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Re: Hips-shoulder separation and back pain

  By: Tyler F on Aug. 5, 2020, 9:44 a.m.

Not a problem. I like tough questions. I've studied a lot and understand the complexity of some injuries/pain patterns. So I tend to shy away from blanket injury recommendations.

As far as the necessity. At the top of the swing, the average disass…

Re: Best iPhone for Swing Video

  By: Tyler F on Aug. 5, 2020, 9:32 a.m.

The iPhone hasn't really updated it's high speed camera in a number of generations. So any one of the models more recent than like the iPhone 5 will shoot 240 FPS at 1080. There are a host of different apps. I personally use Technique (by Hudl). But…

Re: Lost Art of Putting Book

  By: Tyler F on Aug. 5, 2020, 9:29 a.m.

I once had dinner with Stan Utley. He brought up a conversation he had with Brad Faxon about how neither of them every tried to make a putt. They were so involved with the process that all they tried to do was start a ball online with the speed they…

Re: Help My Wife - Iron Swing

  By: Tyler F on Aug. 5, 2020, 9:26 a.m.

Nick,
Tread lightly in coaching your spouse :)

That said, baseball/softball players have a few common struggles. One, they don't like to motorcycle. Two, they don't like side bend. Three, they like to overload radial deviation a the top.

With you…

Re: Hips-shoulder separation and back pain

  By: Tyler F on Aug. 1, 2020, 5:08 p.m.

Hi Max,

As you've seen, this movement does produce better geometry than a forward lunge. There are a two main categories of different things that might cause pain. Either the movement itself is stressing an area too much. Or an area is damaged and …

Re: Swing plane

  By: Tyler F on Aug. 1, 2020, 5 p.m.

Ron,

The club and shaft pretty much follow a planar movement from waist height to waist height. The idea of the wipe is more about moving the center of the swing forward. So the plane board your describing does not have the ball at the center of it…

Re: Shoulder blade motion

  By: Tyler F on Aug. 1, 2020, 4:40 p.m.

Yes, I can put something together. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll get something filmed in the next couple of weeks!

Re: How do I get a long/straight arm follow-through to the finish?

  By: Tyler F on Aug. 1, 2020, 4:26 p.m.

Yes, it's a common problem for some patterns. It almost always causes fat and thin shots as you describe. I usually work start with:
Lead foot low point, delivery and go, or push ball.
Or if my student is up for a challenge, I start with the single …

Re: Finesse wedge cast/flip the handle

  By: Tyler F on July 29, 2020, 12:35 p.m.

For most golfers, it's about 30-40 yards. After that distance, it becomes more of a distance wedge technique.

Tommy Fleetwood - bump discussion

  By: Tyler F on July 27, 2020, 8:41 a.m.

Hey Golfers,

I had a discussion going that I want to use some video to support. The forum is the best place for that. The discussion is about the Jackson 5 with the iron. (https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/jackson-5-drill1/) With the sh…

Re: Hello all

  By: Tyler F on July 27, 2020, 8:35 a.m.

Hi Jeff,

Welcome to the academy! Let us know if you have any specific questions. Or if you want guidance with your swing, please post to the "help my swing" section of the forum.

Happy Golfing,
Tyler

Re: Takeaway and foot slide

  By: Tyler F on July 26, 2020, 9:20 a.m.

Good suggestion, I'll give it some thought and add it to my list!

Re: Driver Help

  By: Tyler F on July 20, 2020, 10:04 a.m.

It looks like the club is still higher than the height of the golf ball at this point in the swing. Also, harder to see from this view, but looks like the hands could be ahead enough that you'll have a hard time creating a more positive launch angle…

Re: Lower Body / Upper Body Connection Drill Video(s)?

  By: Tyler F on July 20, 2020, 9:44 a.m.

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Re: Help for a Junior Getting Stuck

  By: Tyler F on July 17, 2020, 8:54 p.m.

One of the challenges with juniors is how much their swings can change. I once had a student shift his swing from a (-9) swing path to a (+12) after a 2-week vacation. He had no idea why it changed, but his swing was completely different. This extre…

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