Posted by Double Eagle in Short Game Tips -
Most conventional teaching has a player keeping the hands ahead of the ball at address to promote a crisp, descending blow. Unfortunately, many players try to do too much of a good thing and take that bit of advice way too far. I’ve even caught myself doing it.
It’s true - when addressing a chip shot, the hands should be ahead of the ball (closer to the target). But how much? I personally use the technique that [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in My Progress -
It always seems to get worse before it gets better. I already knew that, but it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
After last week’s video analysis, I started to work on improving my hip action. I have a tendency to slide laterally toward the target on the down swing, causing several problems. Unfortunately, this isn’t going to be one of those quick fixes that just clicks into place suddenly. It’s a long-standing problem of [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Glossary, Miscellaneous -
One of the great things about golf is that it allows skilled players to compete with not-so-skilled players on a level playing field, all through the wonderful handicap system. Through the miracle of mathematics, players enter scores into a computer and presto, they get a handicap index. Then, they turn that into strokes on the score card and everyone is happy.
Sounds simple, right? Not exactly. The USGA handicap system is extremely sophisticated and complex. If [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in My Progress -
It’s been an interesting week. My swing went south, so it seemed like the perfect time to do something I’ve been meaning to do. I broke out the video camera for some analysis. I’d like to share the video here, but my technology is a little outdated, making it difficult to get the videos uploaded in a usable form, so we’ll just talk about it until I work that issue out.
My main goals were to see how [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Instruction -
Changing your golf swing? Do it incrementally. Breaking down the swing into parts and isolating the movements will help you make the changes more quickly and effectively.
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