Tyler F's posts

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Re: Bladed wedge shot

  By: Tyler F on April 9, 2020, 7:16 p.m.

+Gregory K On any wedge shot, you want the club to strike the ground. A bladed shot is either hitting the ground before the ball or never hitting the ground. I'd probably start there. Often times it's because the golfer is either too much behind the…

Re: Short chips shots (one hand vs. two hands)

  By: Tyler F on April 9, 2020, 7:12 p.m.

+Gregory K
I hope this gives you a few ideas. Feel free to post your videos here if you want more specific technical guidance.

Re: Too Much Up and Down

  By: Tyler F on April 9, 2020, 11:23 a.m.

+Thomas B Here are a couple drills to help you work on your hip hinge/spine angle

https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/finding-your-hips/
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/posture-with-a-tail/

Re: Picking a Putter

  By: Tyler F on April 9, 2020, 10:10 a.m.

+Nick W I think that's a very solid list. In all cases, I build the stock tour swing on data, trends, and understanding. One criterion that I've always used is, "if someone has made a million dollars doing it, it should fit in the system." So I can'…

Re: Target Tempo

  By: Tyler F on April 9, 2020, 10:05 a.m.

+Nick W The research I've seen shows a 3:1 ratio (backswing to downswing) for the full swing and about 2:1 for wedge play. But I don't know what kind of standard deviation or range was observed. Averages without ranges can be dangerous to apply blin…

T Rex Unhinge in Slow Motion

  By: Tyler F on April 2, 2020, 11:46 a.m.

Mike asked for a slow-motion demonstration of this drill. I hope you get to see what you are looking for!

https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/t-rex-unhinging/

Re: Struggling with swing

  By: Tyler F on April 2, 2020, 11:44 a.m.

+Garrett F Let's try this. If you have the chance, do a 9-3 so we can see your release and compare it to your full swing. It will show us if you have the release ability to hit it solid without the early extension move :)

Re: Lock down drills..

  By: Tyler F on April 1, 2020, 10:51 a.m.

Hi Rasmus,

This lockdown is going to a challenge for us all. But if you've got a little set up then you are definitely ahead of the game.

I'll do a little video to help answer how I'd look at practice. But in general, I really like the way that yo…

Re: Analyzing Tour Pro Swings?

  By: Tyler F on April 1, 2020, 10:33 a.m.

+mattstraus1 I'll see if I can find some good video of him. If you find it yourself, please post a link here!

Re: Analyzing Tour Pro Swings?

  By: Tyler F on April 1, 2020, 10:32 a.m.

+Mark E Thanks for the suggestions. I actually reached out to Charles and he sent me a few current swings and gave me full permission to share my experiences with him. I had resisted doing an evaluation on him previously, but he was one of the leadi…

Trail arm width with a band

  By: Tyler F on March 27, 2020, 2:10 p.m.

If you're too arms in the backswing and your arms bend a lot, try this drill to help reinforce width in the backswing. Width is a sign that you're loading your glutes and core!

Practicing the Merry Go Round at home

  By: Tyler F on March 26, 2020, 12:33 p.m.

Here's a little video clarifying a couple keys for when you are practicing the famous MGR drill while on quarantine.

Re: Analyzing Tour Pro Swings?

  By: Tyler F on March 25, 2020, 3:16 p.m.

+Greg B One of my favorite golfers and swings. If I can find good enough video, I'll definitely do one on him.

Re: Analyzing Tour Pro Swings?

  By: Tyler F on March 25, 2020, 3:13 p.m.

+Bob R I did one on Kuchar a ways back - if you have a specific area you'd like me to focus on. Please let me know...
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/swing-analysis-matt-kuchar/?list=swing-analysis-videos%2C6

Re: Analyzing Tour Pro Swings?

  By: Tyler F on March 25, 2020, 3:10 p.m.

+David H I did this one on Tommy Fleetwood a ways back. But there was another suggestion to do an analysis on his transition. Here's the old one. https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/swing-analysis-tommy-fleetwood/?list=swing-analysis-video…

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