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Entries from August 2007

Golf rules - Finding the nearest point of relief

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

If your golf ball lands on the wrong putting green, or near an immovable obstruction that interferes with your golf swing, or on an abnormal ground condition, you can move your golf ball to the nearest point of relief without penalty. What does that mean?
1. The ball may be moved “No” nearer to the hole
2. […]

Tags: Video (Rules - Etiquette)

Relax and eliminate tension to increase your distance.

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

In order to get more clubhead speed, you need to get rid of tension and relax throughout the swing. Gripping hard and swinging hard isn’t nearly as productive as relaxing, being fluid and smooth.
Taking It To The Next Level In Golf is ability-specific instruction designed to get you to the next level. Roger Gunn, […]

Tags: Video (driver)

Tilting your spine like the Eiffel Tower - Roger Gunn PGA Pro

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

In order to have a better chance at hitting the golf ball correctly whenever the golf ball is on uneven ground and one of your feet is higher than the other, you want to change your spine angle to more closely match the angle of the ground so that your swing path more closely matches […]

Tags: Video (uneven lies - uphill, downhill, sidehill)

Pitch Shot - Swing Variations - Hitting and Swinging

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

There are a few different ways to hit a pitch shot and this golf instruction video explains two of them. One version uses more arms and shoulders leaving out the wrist hinging (Hitting) and the other allows the wrists to hinge (Swinging). A hitting pitch shot will have a better chance of […]

Tags: Video (pitching, lob - flop shots)

Making 10 foot Birdy Putts and Par Putts

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

The biggest source of success is tracking your progress so that you can measure your results and focus on areas that need work. This putting drill has a point system to help you determine your success so that you can improve more quickly than just putting randomly around the green.
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Tags: Video (putting)

Developing your swing with David Leadbetter

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

David explains how to get the feel for the correct golf swing by using repititious mini swings with the arms and then adding some body movement. Do it correctly many times and it will groove your swing to make it happen naturally without having to think about it at the golf course.
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Tags: Video (weight transfer, body rotation, arm movement)