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Apr '13

The Practice Range: Weight shift and lag

By Swingpal.com staff

Learning to shift your weight aggressively to your lead foot during the downswing is something that a lot of higher-handicap players have trouble with.

And making that shift requires that you lead with your lower body, which will in turn help you create lag and power in your swing.

In this video segment, Swingpal instructor Dennis Sales has a great drill to help you feel what it’s like to properly accomplish these movements.

Try this drill when you practice and you’ll engrain a feel into your swing that will enable you to strike the ball much more solidly.

Take an online lesson with Dennis Sales.

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Apr '13

Tip of the Week: Escaping from waste areas

By Swingpal.com staff

Did you see Sergio Garcia climb that tree to hit that shot at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill? We do NOT recommend any golfer do that. Ever.

Yet, most average golfers do spend less time in the fairway than they do off the grid.

So we asked Swingpal instructor Tyrus York for tips on how to extract oneself from a variety of bad lies.

We started thinking back to some of those desert courses from early in the year, and asked York about playing from waste areas, and here’s what he had to say.

"A major difference between a waste area and a regular bunker is that you are allowed to ground the club at address, making this shot a little less intimidating than a bunker shot,” York said. “You want to be sure you make solid contact with the ball by hitting the ball before the club hits the ground.

“To do this, move the ball slightly back in your stance and position a little more weight on your front foot. As you swing, try keeping the majority of your weight on the front foot to encourage a steeper angle of attack that will hit the ball first then go into the ground."

Take an online lesson with Tyrus York.

 

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Apr '13

The Practice Range: Round out your swing

By Swingpal.com staff

Having a downswing that’s too steep leads to all sorts of misses in golf, including fat shots, thin shots and slices.

So what can you do to shallow out a downswing that’s too steep?

As Swingpal instructor Jim Williams explains in this video, you want to make your swing rounder, which will help shallow it out, and he has a great drill to help you do just that.

Try this drill the next time you have the chance to practice and also try to hit some shots with the ball above your feet.

If you do, you’ll feel what a shallower angle of attack feels like and improved ball-striking will be the result.

Take an online lesson with Jim Williams.

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