Congratulations to Kenny Perry today, who won the Memorial Tournament for the 3 times in his life, matching Tiger Woods’ record, the only other person to have won 3 times.
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Matt Kuchar Swing Analysis
Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Swing Analysis – Tiger Woods Secret Swing Plane Revealed!
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Adam Baddeley Swing Analysis Front View
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Today, we are going to study the “head” of a pro golfer. Last time I did a Down-the-Line swing analysis of Adam Baddeley, but today we will do the front view.
How much should your head move during your golf swing?
Most good pros, including Tiger Woods, will move about 1-2 inches on the backswing and come back to the same head position addresss at impact.
Let me prove the point by going through Adam Baddeley’s swing:
(Note the red line I put on Adam’s left ear.)
Notice Adam’s head moved about 1-2 inches already on the takeaway?
This is good, Tiger does this too. But it doesn’t matter whether you move that head on the takeaway or at the top of the swing, it just matters you do move it.
Note: Moving the head means you have successfully transferred some of your weight to your right foot, critical for hitting the ball straight and far.
Look at the top of his swing, it’s now clear he’s in perfect position. 1-2 inches of head movement is usually the best. Anything more or less means you are either doing a C-reverse-weight-shift OR you are swaying too much.
Note: Sometimes even I sway a lot by overswinging (thus my head moves about 3-4 inches), simply keeping a keen eye on your head movement will help you not overswing plus stay in perfect balance.
Notice that Adam’s head has come back to the same position at address. This is a good sign he’s transferred his weight back to the left foot.
Here, Adam actually pulls his back a little. (Your goal is try to keep it near where the head was at your address) He might be trying to hit it a little hard here but it’s not going to affect his shot that much.
Notice how the head now is way right of the original red line. This is good and shows that you’ve completely transferred your weight to the left foot “after” hitting the ball.
Today’s Lesson?
Take a video shot of your swing from the front like Adam’s swing shown above. Then download the free V1-Home software and see how your head performs.
It’s a very simple but effective way to correct your swing, by looking where your head is.
I assure you if you can achieve that 1-2 inches consistently, you will hit the ball consistently too and hit the ball farther and straighter.
Junger Woods Swing Analysis
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Well, while analyzing swings of the great pro golfers, I got the desire today to go out to the range for the first time in weeks.
I hit the ball great and here’s why.
As you can see in the address, the shoulders are parallel to my target line and my clubface is about 8 degrees open to hit a power fade. (My video camera is a little off…)
My stance is closed, which is a natural habit I get into but I should really open up more.
At 1/2 way point, My club is in perfect plane from the ball through the middle of my right shoulder socket. This is the the plane Tiger Woods follow and me three.
At top of my swing, the butt end of my club shows that I am still in plane. I also have a very good triangle going, which is good. The only bad part about this backswing is that I just finished working out before hitting balls so my muscles are too tight. Tightness is not good for golf but oh well…
On the downswing, I dip my head a little, which is my bad habit and I am also slightly inside of the plane. (probably because of my slightly closed stance)
At impact, I hit the 3 wood perfect. It makes thing really big “ping” sound.
My shoulders are about parallel to my target line.
My clubface is actually open and I am trying to hit a power fade here.
My followthrough is slightly flat. Meaning I came over the ball a little. This is partly due to my slightly closed stance.
I might block the ball 1 out of 10 balls or pull it because of the closed stance.
If I opened my stance, most of my problems would probably be solved.
Oh well, next time I get to go hit balls, I will probably have “other” problems but yes alignment is probably the most important. You have wrong alignment at the beginning of your swing and you can have all kinds of problems.
Overall, I hit the ball great today. I feel like I can try out for the PGA Tour the way I hit the balls today.
Well, even with the closed stance and my bad swing habits, I hit a lot of good shots at my target. Well, good scores are about good short game mostly anyways.
What is my long term goal?
Well, it has always been to play pro golf. Now, I make money online to feed my family and make a living. Once I can get that going faster, I might have more time to practice and eventually start playing in some mini-tour events again.
Will it happen?
Of course, my dreams never die. That’s probably why I made this blog. Once I can build up my blogging business to about $20K per month, I should be able to spend more time golfing and of course, blogging more often on here too.
Here’s a video of the 3 wood power fade I hit just perfectly about 270 yards:
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Don’t blame me if my swing sucks right now, I go to the range about once a month.
