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I would like to say thank you to Brian and others on this site who have helped educate me over the past few months.
I am the "swing coach" for the local high school where I live. On Monday, our team placed second at the district tournament and qualified for the state tournament. A huge accomplishment due to the fact that they didn't come close to qualifying last year and lost their No. 1 golfer (a state medalist the year before).
This is my second year helping the team. Last year, I taught them mostly "pop" instruction (I didn't know any better, now I do). They got a little better, but not a lot.
This year, I used information from this site and Brian's videos. These guys improved so much so fast it was ridiculous. A perfect example: Our now No. 5 golfer.
He's a new kid, just transferred in this year. He was a pull-slicer with no hip turn, a steep shoulder turn with very high hands, and an open clubface. Last year, I would have strengthened his grip and had him try to swing more right. What happened this year? I actually weakened his left hand a little to get it to neutral and showed him the twistaway. After a while he started hitting straight pulls. Then, to help him get to the inside of the ball, I showed him how to turn his hips sharper and shoulders flatter on the backswing, and how to add tilt on the downswing. He ended up with a little push draw.
The result? A guy who was around 100 at the end of last year is now averaging around 85. Fifteen shots better in two months. Not too shabby.
Anyway, I just wanted to share our good fortune and thank the people that helped get us there. Thanks again.
I am the "swing coach" for the local high school where I live. On Monday, our team placed second at the district tournament and qualified for the state tournament. A huge accomplishment due to the fact that they didn't come close to qualifying last year and lost their No. 1 golfer (a state medalist the year before).
This is my second year helping the team. Last year, I taught them mostly "pop" instruction (I didn't know any better, now I do). They got a little better, but not a lot.
This year, I used information from this site and Brian's videos. These guys improved so much so fast it was ridiculous. A perfect example: Our now No. 5 golfer.
He's a new kid, just transferred in this year. He was a pull-slicer with no hip turn, a steep shoulder turn with very high hands, and an open clubface. Last year, I would have strengthened his grip and had him try to swing more right. What happened this year? I actually weakened his left hand a little to get it to neutral and showed him the twistaway. After a while he started hitting straight pulls. Then, to help him get to the inside of the ball, I showed him how to turn his hips sharper and shoulders flatter on the backswing, and how to add tilt on the downswing. He ended up with a little push draw.
The result? A guy who was around 100 at the end of last year is now averaging around 85. Fifteen shots better in two months. Not too shabby.
Anyway, I just wanted to share our good fortune and thank the people that helped get us there. Thanks again.
