After a battery of skill tests the European Juniors are making great progress! Wish our US Juniors had this work ethic!
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Golf Tip: Set-Up for Pitch Shots
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Jan 092009
For the pitching stroke we advocate a square to the target line alignment with the body. With the club out in front of you, adjust your left and right wrist so the left arm and club form a straight line and that the right forearm and shaft are also in alignment. This should align the left wrist so it is flat and right wrist so that it is bent.
Bend/flex the knees and bend from the waist and drop the club behind the ball assuring that the alignments established at setup are not disturbed.
The knee and waist bend would be the same for what you would apply with any other golf stroke. The weight distribution should be 65% on the target side and the head is centered in the middle of the stance. The ball position is centered, with the head over the top of the ball, or slightly back with the head in front of the ball.
Remember, in any set up the head always remains in the center of the feet. So if the ball is behind Center the head would be in front the ball and if ball is forward of center then the head would be behind the ball.
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Ben Hogan’s Golf Swing Words of Wisdom
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Oct 222008
A few years ago I ran across an old video of Ben Hogan showing some friends how he practiced. The film was taken at Seminole Golf Club – one of Hogan’s favorites – in the backyard of these friends.
As Hogan was getting set up he kept directing the person shooting the video to move the camera so that it would be in the right place – teaching pros that use video take note!
Once he was satisfied with the camera placement he started waggling the club but in slow motion. Once the waggle was done he started his backstroke – again in slow motion. Once he reached the top of the backstroke he started the downstroke – again in slow motion – all of the way into Impact, follow through, and finish.
One of the ladies present asked, “Benny, why are swinging so slow?”
Hogan replied, “At this pace I can control the golf club and everything in my swing. Whenever I’m working on something I always do it in slow motion. That way I can monitor what I’m doing.”
Ben Hogan was way ahead of his time when it came to game improvement and the majority of us would do better if we followed his example.
Here’s one of Hogan’s best quotes:
“Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.”
Chuck Evans is one of only 31 teachers worldwide designated to hold a “Doctorate in Golf Stroke Engineering.” He is executive director of instruction for the Medicus Golf Institute and has served as director of schools for the PGA Tour Golf Academy and the director of instruction for the United States Golf Institute. He can be reached at cevans@medicusgolfinstitute.com