Swing Analysis of Jim Furyk – A Perfect Swing
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode
Here’s Jim Furyk’s perfect golf swing.
Why do I say it’s “perfect”?
If you look at Jim Furyk’s swing very carefully, you can note the following things:
1. Jim’s swing at the top of the backswing looks very unorthodox but it is very very similar to how Jack Nicklaus swung during his prime. Jack Nicklaus always advised golfers to swing in a very upright fashion, and he did say that this is great for hitting the ball high with long irons.
Mind you, Jack Nicklaus was the greatest “fade” long iron player in the history of golf and he did hit them very very high.
Now, this “upright” backswing can be seen in players like Jim Furyk, Jack Nicklaus, and John Daly from what I can remember.
This “upright” backswing can work for you or it may not. Depending on how rest of your swing is like and what your physique is like, this maybe be a good factor in your perfect swing.
2. At follow through, both of Jim’s arms are straight out, completely extended, a trait that almost all great players in the world carry including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, etc…etc…
Now, it may look to the naked eye that Jim Furyk’s swing may look unorthodox as some say. But remember in golf, there is no such thing as “orthodox”. All golf swing concepts are made by people and not even single one can be named perfect.
Even Ben Hogan or Jack Nicklaus once said, “I hit maybe couple perfect shots in a period of year”.
The important thing to realize is that everyone has their own “perfect” swing whether others think that looks unorthodox or not.
It’s very important for you to find your own swing, a swing that can work for you whether you are playing a round for fun or you are playing for $100 per hole skins.
In this case, Jim does have a “perfect” swing which I have admired over the years and amazed at how low he can go under tournament pressure.
Next time you see a golfer with a bad swing and a bad grip on the course, be aware, he maybe the best golfer you ever played with.
Junger Woods Golf Psychology – Golf is not a game of Perfect!
Monday, May 12th, 2008Golf is not a game of perfect, and this is a fact. Even all the championship winners, they have so many swing flaws. It’s a great thing they don’t tell you and Tiger is probably being more honest than most.
There’s even a great golf psychology book named, “Golf is not a game of Perfect”.
Now, the correct mind set on the golf course to play your best is to accept the fact that you are not perfect golfer and you do not have a perfect swing.
No one in the world actually has a perfect swing, because it doesn’t exist! Tiger Woods will be first to tell you that.
If you cannot get through this, you will have a tough time dealing with your results.
So what are you telling me, to think negative?
No, that’s not what I am telling you. The best way to play golf is to be positive and to “visualize” all your shots going in the hole.
But, remember it’s what you do with what happens to you, NOT what happens to you.
So before your next round, tell yourself your “realistic” limits at the first tee and think through your course strategy for the day.
Let’s say at the practice range, you keep hitting your irons 50 yards to the left with a big bad hook.
Now, you can fight this big bad hook throughout your round OR you can simply use that as your advantage and start planning your course strategy to fit that.
So do I am 50 yards right on all my iron shots?
Hell yes, that’s what I am telling you to do. Make best of what you have that day, you don’t need to be perfect.
I’ve had those rounds when I’ve shot under par when all my iron shots were going 50 yards left. Now, if I had tried to correct my swing to hit it straight, I’d probably shot over 80 that day AND screwed up my mindset for future golf rounds.
Now if this tip help you break 80 next time you go out there, don’t forget to subscribe to this blog and expect more fun psychology and course strategy lessons straight from my gut.
Round 2 of The Players Championship!
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Kenny Perry is at the top of the leaderboard with -6 total score while Bernard Langer, Paul Goydos, and Sergio Garcia tied for second at -5.
Anthony Kim, the young Korean American, is at -2, at sole 5th place.
With Tiger Woods not in the game this week, it’s hard to tell who will win as everyone’s a winner.
My bet goes to the youngsters Sergio Garcia or Anthony Kim.
According to Mark O’Meara, golfer with one of the nicest swings in PGA Tour, says Anthony Kim has much better swing than Tiger.
Now, if he’s game is as good as his swing this week, he should be able to win, that is if he can beat Sergio.
Golf Video – Tiger Woods swing in Slow Motion
Saturday, October 6th, 2007Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode
You know, I like to look at lots of golf swings in slow motion at my home using my old VCR player. But this is great to have on file in my PC.
Tiger Woods fart at 29 seconds!
Friday, October 5th, 2007
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