Monthly Archives: February 2012

MCS HD Video (Update)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

I mentioned in January that I was going to re-shoot the MCS video in HD when the spring arrived, and this is still the plan.  As promised, everyone who has already purchased the MCS 2.0 download this winter will get … Continue reading →

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A Mike Austin Story (Smiley Jones)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Phil Reed recently played a round of golf with an old friend of Mike Austin’s, who goes by the name of Walter “Smiley” Jones. Smiley and Austin were friends for over 20 years before Mike passed away, and he had … Continue reading →

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Adam Scott’s Smooth Swing

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Adam Scott was once regarded as the “next one,” and is also known for having a swing that most resembles the one first swing type that Tiger Woods brought to the PGA Tour before his endless “changes” began. As a … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Thomson – Long Driver (Video)

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

I found a good clip of Jimmy Thomson hitting the driver with Bing Crosby looking on, and Bing’s comment about sums it up… “Pow!” You can see where Jimmy got his amazing club head speed through the ball where I’ve … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Thomson – Monster Driver

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I was delighted to receive an instructional book yesterday from a friend who sent it to me on loan. It’s a vintage (and by vintage, we’re talking published in 1940) magazine-type book (kind of the size of a Rolling Stone … Continue reading →

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MCS 2.0 Now Available! (Update)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

(Update: Thanks to everyone who has purchased the download!) The MCS 2.0 Video is now available for downloading.  The 2.0 expands on the Mechanically-Correct Swing concepts explained in the orginal Smash Golf MCS Video, with updated drills and exercises to … Continue reading →

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My Swing – B4 MCS

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

I have made a couple of clips from my pre-Austin golf research, namely from the September-October of 2007 time. Both clips are of a 5 iron swing in real-time and slo-mo, and you can see clearly who I was studying … Continue reading →

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Still Cruising at 125 mph

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

I almost forgot in my enthusiasm over Tony P’s progress with his MCS sessions to mention that I had brought my own clubs to the range on Wednesday. I hadn’t brought them to our first session because a) I’d never … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceleration, Long Drive, MCS 2.0, MCS Golf Swing, Swing Speed | Tagged , , , | 29 Comments

Tony P Gets 110mph – Driver

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

I had my second session with Tony P of Sportmask earlier today, and we had some great results once again to build on top of last week’s work. First thing, I had brought my Swing Speed Radar device to this … Continue reading →

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Back Swing – Loading the Scapula

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

There has been some discussion in the Payne Stewart posting regarding a part of the back swing of which some people may have been unaware. As I said myself in the comments section, the challenge in conveying something is at … Continue reading →

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BT’s “Austin Swing” Student

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

BT sent me a clip of one of his students.  BigToilet, as he goes by on this blog, is a golf instructor in So-Cal who is trying to spread the methodology of the mechanically-correct Mike Austin swing. For those who … Continue reading →

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A Lesson With Tony P

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

I got together with Tony P. today for a one-on-one swing session, and I must say that things went excellently. After making two swing videos and giving email coaching feedback, I wanted to move on the next stage of the … Continue reading →

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