Category Archives: Smash Golf Archive

Smash Golf Archive – Transferred (Updated)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

I’ve just started finally managed to transfer my Smash Golf blog postings over to this site.  There are 200 posts to go through and I’ll likely transfer most of them for posterity’s sake, but it will take a while as … Continue reading →

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Time To Enjoy the Swing Again

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

I was watching some old video from my Smash Golf video folder, and I was struck by something while watching footage from a day early in the autumn of 2009, when I had a swing that wasn’t anywhere near what … Continue reading →

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Jack Nicklaus & The Modern Swing

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog Jack Nicklaus has some thoughts about the “modern” golf swing. Briefly, he doesn’t think too highly of it.

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J.B. Holmes’ Heel Spin

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog J.B. Holmes has developed a nifty way to fool kinesiology and maximize his power while avoiding (for now) injury to his lower left leg/ankle.

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Domenic Mazza vs Mike Austin

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog There is a Golf Digest online article on Domenic Mazza. It shows Dom’s swing sequence in photo slides that I found interesting. In his swing, I was able to get a great impact … Continue reading →

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Domenic Mazza Drives It 400 Yards

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog Take a look at the long drive technique of 16 year old Domenic Mazza in last year’s Remax World Long Drive championships. We’ve been having some discussion on the blog in the last … Continue reading →

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The Man With the Perfect Golf Swing

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog This is the funny thing about golf. The industry has somehow managed to convince millions upon millions of people that there’s no such thing as a perfect golf swing. Only great players with … Continue reading →

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Rober Garrigus Bombs It

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog I was able to find a not-so-great quality video clip of Robert Garrigus hitting driver down the line, but it has the Minolta Swing Vision slo-mo action capture, which gives you a really … Continue reading →

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Mike Austin Hits Some Balls (video)

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog One of the Smash Golf commenters posted a link of this video of Mike Austin hitting balls, and if anyone doesn’t have the GIMI video, you’ll see stuff you haven’t seen before. Nice … Continue reading →

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The “Stomp” Concept

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog I made reference over a year ago on my blog to a “left foot stomp” in the mechanics of what is now the “MCS” or mechanically-correct golf swing that I developed studying Mike … Continue reading →

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Bobby Jones’ Classic Action

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

(Originally Posted August 14th, 2009 – Updated) Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog Bobby Jones had one of the purest “classic swing” motions of all time. He didn’t try to muscle the ball, his swing action was pure leverage … Continue reading →

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The “Clearing the Hips” Myth

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog (Originally posted July 22, 2009 – Updated) There is a misconception about the whole “Clearing the Hips” thing in golf. Apparently, you only have to think about it to do it. Wrong. You … Continue reading →

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Colin Montgomerie’s Spine Tilt

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog Take a look at one of the straightest drivers never to have won a major. If you watched golf in the late ’90′s, you’ll remember Colin Montgomerie’s run of 7 consecutive Order of … Continue reading →

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Sam Snead Pivots & Throws

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog Sam Snead was completely self-taught and possessed perhaps the best swing in terms of mechanical correctness and technical components in the history of the PGA Tour.

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Leveraging the Hammer Throw

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog Here’s a good mechanical visual to use when unsure if you’re using your body correctly to leverage your MCS golf swing – the Hammer Throw action.

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The Step & Drop Drill

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog Here’s a drill for those still having issues grasping the difference between “Turn vs Tilt” on the spine and hip action of Mike Austin swing. It’s a pretty basic but (I think) effective … Continue reading →

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