{"id":5722,"date":"2012-11-24T07:30:27","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T12:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buffalogolfer.com\/wordpress\/?p=5722"},"modified":"2012-11-24T08:40:07","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T13:40:07","slug":"swing-evolution-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buffalogolfer.com\/wordpress\/swing-evolution-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Swing Evolution, Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Tom Tucker teaches all aspects of the golf game at <strong>The Plum Creek Driving Range &amp; Practice Facility<\/strong> in Batavia. Tom may be found online at <a href=\"https:\/\/go.madmimi.com\/redirects\/1347451288-c667cabd5d7d52f01fa3faa4944519cd-1cb53c6?pa=220836120716292444\" target=\"_new\">http:\/\/www.TomTuckerGolf.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>As much as I like\u00a0<strong>Ernie Els<\/strong>, and dislike\u00a0<strong>Stevie Williams<\/strong>, it was hard to watch a<br \/>\nclass act like<strong>\u00a0Adam Scott<\/strong>\u00a0close out with four bogeys to lose the tournament. Full<br \/>\ncongratulations to Ernie, but I can&#8217;t help wonder what would have happened if Tiger&#8217;s<br \/>\napproach to number 6 had been one yard to the right.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There were quite a few interesting quotes by commentators, and another major rules gaffe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Feherty<\/strong>\u00a0had the best quote while they were dissecting Tigers &#8220;overzealous&#8221; pursuit<br \/>\nof another major. He mentioned this Zen quote: &#8220;Sometimes to catch a butterfly,<br \/>\nyou just have to let it land&#8221;.\u00a0 That&#8217;s food for thought.<\/p>\n<p>Points to\u00a0<strong>Paul Azinger<\/strong>\u00a0who said:\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Golf is a lifelong experiment&#8221;<\/strong>, which has a lot of<br \/>\ntruth in it when you consider that players we think are at the top of their game are nonetheless<br \/>\ngoing through swing changes fairly late in their careers &#8211; Tiger, Padraig Harrington, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Points deducted from\u00a0<strong>Paul Azinger<\/strong>\u00a0for not knowing the\u00a0<strong>Unplayable Lie Rule (Rule 28)<\/strong>.<br \/>\nHe incorrectly stated that Tiger could have taken relief outside the bunker at hole<br \/>\n6 if he declared an unplayable lie.\u00a0 As a professional commentator he has to know that<br \/>\nTiger had to keep his drop in the bunker if he declared the lie unplayable.\u00a0 No mulligan<br \/>\nthere, as a former playing professional he\u00a0<strong><em>has<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to know that rule inside out.\u00a0 Heck,<br \/>\nwhen I coached college golf, if any of my players didn&#8217;t know that rule they would have<br \/>\nbeen doing pushups until they fell flat on their face.<\/p>\n<p>Points to\u00a0<strong>Curtis Strange<\/strong>\u00a0who provided me with a thought for this week&#8217;s newsletter when<br \/>\nhe said:\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Great players fight missing it to the left&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0(he was referring to right handed<br \/>\nplayers although he didn&#8217;t say so).<\/p>\n<p>What Curtis was alluding to was that good players work to develop a stock swing<br \/>\nthat accounts for a\u00a0<strong>&#8220;one sided miss&#8221;<\/strong>. This means that they can they can look at a<br \/>\ntarget and essentially eliminate one side of the course or the other.<\/p>\n<p>With most of my good players that take regular lessons, we work on getting to the point<br \/>\nwhere they are consistently starting the ball in a direction to draw it back to the target line,<br \/>\nand not left of it.<\/p>\n<p>For a right handed player, this means that they can look down a fairway from the tee and<br \/>\neliminate the left side of the hole, tee to green. That&#8217;s a big advantage over someone<br \/>\nwho&#8217;s miss may be either left or right.<\/p>\n<p>I teach a draw first, then if the player decides that a fade best suits their game, we<br \/>\ndevelop that kind of swing. To be able to play a fade with effectiveness, one needs<br \/>\na very fast swing speed &#8211; so that&#8217;s always a consideration if the player is competing<br \/>\nor playing from tees at courses that are generally long.<\/p>\n<p>This winter I&#8217;ll be using the simulator to train my students to groove a swing that produces<br \/>\nthe correct amount of draw. That&#8217;s possible when information on vertical angle of<br \/>\nattack, swingpath, and clubface orientation is available.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>The Evolution Of A Full Swing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I generally teach the evolution of a full swing along this progression:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>\u00a0first and foremost, good fundamental ball striking swing habits are developed<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong>\u00a0fundamental swing shots are then aimed at the center of the target<br \/>\nuntil solid contact is being made about 75% of the time<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong>\u00a0during this phase, straight misses and misses that curve right to left<br \/>\n(draws or hooks) are generally acceptable, misses that curve left to right<br \/>\n(fades and slices) are not acceptable<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong>\u00a0training continues, to develop a consistent trajectory and draw curvature<br \/>\nwith a stock swing, and when the student can curve the ball consistently 75% of the<br \/>\ntime &#8211; with no fades or slices &#8211; the swing has evolved beyond the fundamental<br \/>\nswing level<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong>\u00a0the stock swing aimpoint then changes to allow for a gentle draw<br \/>\n(or fade if that&#8217;s the stock swing curvature), and training continues on other<br \/>\nnuances to reinforce trajectory and curvature<\/p>\n<p>It takes commitment and work to go beyond fundamentals, and maybe that&#8217;s what<br \/>\n<strong>Azinger<\/strong>\u00a0meant when he said that\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Golf is a lifelong experiment&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Training For A Consistent Initial Shot Direction<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you consistently play a draw or fade, here&#8217;s a tip you can use with a simple training aid<br \/>\nthat you can easily make yourself.<\/p>\n<p>One way you can train yourself to start your shots to one side or another is to<br \/>\nget an old golf shaft and a piece of pipe insulation or a swimming pool noodle ($1 at<br \/>\nthe dollar store). When you are at the range, stick the shaft vertically in the ground<br \/>\nabout 8 to 10 feet in front of you, in line with your target. Slip the pipe insulation or the<br \/>\nnoodle over the shaft, and make sure that for a draw, every shot starts to the right of<br \/>\nthe shaft.<\/p>\n<p>If you play a straight shot (can anyone do that?) you could set up two of these<br \/>\nlike mini goal posts and practice hitting straight shots between them, but personally<br \/>\nI favor the draw to insure a consistent\u00a0<strong>&#8220;one sided miss&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, if you miss you get feedback because you&#8217;ll hit the noodle. This will<br \/>\nreally help you get your shots started where you want them to go.\u00a0<strong>BTW, if you<br \/>\nhit the noodle more than you miss it and are bouncing range balls all over<br \/>\nthe place, take it down and keep working on your curvature without it until<br \/>\nyou become more consistent with your shot curvature.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Safety always comes first at the range.<\/p>\n<p>If the concept of a\u00a0<strong>&#8220;one sided miss&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0is new to you, try it on for size and watch<br \/>\nyour scores improve.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy, Tom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>BuffaloGolfer.Com Disclaimer:<\/strong>\u00a0Before undertaking any physical activity, please consult your physician to determine if the activity is appropriate and safe for you. 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