Tyler F's posts

The 6-8 inch low point isn't necessarily a bad thing. Justin Thomas can be around 7. More common with golfers who fade the ball. But, if you wanted to clean up the low launch and move the low point backward, it looks like you could use more ulnar de…

Glad to hear the backswing is working. If it feels odd, trust the video over the feels :)

As far as the arms on the way through, I think you could benefit from trying to get more body and less active arms through impact. I agree that it doesn't loo…

+Mark E It does look like there isn't much arm rotation, so the trail hand is on top, maybe a bit too much. You'll want that lead elbow pointing more out instead of down at the ground. Try the "turn and grab" drill. Don't worry so much about the ce…

+James B It's tricky to identify specific muscles, but I do like players who lack connection benefit from feeling a little tension on the inside of the armpit. It could be pec, it could be lat. But if the arms are too disconnected, then often the pa…

+Tyler F
It would be easier to see from the face on view, but this golfer appears to be lunging forward with his upper body in transition. That creates the steep pattern that needs the extra shallow late. In his case, it also moves slightly closer t…

+Ian F I think you're in the right area. It looks like the club does get closed to the path. You'd want a little less stall flip down through impact. Getting steep in transition can contribute, so it's not a crazy idea to work their either.

I'd tr…

+John C Do you have a video of one of these students? It would be helpful to see exactly what you mean.

In general, a golfer who is shallow early will be steep late and a golfer who is steep early will be shallow late. So if I saw late swallowing,…

+James B Good question. I haven't seen any EMG studies, but I'd advocate feeling the lats, traps, rhomboids, posterior delt and other scap muscles control the putting stroke. The obliques can help, but you have to be careful not to use them in a way…

+Rgailun1113 . Here are a couple to get you started:
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/shoulder-blade-shallowing/
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/sternum-bicep-forearm-arm-shallow-angle/
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-in…

+Mark E Hey Mark, The movement of the scapula is a little tricky. It's currently nearly impossible to measure, so we have to rely on our observations and intuition. What I like to see is:

Lead: backswing, slight protraction/rotation, Downswing, mor…

+Mark E Hey Mark, sorry I missed this one in May. The timing of the lead knee reaching max bend is during transition of the downswing. Here's a graph of Grant Waite and the timing of when the green line peaks. Yes, early straightening of the leg can…

+E B Youtube does the closed captioning for us, unfortunately, Vimeo doesn’t. We're a small company, but we are always trying to provide a better experience. If the ability to simply add closed captioning changes in the future, we'd be happy to add …

+Nick W Interesting story. I hadn't heard it before, but it does make some sense to me. But as you said, probably not the overall healthiest way to get 10 more yards ;)

+Ed C I think your question helps illuminate the answer some. I don't know that we have a clear answer. Golf has always been tricky that way. Many different body types meet the requirements. It's not like football where you won't see a tiny lineman …

+Sam K Too much side bend/extension. Not enough abs/core in the early downswing. You could look at the "beat the drum" drill. https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/beat-the-drum/