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GOLF TIPS - Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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Fellow Duffers,
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customer service I've ever seen. Every time I've ever had an
issue with a club of mine, I've simply gone to the respective
website, called the customer service number or sent an email,
and within a very short period of time the problem was
resolved. These companies really stand behind their products.
It almost takes the sting out of plopping down $300 for a
club that I shouldn't have bought in the first place.
My last foray into customer service landed me at the Odyssey
website. Once I was there and had finished my business I started
surfing the site and found all sorts of video tips on putting.
Here's the link if you want to spend a few minutes to get some
great putting tips and practice ideas.
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Sam
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Tighten Your Stance to Bust Big Drives By Mike Adams
GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher Published: April 01, 2007
THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF...
You want more yards without changing your swing
You feel off balance during big swings
Your slice is killing you!
All golfers want to gain yards off the tee without changing
their swings. GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher Mike Adams says you
can do it, and hit straighter shots at the same time, by making
a few minor adjustments to your setup.
The prevailing wisdom:
Take a super-wide stance to hit bigger drives, because spreading
your feet creates the support you need when you're swinging for
the fences.
Why the prevailing wisdom is wrong:
When you take a wide stance your lower legs angle in from your
feet to your knees. This is a power-bracing position, not a
power delivering position.
What to do instead
Position your feet directly under your hips. This "stacks" the
upper part of each leg on top of the lower, giving you full use
of the power of your entire leg.
The extra benefit
In addition to giving your swing extra leg power, a hip-width
stance makes it easier to pivot around each hip. This is a
fundamental of any striking motion. If your stance is wider
than your hips, you'll need to move laterally to get either hip
where you need it, and with all that sliding you're bound to
reverse pivot and hit a major league slice. A hip-width stance
negates the need to slide and the likelihood you'll slice.
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Why You're in the Woods By David DeNunzio
Managing Editor (Instruction), GOLF Magazine
Our slice-prone test robot proves that open clubfaces and
out-to-in swings wreak left-to-right havoc in equal amounts.
Or do they?
There are nine discrete ball flights. Each results from unique
path/face positions at impact, with the path (relative to the
target line) dictating direction, and face angle (relative to
the path) dictating curve. For example, to hit a pull slice your
club must cross to the left of your target line th rough impact
with your face open relative to the path.
This makes perfect sense until you watch a robot hit a few
hundred slices and chart the results. With the help of renowned
gear tester Golf Laboratories (golflabs.com), we did just that
and found an answer to the age-old slice question: What comes
first - the face or the path?
An open clubface at impact can send your ball way off to the
right even if your path is perfect. In fact, leaving your
clubface open a mere 1.5 degrees can put you close to 70 feet
right of your target.
We expected that outcome, but we re surprised to learn that
you can add 30 more feet of slice with the same clubface angle
and a swing that's just slightly out-to-in (to the tune of 5
degrees). Now you're really in the woods (even though the ball
started left of center). An open face is dangerous, but the
out-to-in swing path is the far more lethal swing flaw. That's
why it's Step 1 in our 3-step plan to set your game straight.
Straight Shooters
Tour pros count the number of slices they hit in a season on
one hand, and offer some good advice to help you do likewise.
Jim Furyk Driving accuracy 73.5% (6th on Tour) says:
"Most people try to fix a slice by hitting the ball straight.
You'd be better off hitting a really big draw or a hook and
working your ball back to straight. If you try to take a
slice and work it back to straight it's never going to get
there."
Zach Johnson Driving accuracy 68.8% (28th on Tour) says:
"The farther you line up left of your target, the farther
you'll hit it to the right. With that being said, you've
almost got to feel like you're swinging toward right field
and putting some hook spin on your ball."
Corey Pavin Driving accuracy 68.7% (30th on Tour) says:
"Shift your weight properly so when you get to the top of
your backswing your weight is on your right foot. As you go
through the ball get your weight back over to your left side.
At the end of your swing, you should have 90% of your weight
on your left foot."
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Fix Your Path
Call it over-the-top or outside-in, the path your club traces
when it moves from the top to impact and then left of your
target line must be corrected, or you will always slice.
Ideally, your clubhead should approach the ball on a path that's
slightly inside ofyour target line. You may be guilty of
over-rotating your shoulders from the top or stopping your
rotation too early, causing your arms to fling across the line.
Either way, the following drills will help you turn that
slice-causing swipe into a powerful hit.
Drop your right foot
The Drill:
Drop your right foot back 10 inches at address. Force yourself
to swing along your toes (in-out), and then adopt that swing to
your normal stance.
What It Does:
It exaggerates an in-to-out path, and aggressive measures are
needed to break bad habits.
Stay Connected
The Drill:
Swing an impact bag (or any weighted object that won't break
when dropped) behind you, then toss it forward.
What It Does:
It grooves an anti-cut motion. Keep your left arm connected to
your chest as you swing back, and maintain that connection until
you release the bag to the right of the target line.
Hit a Home Run
The Drill:
Address a ball in the middle of your stance, then leaving your
right foot in place move your left foot back until your feet
touch. Swing to the top and on the way down move your left foot
back to its original position. Make contact with both feet on
the ground.
What It Does:
This baseball-type swing forces you to begin your downswing
with your lower body, which sets up an inside-out sequence
(lower body, shoulders, arms, hands and then clubhead).
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Hit the Center
The Drill:
Place three balls diagonally as shown and swing. Try to
contact only the center ball. The only way to do this is to
swing on an inside-out path. If you come over the top,
you'll definitely hit the ball on the left, and maybe even
all three balls.
What It Does:
The "gate" created by the three balls is excellent for
seeing what inside-out looks like through impact, and seeing
is believing.
Hit the Wall
The Drill:
Bring a club to the top of your swing so the clubhead touches
a wall directly behind you. Then, bring your arms down to the
mid-downswing position and make sure the clubhead is still
touching the wall.
What It Does:
Slicers turn their shoulders too aggressively to start the
downswing. The wall drill helps you "slot" the club by sliding
your left arm down and across your chest while keeping your
club on plane.
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