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    thanks to Bill McKinney

    just wanted to post that I went down to spend some time with Bill McKinney in Orange County, CA a couple weeks ago. He is a true student of the game and has a lot of little gems he's willing to share with whoever is interested. Showed me some excellent low point drills in the bunker (must hit...
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    is the clubhead freewheeling through impact on a putt?

    the physics would say yes, right? same as full swing? are there differences because the clubhead is coming in much more slowly? basically what i am trying to figure out is if there is any benefit to holding the putter firmly vs. letting it "fall" into the ball.
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    question about deciphering trackman data

    I was hitting some balls with the driver yesterday on a trackman and was getting some numbers i couldn't explain. i had some shots with positive club path (<2 degrees) and positive face-to-path numbers (<2 degrees) but a negative spin axis on a confirmed (1/4 inch) heel hit (i used impact...
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    D-plane out of the bunker?

    does anyone have any idea if clubface determines the same 85% initial starting direction on a greenside bunker blast (with no direct ball-face contact) as it would on a normal shot? i see some guys with very open clubfaces and outside-in swingpaths hit shots that fly pretty well toward their...
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    Bribing kids to do well in school - golf applications?

    Bribing kids to do well in school - link great article about incentivising, i've found some applications for these ideas in golf instruction. it's amazing how quickly some kids will snap into focus to pull off a tough up and down for $5 or a gatorade. and it can also give them incentive to...
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    One One-Hundredth of a Second Faster:Building Better Olympic Athletes (Wired article)

    "Almost none of these are things that could be seen even with normal video analysis." LINK amazing motion capture system in the video at the end of the article.
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    why do driver mishits tend low on the heel and high on the toe?

    i remember Cobra made this a selling point of their drivers a couple years ago. they said that most golfers seem to show this pattern of heel mishits being low on the face and toe mishits tending more high on the face. i've noticed in my own game that my mishits with the driver tend to...
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    are there accepted golf definitions for "rhythm" and "tempo"?

    i see these terms used a lot, but sometimes it is interchangeably, and i'm not sure if i truly understand what each mean in a golf context. from thefreedictionary.com: rhythm: Movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alternation of different quantities or conditions...
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    clubface should ALWAYS point between target and true club path at impact.

    can anyone think of an instance when this would not be true?
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    "There is no such thing as a natural touch...

    Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls." -Lee Trevino any thoughts?
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    why the kinematic difference between a bullwhip and a (track & field) shot-putter?

    why the kinematic difference between a bullwhip and a (track & field) shot-putter? you're trying to get the distal end to speed in both instances, correct? so does it depend chiefly on the weight and length (and maybe flexibility) of those segments? if that's true, it seems like a golf swing...
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    does trackman give club data on swings with no ball?

    i'm hoping someone can verify this. if so, it'd be interesting to (or have students) alternate hitting a ball and taking dry practice swings (maybe using a tee or other marker in the ground) and take average club numbers for each and compare. it seems like it could be valuable feel training to...
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    why would harmon want woodland to hit down more with his driver?

    i was guessing it would be to gain more spin, with the idea of sacrificing some distance for the control that more spin is said to provide. i am assuming they want that spin without superhigh trajectory, but couldn't equal results be obtained with different driver components or even just by...
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    zeroed out driver. heel hit. what happens?

    let's say you make a good driver swing with a zeroed out path and clubface. if you hit this shot center clubface, it will go dead straight. but you don't. you hit it halfway between the sweet spot and the heel. what happens? what are the major variables involved? say 100 MPH clubhead speed...
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    any trackman-equipped teachers in Southern California?

    i was wondering if you guys could recommend someone, i have a couple of things i want to work on. i'm in L.A. but can drive however far it takes. thanks!
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