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Just rented Trackman Pro for the next 3 1/2 days for teaching, clubfitting, practicing, etc. Kid in a candy store. I just spent about 20 minutes hitting shots with my assistant and thanks to the good info on this site, I was able to fairly accurately read/predict angle of attack, HSP and...

When I was working at a phenomenal National golf club in South Carolina a few years back, a member that I had rarely seen walked into the golf shop during Masters week and saw a terrific black and white picture on the wall. It was "The Smoking Picture" with Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan puffing...

I know it may be clicking on the driving range, but has anyone seen Tiger start a ball on line yet? I'm not sure he could start a ball left of his target without aiming at Phoenix. The six iron he hit on the par three that ended up 50 yards into the pond was one of the worst shots I've ever...

I've been working hard for the past few months on the "carry" portion of the swing to prevent getting under plane. I'm making progress (the hurdle drill is terrific), but I have a question. After you carry the club to start your downswing, your hands move away from your body and your shoulders...

My dad is 60 years old and has trouble walking. Tom Watson's swing looks amazingly similar to the way it did 30 years ago. Couple that with the way he handled losing the Open to Stewart Cink and you could make a solid argument that TW is one of the single best representatives of our sport in...

I was practicing yesterday (indoor hitting area) and a member walked in and watched for a while. After I was finished, he began hitting so I watched. I innocently asked him what he was working on this winter and he said, "Locking in my right elbow to my side during the swing...read it...

Seeing all of those beautiful, classic swings yesterday got me thinking... All things begin equal, if Larry Nelson, Jim Furyk, Jerry Kelly and Matt Kuchar are hitting balls on Trackman and all four "zero out" a perfect five iron, at which point in each of their respective downswings would the...

I apologize in advance of my question, but I've had 6-7 cups of coffee today... I was watching the Sean Foley interview on TGC and I got to thinking about a comment he made and whether or not it would be considered "junk science." He mentioned that "the ball is not moving, so why should he..."...

Since I touched off a firestorm today (and possibly and international incident) when I posed the innocent question of whether or not golf club design would be affected as a result of Trackman data, I have another... Does a players distance from the ball have an affect on their accuracy? Does...

Since golf clubs have been made for well over 100 years without any real knowledge of the true ball flight laws or the D Plane, is it conceivable that this information will lead to advancement in golf club design? And, if it does, can I claim some sort of credit for asking the question? ;)

Without access to Trackman, I was trying to monitor my (or my students progress) with swinging an appopriate amount to the left through impact. My current down-the-line camera angle is in line with my hands (with plane lines drawn) and would only really show a vertical swing plane that is...

Considering golf is not played in a vacuum and only 18 times is it played from a flat lie, is there research done on uneven lies. I find that better players have already figured out ways to make a ball above their feet not go left and draw a ball that is severely below their feet. Uphill and...

I've been doing this drill for about a year now and I like the results. I tend to underplane a lot of shots so this drill helps me get more on top of the ball. Its not really measurable, like Trackman, but it accomplishes a few things that the D Plane encourages and I would like to get some...

One of my assistants in one of the best players in the state. He has a terrific golf swing that, without the benefit of Trackman, is pretty close to zeroing out. He swings terrifically to the left and hits the ball scary straight. He has done all of this without the knowledge of the D Plane...

My newfound knowledge and appreciation of the D Plane has prompted many, many questions that (probably) only instructors with access to Trackman could probably tell me... 1) In regards to course management and working the ball with your preferred ball flight, what is the most common double...

Brian, I stumbled upon your YouTube video after hearing about the D Plane and I am always interested in becoming a better teacher and player. I've been a PGA member for a while and played competitively for several years in the 1990's. I felt as though I had a reasonable knowledge of the golf...