Further. Straighter. Higher.
Consistently.
A review of Tom Watson’s newly released ‘Lessons of a Lifetime’ DVD series. See the new section ‘reviews’ in this blog to read all about these 3 DVDs. You’ll see the collective wisdom of the best players and teachers of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Also discussed is how some of the instruction imparted is […]
Tom Watson with his closest ’employees’ – copy-pasted from the 2013 PGA Seniors’ Championship- [To be followed by a review of “Tom Watson Lessons of a Lifetime II – new advanced lessons – 69 of them!] Watch out for a new section on this blog – ‘reviews’, and add your comments too… Did you know […]
Anatomy of the Golf Swing – Why it Matters What does ‘anatomy of the golf swing’ mean, and why does it matter? Typically an ‘anatomy of the golf swing’ article or book will merely talk of which muscles are active at what stage of the golf swing. Whose golf swing? A ‘generally accepted as correct’ […]
See Colin Montgomery’s Full Swing from an Anatomical Perspective This is a swing which moves all of the major joints of the body during the backswing. It also goes from being wide at takeaway to fairly narrow at the top, so that as the right side is dropping down, there is very little time during […]
Colin MOntgomery’s PUTT STROKE Every stroke – from full-swing to putt – uses muscle and thus joint movement to propel the club. Therefore, in all cases is assessing the anatomy of the stroke vital. That is also why the Minimalist Golf Swing SYSTEM is a system designed to go from understanding desired ball-movement; to planning […]
Tom Kite’s Golf Swing from an an Anatomical Perspective The whole world assesses golf swings based on what the club is doing (swing plane, shaft across or laid off, face open or closed) at the top and at impact. Does no one realize the muscles move the joints which cause the club to move? Some […]
If you look at Wes Short Jr.’s golf swing from a rear view, you can see that he has a not-too-complex, neat backswing, and the sound of his impact is strong and pure. This prompt’s a look at his player-profile and statistics, which reveal that he is barely a Senior, and only began playing on […]
John Inman one of the leaders going into round 4 of the Regions Tradition Championship, 2014. By amazing co-incidence, the nice-guys who permitted me to follow them as they practiced, prior to the start of the event, turned out to have the best scores – John Inman, Wes Short Jr. and John Cook (videos of […]
The CHIP SHOT can be assessed for anatomical positions too Ever since someone said ‘the dog must wag the tail, not the tail the dog’ people have used a lot of body motion for that very basic shot – the chip shot. Sure, the dog must wag the tail, but does the entire dog need […]
Bernhard Langer – How can one critique one of the most lasting swings of the past several decades? Easily. By understanding that the correct way to analyze a golf swing is based on what is ideal from the perspective of ‘first principles’. Working from ‘first principles’ means not assessing a golf swing by comparing it […]
Further. Straighter. Higher.
Consistently.