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Throwing the club down the line and ingraining new motions
The more I work with this swing thought, the more I like it. It really is a different sensation to feel like you are throwing the club down the line. It makes an inside-out swing much more natural for me. Although it is still too early to tell, I think this will make a huge difference in my ball striking. I am continuing to practice with my video camera there. I want to see what happens on all my swings, both the good ones and the bad ones.
I read something interesting to ingrain swing motions. 60 repetitions, every day for 21 days. That’s the minimum to ingrain a new motion. The beauty is that I can swing at home without having to go to the range. Although I’m not actually hitting balls, I can video tape my swing, and make sure that I’m ingraining the correct motion. 19 days to go.
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Review: Powerchute
December 28, 2011 - 12:21 pm
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For the past month I’ve worked with a swing trainer called the Powerchute. I’ve given it an extensive test and the results are in.
What is the Powerchute?
It’s a swing training aid that aims to increase clubhead speed and lag, and improve timing and lag. In addition it strengthens the fast twitch muscles.
You attach the powerchute [...]
New DVD available with the Taly Mindset
September 15, 2011 - 6:17 pm
Posted in Equipment, Training Aid, ball striking | 1 comment
There’s a new video that now comes with the Taly Mindset. The opening credits, certainly set the stage.
The Taly Mindset is a device that challenges conventional thinking in golf. It was invented by an engineer who loved the game of golf and wanted to play better. You can read my full review here. The device [...]
Tour Striker gets me back on track
September 13, 2011 - 5:47 pm
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If you’ve played golf with me in the past month you would have known that my ball striking has put me in a bit of a slump. My distance control was off, and my shots were coming up short.
In a few minutes the Tour Striker brought my ball striking back. An hour and half and [...]
My new favorite practice putting game – Split Nines
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If you want to add some pressure to your putting practice to make it feel a bit more like what you’ll feel on the golf course then try this game.
The game is split into two halves, your front nine and your back nine. On your front 9, each putt is like you’ve hit the in [...]
PGA Tour: Tee-to-green key to Donald’s rise
June 1, 2011 - 10:24 am
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Article
Interesting article with an in-depth look at Luke Donald’s stats. With Luke Donald ranking low on the driving distance category you would have expected him to rank higher in accuracy, given that his low ranking in distance would put him at a disadvantage on approaches from the rough.
I’ve always considered myself a decent iron player, [...]
Tour Striker – Day 12 – Confidence Building
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Posted in Practice, Swing Theory, Training Aid, ball striking | 4 comments
Over the past 12 days working with the tour striker I’ve seen a significant improvement in my ball striking. For a while and before re-acquainting myself with the TS my distance control was inconsistent.
I’m now much more consistent with my distance control and my I’ve added about 15 yards with each iron.
I’ve found that not [...]
Tour Striker – Day 3 of 30 – a plan comes into focus
April 27, 2011 - 12:49 pm
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This morning I headed to the driving range early. Got there around 6:50 am, got set up and hit balls into the foggy morning.
I was encouraged by my practice session on Monday evening. This morning it was a slightly different story. I hit a couple of toppers which right away told me that I had [...]
Stop quitting on your putts
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One night while I was on a golf trip in Maryland a few weeks ago, I thought it would be fun to have some putting contests in the room. The carpet was probably rolling about a 10 so it wasn’t too quick. We played a version of leap frog and set the cup out about [...]
Feedback from the Technical Staff at Optishot
April 10, 2011 - 10:16 am
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Since I’ve seen that a number of people commenting in the Optishot review had some technical issues, I decided to ask the manufacturer for a response to their complaints. I have not had any significant issues with the optishot and in fact really like the product. Over the winter it provided me with [...]
Rickie Fowler – He gets it
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Watching Morning Drive this morning, I was in total agreement with the comments that Brandel Chamblee (@BrandelChamblee) made about Rickie Fowler.
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