If looking for more speed, don’t be afraid to experiment w/ mechanics.
It doesn’t mean your student has to apply them to the swing long-term, but it can help identify low-hanging fruit.
From there, you can decide if it makes sense to help your student build it into their swing.
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“The keys to hitting the ball a long way are widely considered to be combination of vertical thrust and rotational speed. Since 2015 we have focused specifically on training these areas...”
- Nick Randall (Cameron Smith’s trainer)
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Going Rogue! Thank you Callaway Golf for my new Rogue ST Max LS driver! Can’t wait to put this into play this season. #Gorogue #TeamCallaway #callawaygolf #TeamOdysseyGolf
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"Unfortunately the club is not connected to the lower body, it's connected to the hands... You could be casting the club and it wouldn't matter how much force you create..."
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Fun day with the boys yesterday up at Conestoga. Striking the ball well, leaving way too many shots out there but having a blast. Just have to work harder.
If we look at vertical movement of the pelvis on AMM3D, we see that most PGA TOUR players will squat 1-2” around transition and then thrust ~4” vertically on the downswing.
It’s one of Rory’s signature power moves and clearly evident in Saso’s swing too.
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Yuka Saso at -1 at T4 here early on. Would be appointment viewing to watch this swing all weekend:
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I'm extremely excited to start my career at Cedarbrook Country Club as the PGA Director of Player Development! #newjob #pgaprofessional #pgagolf #growthegame #playerdevelopment
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. working on single leg box jumps with to develop lower body power.
JT is nearly airborne at impact in his swing, an example of a golfer who does a great job leveraging vertical force for 🚀.
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In case you hear that golfers shouldn’t lift weights or shouldn’t lift in-season, here was Adam Scott at TPI on Saturday (he also came in during the week).
Squats, pull-ups, military press to name a few (plus intense core/mobility work).
He’s T2 going into the weekend
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HOW a golfer pushes against the ground is just as important as HOW HARD.
Great drill from @barbellsnbirdie for emphasizing force with the lead leg. Down and away.
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Working on some lead leg drive feels using a 2 x 6
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As coaches we need to know what to teach, but also what to leave alone. Almost equally as important!
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Thank you for the fantastic Wedge Play Seminar this morning. It certainly was a treat to learn from the brilliant minds of Dr. Robert Neal and Layne Savoie, PGA. #PGA
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“When I started winning I noticed the other fellows practicing a bit more,they had to in order to stay with me, they might work 2 hours a day but I would work 8.”
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Golfers who cast the club often struggle to use their lower body productively in the swing.
If the lower body isn’t sequencing efficiently, the upper body may overcompensate and cause the golfer to throw the club from the top.
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The ball flight is the biggest indicator in whether you’re doing a good job with your swing change or not. Don’t worry so much about what it looks like visually. Leave that to your coach. Trust the ball flight. If the dispersion is consistently tighter, that’s all that matters.
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. putting in work this week with .
Of the thousands of exercises on our site, hip hinge and med ball throw variations are among the most popular. Easily scalable and highly effective.
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One of the most underrated aspects of making a swing change - especially when pain was present - is the mental fortitude required to do it.
Patrick Cantlay is one of the most mentally tough athletes we’ve worked with.
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Mookie has Rory-esque pelvis speeds.
Two different sports, but two equally impressive rotational athletes.
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Money move from Rory.
The ability to dynamically control the pelvis is one of the keys to a powerful and consistent swing.
(🎥: mikes3dlife, IG).
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If you don’t learn from a past experience, it’s a wasted opportunity #onward @ Murifield Village Golf Club instagram.com/p/CCjgBzZBxWY/
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"If you think lifting weights is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous."
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It is hard to substantially move the needle on clubhead speed and distance if you view and train golfers as though they are fragile.
Ironically, by avoiding stress in the gym, you will have a golfer that is less prepared to deal with stress on the course and in everyday life.
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What does a Super Bowl champion quarterback have in common with a major champion golfer?
They both transfer energy efficiently from the ground up.
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A coach’s primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people. – John Wooden
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Some golfers who struggle with early extension have the physical capabilities to avoid it, but still need to learn the correct pattern.
Dave Phillips shares three drills that a golfer can do at home that will help teach them to rotate w/o their hips thrusting towards the ball.
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A leader doesn’t doesn’t look to criticize, a leader accepts criticism and learns. A leader doesn’t look for praise, a leader offers praise. A leader doesn’t ask for trust, a leader earns your trust. We all have those who need us to love them and lead them. Be a leader
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Golf legend Ken Venturi speaking about Ben Hogan.
Part of a wonderful interview with Ken ,well worth a watch.
OUTWORK/OUTTHINK/INTIMIDATE youtu.be/CZPb77ImUB0
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Charley Hoffman demonstrating a simple drill , Kayleigh Franklin and taught him to find a neutral pelvic tilt.
Not only does a neutral posture help core stability, it can improve power transfer too.
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Proud member and
Proud to be on Top50 list of US instructors.
I travelled to watch other teachers on their lesson tee to learn what and how they teach and welcomed many onto my tee for the same reasons.
Watch a lesson before you judge the teacher.
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NEWS: Each of the 30 Major League Baseball teams will commit $1 million to ballpark employees who would not have been paid due to the coronavirus crisis causing the postponement of the baseball season until at least mid-May. Story filed to ESPN and coming soon.
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