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Great Ball Striking – Brandt Snedeker Golf Swing Analysis
After winning the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February 2013, Brandt Snedeker moved to a career high of number four in the world (according to the official world golf ranking). But that’s not the only reason we are looking at his swing today. I think Snedekers swing is the perfect thing to model if…
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The 4 Learning Styles and How They Apply to Golf Instruction
According to David A. Kolb (an American educational theorist) there are four destinct learning styles. People tend to grasp new concepts and ideas best with one of these four learning styles (see also: Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development by David A. Kolb). If you know which of these styles fits…
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Good Old Times – Tiger Woods Swing Analysis (2001 Swing)
You can hear it time and again. People romanticising about the good old times of Tiger Woods. The times when Butch Harmon was his coach, the Tiger-Mania was at large and the man himself seemed unstoppable raking in one major after the other. Let’s take a look at his swing from 2001. Many people say…
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Speaking of Extraordinary – Jim Furyk Swing Analysis
Jim Furyk is known for two things: Playing well and having an unconventional golf swing. Some people even say that he’s playing well despite his unconventional looping golf swing. I think Jim Furyk is a great example that good golf isn’t about building the perfect swing but mainly about the ability and talent to get…
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Effective Shoulder Turn – Matt Kuchar Swing Analysis
Back in 1998 Matt Kuchar was finishing T-21 in the Masters and T-14 in the U.S. Open as an amateur. People where predicting a bright future for him. Up until today Matt incorporated a lot of changes into his swing which led him to win the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship 2013. Let’s take a…
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Stick Your Approach With the Knock Down Golf Shot
Sticking your approach – even with difficult pin positions: The knock down shot is usually the forst choice of the pros. To attack a tight pin with a regular pitch shot is usually a dangerous situation. Depending on the position of the pin, the condition of the green and the speed of the wind the…
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