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    Practicing Without Trackman

    Luke Donald practicing this week at Riviera. If you want to hit it straight, starting direction matters.
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    Padraig Harrington- insight into a champion golfer

    Anyone who loves the game of golf, has played competitively or just enjoy watching golf on television will love this interview with Padraig Harrington after his third round 63 at the Phoenix Open. He was asked why he tinkers so much with his swing and if he's made any recent changes. It's a...
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    Help for my friend Stephen

    Any advice for my friend's massive pivot stall?
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    A little magic...

    I've been working with Shields on the Paul Lawrie trick at the .30 mark. Webb Simpson tried it first with disastrous results.
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    Long Par 3's

    Much has been discussed about the benefits of hitting up on a driver, but very little has been made about hitting up on irons or hybrids. The reason being, most irons and hybrids are hit off the ground, therefore they must be hit with a descending blow. Par three's, however are a different...
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    Is all Gear Effect the Same

    Brian, I have been experimenting a bunch on FS lately with Gear Effect on the driver, intentionally hitting balls on the heel and toe, high and low, but with different angles of attack and club paths and charting the results. Is it possible that the golf ball reacts differently, sometimes...
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    Cinderella Story

    Now that the PGA Tour has changed its rules on gaining Tour Cards through the Nationwide Tour and not Q-School, I was interested to hear how the player's ON THE TOUR feel about the changes. "If you play good golf, you shouldn't worry about it," said Sam Saunders, Palmer's grandson now playing...
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    Question for Brian and the Scientists

    Although much of what is discussed on this forum centers on what a golfer can do both biomechanically and scientifically for optimal results, far less is mentioned about those students whose lack of flexibility, range of motion, age or athletic ability prevents them from making a full backswing...
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    Closed Counterfall Question

    By now, much has been written and discussed about the benefits of a non-tugging, closed shoulders counterfall as it pertains to directing the proper handpath during transition. This was a terrific part of the Soft Draw Pattern and very beneficial to most students, especially those students...
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    Match Play

    Despite the potential for poor television ratings on Sunday, seeing the Match Play bracket for tomorrow's event really makes me wish there were more events like this. Dustin Johnson vs Jim Furyk David Toms vs Rickie Fowler Schwartzel vs Woodland Bill Haas vs Ishikawa Garcia vs Jimenez...
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    TPI suggestion for speed increase training

    I spoke with Dr. Greg Rose from TPI at the PGA Show and asked him what, if any, exercises he would recommend that are great for nearly all golf swings and specifically for increasing clubhead speed. He said anything that involves pulling. He demonstrated several exercises using the cable...
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    Alex Morrison

    From his book, "A New Way to Better Golf" circa 1946. "The center of the body, the shoulders, arms and hands must arrive at a certain point opposite the ball at the same time and since one member has a greater distance than the other to travel, the various members must move at a speed in...
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    On the Range

    I am continually amazed at some of the things that Tour Pros are "working on" from week to week. Many of them succeed despite themselves. Played with a PGA Tour veteran and multiple winner on tour last week in an event and picked his brain over some of his misses, especially his left misses...
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    Eldrick

    Just my two cents, but I don't want to hear how he needs to spend MORE time on the range. When a player plays well for three days (leads the field in GIR) two events in a row and then struggles with all facets of the game on Sunday, its not a physical issue. Its a mental one. He's quickly...
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    Luke Donald

    Check out this great video of Luke Donald's golf swing last week at the JB Were Masters in Australia. Great pre-shot routine accentuating a free wheeling release. My question is...how many things do you have to do correctly to get the club in the position posted below. You have to be pretty...
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