address, you will notice that Will stays real “balanced” in the center, not tilting his shoulders much. This is great way to swing. Now, pay attention to the triangle formed by his arms and the club.

At takeaway, Will breaks his wrists slightly early but that’s not a problem as his triangle looks great.

At top of Will’s swing, Will looks really good, with little or no backswing weight transfer (his head stays in the same position as at address) and he has a really great “width”. Notice how far above his head the hands are.

At half-way down, Will looks pretty good again although his right foot could be more relaxed.

At impact, will really gets his hands ahead of the ball but stays in perfect balance.

After impact, WIll’s follow-through is a mirror-image of his takeaway. Again, great stuff.

Will’s finish is probably one of the best I’ve seen. His standing almost perfectly vertical as you can see the line formed by his legs and upper body. This is really good for playing golf when you get older and also helps your back. (no straining your back when you finish like this)
Overall, I am really impressed at Will’s swing because of his rhythm and simplicity. He makes it look “easy”.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he won this weekend, good luck Will.
Here’s Will McKenzie’s Driver swing in action:
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Here’s Will McKenzie’s Driver swing in action from the back, it looks really good:
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Jack Nicklaus Golf My Way!
0 Comments Published July 9th, 2008 in Course Strategy, Golf Book Review, Golf News, Golf Video, Swing Tips, jack nicklaus.I remember reading the book, Golf My Way, by Jack Nicklaus over and over again when I was learning to play golf. Jack has some really great insights into golf course strategy and fading the ball. That’s probably the major reason he won so many majors, not his swing.
Anyways, Jack did make video of Golf My Way too, here’s an excerpt on Youtube.
Part I
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Part II
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You can get Golf My Way the Book at Amazon here
Videos
Golf My Way - Full Swing Video
Golf My Way - Control Shots Video
I remember my dad used to have Golf My Way videos. I still have them and do recommend you watch them too if you haven’t yet.
Jack Nicklaus is still the best strategy golfer of all time.
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Seve Ballesteros Iron Swing Analysis
0 Comments Published July 9th, 2008 in Seve Ballesteros, Swing Tips, swing analysis.
Seve Ballesteros is probably the best all-time Spanish golfer until Sergio Garcia proves otherwise.
At his peak, Seve won everything. At his downfall, Seve couldn’t even make cuts.
But the point is that he was one of the greatest golfers with one of the most creative imaginations.
It’s when he tried to perfect his swing that he got into trouble.
(If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!)

Now, if you carefully, Seve uses a “forward-press” by moving his weight forward before he begins. This is actually a pretty good idea but not that many tour pros are using it lately.

At the top of Seve’s swing, he looks pretty good with his weight transferred to the right side.

After impact, Seve does a real good job of transferring weight to back to the left.
What Seve did good was not hit great perfect tee shots. Actually, he hit them all over the place.
Seve was really good at hitting trouble shots out of the rough, tree, and etc…etc…
If he kept that going, he might have won 10 more majors but the swing mechanic bug hit him hard.
Here’s Seve Ballesteros Iron Swing at 1986 Masters:
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1986 PGA Championship - Bob Tway Chips in to win by one over Greg Norman!
0 Comments Published July 9th, 2008 in Bob Tway, greg norman.Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode
The greatest part about today’s internet is the fact that we can look back at history at the click of a button.
Here’s Bob Tway’s chip shot that went in to beat Greg Norman by one shot.
This is the reason why you need to keep playing golf until the last putt is holed. (or the last bunker shot in this case)
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