Category Archives: The Golf Swing

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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Time To Play Some Golf!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

(Note: This is a pretty long posting, laying out my plans for next year.  Those who aren’t that interested in my plans can just watch the video where I sum up the gist of this blog posting with a voice-over.) … Continue reading →

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My Longest Drives…

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

My Smash Golf friends will remember Steve Pratt, who used to comment quite frequently over there.

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My Shorter Swing II (video)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

An update to my earlier posting about my shorter swing.  Here I’ve made a clip of three swings in slow motion – 8-iron, 5-iron and Driver.  Again, my back swing is shorter, but I’m retaining most of my power with … Continue reading →

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My Shorter Swing (video)

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

I made mention earlier this season about looking into shortening my swing.  This was for the purposes of accuracy and efficiency while playing golf. I have a very long back swing, as anyone who follows this blog would know already, … Continue reading →

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My Speed Stick At the Range

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

I took my new “speed stick” the range to see how it would work with a session hitting balls, and I was pleased with the initial results.

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Throwing Release Is Not “Casting”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

After years and years of hearing television pundits, teaching pros and Tour players talk about the evils of “casting” the club on the down swing, I think it’s time to differentiate between throwing the club properly on the release and … Continue reading →

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Swing Plane Pics

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

I shot some video for the MCS 2.0 a couple of days ago.  I probably have enough swing clips with which to make do, but as long as there’s good shooting weather, I’ll continue to gather video.  When the weather … Continue reading →

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“BT” Channels Mike Austin

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Just thought you all might want to take a look at an article that our “BT” co-wrote and demonstrated while wearing the Mike Austin special (a skeleton suit).

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Swing Tempo

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

1-2-3-Swing! Swing Tempo (proportion of difference between the back swing time and the down swing time) is apparently a big thing in golf mechanics.  I’ve heard something about this, once when Tiger Woods was dominating the PGA Tour, and I’ve … Continue reading →

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Investigating Wrist Cocking “Angle”

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

I wrote a post last week about what I thought contributed to my power production, where after never really thinking about it, I began to look at the wrist angle of the right hand (or bottom hand for a left-hander) … Continue reading →

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Iron Byron Doesn’t Lag (Update)

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

(Update: I have adjusted the pictures in the Iron Byron – MCS comparison to have the piston arm in the MCS indicated by a line through the 7th cervical instead of the left arm, as the hands are joined to … Continue reading →

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Wrist Cocking vs Lagging

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

I was answering an email from Nick today and had this particular in mind anyways about which to write, so I’ll recount partially our email conversation below with the issue of wrist cocking vs “lagging.”  This is also a good … Continue reading →

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Lefty Experiment – Swing Don’t Hit

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

I said last week I was going to try swinging left-handed to see if there is anything I might pick up to figure out how the average or struggling golfer might have difficulty with the golf swing.

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Swinging Left-Handed?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

I have been engaged in a vigorous discussion with a golf instructor Thomas Zacharias of the German-language Golf Intelligenz Blog regarding my “Forget About Lag” post. He was very put out with my assertion that focusing on lag is harmful.  … Continue reading →

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