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Phil Mickelson Putting Drill

August 26th, 2010 · No Comments

This is a great video of Phil Mickelson doing one of his “6 foot” putting drills just before Medinah in 2006. Is your putting a problem? Try this and see how quickly it improves.

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Tags: Phil Mickelson · Putting

Jamie Sadlowski Long Drive Tip

August 20th, 2010 · No Comments

This is a fantastic video from the Golf Channel where long drive champion Jamie Sadlowski shares one of his secrets to building more clubhead speed and power. This is another keeper.

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Tags: Amazing Golf Shots · Downswing/Follow-through Drills · Driving · Jamie Sadlowski · Lessons and Drills · The Big Break · Tips

Padraig Harringon Shares Secret of Consistent Chipping

August 19th, 2010 · No Comments

This video is awesome!
Taken from a recent Wilson golf clinic, Harringon explains why so many amateurs have problems chipping the ball, and then shows how to fix the problem; by setting up with 90 to 95% of your weight on the left side (for right handed golfers). Unfortunately, he doesn’t run up to the ball [...]

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Tags: Chipping · Padraig Harrington · Videos

Jack Nicklaus Sinks Putt From Two States Away

August 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Ok, maybe it wasn’t technically that far, but the only thing that would make this 100 foot bomb even more impressive is if it were at Augusta

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Tags: Amazing Golf Shots · Jack Nicklaus · Putting · Videos

Split Your Grip for Longer, Straighter Shots

November 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Been working on a new drill today that I think will really pay benefits for what ever tiny golf is left this season as well as next year and beyond.
I call this drill the split hands grip, and it could not be simpler. Simply assume your normal golf grip and stance, as if you were [...]

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Tags: Backswing Drills · Downswing/Follow-through Drills · golf grip

Padraig Harrington is Happy Gilmore

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Ok, this has been out for a bit of time, but we love this so much, we had to mention it – the clip from the show Sports Science where Padraig Harrington hits ‘Happy Gilmore’ drive, aka hits a drive while running.

The coolest thing about this video is easily the part where they compare [...]

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Tags: Driving · Padraig Harrington · Swing Sequences

Are You Screwing Up Your Swing When You Start It

September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Few things in golf suck more than watching your shots cutting weakly to the right and not knowing what’s causing the problem.
Unfortunately, this accurately sums up my last few practice sessions. I went to the driving range feeling absolutely great, only to see that great feeling evaporate into frustration and the sound golf balls make [...]

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Tags: Backswing Drills · Progress · Videos

Shaking Hands With The Target Working Wonders

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been doing a lot of work lately with the shaking hands with the target drill I described a couple weeks ago, and so far, the results have been AMAZING
All summer long, I had been spraying the ball all over the place, and my slice was particularly bad. However, since I have been working on [...]

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Tags: Downswing/Follow-through Drills · Progress

Hitting Fades and Hooks

August 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Want to be able to hook and fade the ball? On purpose?
This great video from the Golf Channel will definitely get you started. Mark Lye goes over the fundamentals of both of these shots to get you carving the ball in no time.
How to Draw and Fade
Here is a breakdown of the video:
Hitting a Fade: [...]

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Tags: Draws and Fades · Videos

Brad Faxon on Putting Grip

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

This is one of my favorite golf videos, Brad Faxon , in an excerpt from the Golf Channel’s “Playing Lessons with the Pros”, talks about  the fundamentals of the putting grip.
Brad knows what he’s talking about. He lead the Tour in Putting Average in 1996, 1999, and 2000. In 2000, he also set the single-season [...]

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Tags: Brad Faxon · Putting