This is the first of many videos to come of me working to put some of my ideas into play in my own game. I believe it's very important to practice what you preach and to try it out under the pressure of competition. My first event this year is in early March so I have a couple of months to keep making this better. As always, thanks for watching. Let me know what you think!
Student Lesson - Max
Max is a 15 handicap who gets to play between 15 and 20 rounds per year. I would classify his motion as a decent player's version of the classic over-the-top swing. His good shots were pull fades and his bad shots were duck hooks, huge slices, tops, and even shanks.
What you'll see in this video is a before and after of a couple hours of work together. We tightened his back swing and worked hard on his wrist angles on the downswing to give him a better chance of delivering the club from the inside.
Student Lesson - Mike
After taking a couple decades off from the game, Mike now has the time to get back into it. He got a new set of clubs (hybrids!) and came out for some lessons before hitting the course for the first time. Mike had the classic open club-face and out-to-in path leading to pulls, slices, and shanks. I see this pattern almost everyday from my beginner/high-handicap students. Fortunately, we made great progress in our first session and Mike is that much closer to playing some decent golf.
Student Lesson - Scott
Scott gets to play every once in a while on business trips. We worked together for 30 minutes a couple of weeks ago and the results were just too good to not share. With a big setup change and a focus on tightening things up at the top, he went from shanking, topping, and hitting big slices to hitting it pretty much flush each time. It wasn't the most complex lesson but it was much needed.