young guns....power golf

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Yesterday, I was in the weight room discussing golf with several friends. A 19 year old kid introduced himself into the conversation curious about some of the more exciting golfing destinations in the area. He played high school golf and currently collegiate level golf. He plans to compete in the local tournaments as his schooling will allow.

I turned the conversation with the focal point on his game and style. While making an almost correct assumption, I asked if he was part of the young guns who smacks the driver 300+ regularly and distances his PW at 150. His answer was yes to the drives, but 145 with PW.

And what is it you do to accomlish this?
Right here, in the weight room.

What about technique? What one thought gives you your power?
keep your head back

where are your alignments at impact?
I try to feel a straight line from the inside of the left shoulder, thru the flat left wrist, the shaft, and to the ball. My shoulders are parallel to the target line and my arms are straight at impact.

OK. Straight arms at impact?
yes

straight line and shoulders parallel?
yes

Are you taking lessons?
yes, a couple times a year
 

Jim Kobylinski

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Feel is not real a lot of times in the golfswing.

Also the more you lift and the stronger you are the more speed your body will let you produce. I have talked to personal trainers about this and a few have said that it isn't necessarily the extra strength you have that swings the club faster.

It's the fact that the muscles are strong enough to hold onto the club for the faster speed you are creating, if they weren't the club would fly out of your hands because you wouldn't be able to hold on.
 
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Jim,

As a Green Bay fan I have to say that logo makes me jump with utter enjoyment to know someone from the North Division has the chance to win the Super Bowl :D

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Feel is not real a lot of times in the golfswing.

agreed. My thoughts while the gun and I had this conversation.


And I saw the Seahawks avatar momentarily as I would have loved to have seen a Saints/Haswks matchup. But, it had me surprised since you are from the windy city, are you not?
 

Jim Kobylinski

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agreed. My thoughts while the gun and I had this conversation.


And I saw the Seahawks avatar momentarily as I would have loved to have seen a Saints/Haswks matchup. But, it had me surprised since you are from the windy city, are you not?

Someone who will remain nameless, COUGH TOM BARTLETT COUGH changed it for me as a dirty little trick.

I quickly realized this and changed it to something more APPROPIATE.
 
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