Tyler F's posts

https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/find-coach/

It looks like our closest coach is in Naples, but there are a couple of other options in West Palm Beach. Hopefully in the future we'll get someone in Tampa proper!

Good luck,
Tyler

As a new golfer, I recommend the "Build My Stock Swing" course as a good starting off point. As a new golfer, you have a handful of things to work on and which will be more enjoyable depends a lot on your background and awareness. https://www.golfsm…

Based on the down the line video, it looks like the pull portion of the pull hook is the biggest issue. If we look at the path check points halfway down and into the follow through we can get more information. The club face isn't overly closed in ei…

Hi Dave,

Do you have a video, preferably face on of the swing? I'm guessing that the hips aren't leading enough or long enough. But it would be easier to tell with a video to accompany what the wrists are doing.

Happy Golfing,
Tyler

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the kind words. I'm not a huge fan of actively lowering, it's way too easy to overdo or do it too long. Here's a video I did on the topic.

https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/down-too-long/

Happy Golfing,
Tyler

Hi Tony,

It's definitely something you can play around with. In general, I don't see as much benefit of flaring the trail foot out as much as the lead foot. I typically find that golfers who have a restricted backswing are either lacking in extens…

The practice swings help with the discussion. The real swing, I would have said it looks like the early extension is helping you pull with your lead shoulder. The shoulders look like they want to get really open and the early extension could be a wa…

Hi Zach,

I know I saw what about bob, but I'd probably have to rewatch it to catch the reference. Sorry :D

The range swing did look really good. One thing that jumps out to me with the on course vs the range (especially the on course driver) is t…

Glad you figured it out. It's really just semantics, but generally, the body pivot refers to the movement of the body. The angles the body moves on. The timing of it's motions and activations. The stiffness or fluidity of it. All different component…

Hi Dave,

I'll have to play around with the casting parameter. When they and I initially discussed it, they said that it was not purely a measure of ulnar deviation. But I can play around with it and try to investigate it further. Do you have a fac…

Hi Larry,

I'm glad you have a good mantra for your full swing that triggers a good rhythm and low point. The trick for short putts is that it's mostly about geometry, more so than tempo/rhythm. Most pros practice with highly specific feedback to w…

Hi Stan,

When I think of a consistent swing, I think of a swing with a good flat spot and club face control. I think your overall arm structure is pretty good, but your body isn't very rotated at impact. That can make the bottom of the swing have l…

Hi Dave,

1) With most swing questions a video of your swing is usually helpful. Most of us aren't great at describing a movement accurately. So, for example, you said, "I find it difficult to sequence getting my knees to come together." There are m…

Hi Gabriel,

Glad you were able to figure it out. As a little layer of detail, the shank is RARELY caused by a pure swing direction issue. Many golfers have really high numbers for their path (either hook or slice) but rarely slice it. The bigger i…

Hey Zach,

I agree, overall it's looking pretty solid. There are always little things that can be cleaned up/improved upon. So I'd usually factor in what miss I'm trying to fix (still battling hooks, start line or curve issues, contact issues, traje…