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The Face to Path Relationship

July 17, 2017Steve Pratt

Most of us curve the ball unintentionally to much and too often.  And yet not enough of us can read ball flight and use it to diagnose our swing errors. The curve on a golf ball generally comes from the face to path relationship.  For this discussion we will assume center contact for all shots….

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Increase your ‘Cruising Speed’

July 13, 2017Steve Pratt

A lot of the better players, especially older golfers, that I coach understand quite clearly that more distance for the sake of accuracy won’t help their games. However, they are usually under the impression that you can’t have both.  What made Mike Austin unique was not the great distance that he could drive the ball,…

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The Mike Austin/Doc Edgerton Connection

July 10, 2017Steve Pratt

Harold ‘Doc’ Edgerton was a pioneer in the field of stroboscopic photography.  You might be familiar with some of his more famous works like ‘Bullet Through An Apple’ or Milk Drop Coronet: Through his capturing of high speed events like bullets and hummingbirds, Edgerton assisted our scientific knowledge of things.  Later on, he also helped…

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Hand Path and Parametric Acceleration

July 6, 2017Steve Pratt

In order to create easy speed, the release of the clubhead via the hands and forearms must be performed extremely efficiently. But there is much more at play than just activating the muscles of the wrists.  A good handle path will create forces that speed up the clubhead and slingshot the head of the club…

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What is This Thing Called ‘The Smash Factor’?

July 3, 2017Steve Pratt

Long before Trackman, the term Smash Factor was invented to show the superiority of the latest titanium faced drivers at the time. But what it is exactly? Simply, Smash Factor is a ratio of ball speed to clubhead speed on a golf shot.  The maximum, roughly, that can be attained is about a 3:2 ratio, or 1.50,…

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Inside Tim Burke’s Long Drive Swing

June 27, 2017Steve Pratt

Tim Burke was the 2013 World Long Drive Champion and still a major threat to win it all as he is #4 in the world rankings by Longdrivetour.com.  His finals record drive of 427 yards stood until it was eclipsed by Joe Miller in 2016. Burke is a former professional baseball player, stands at least 6’5″,…

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Brooks Koepka: The Swing and the Numbers

June 22, 2017Steve Pratt

While the Erin Hills setup did not put a lot of stress on the leaders, Brooks Koepka should get credit for putting on an enormous run on the back nine to pull away without any doubts who the best player was that week. I think the keys to his win were the relatively tame conditions around…

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Feel vs. Real: How to Practice Better

June 22, 2017Adrian Coz

You may have heard of the title phrase before, but do you understand how to use this to make your practice sessions better? Feel, a kinesthetic sense, or what some call proprioception, is more important in golf than in any other sport I’ve participated in. The reason is twofold:  one, the club is out of…

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What You Should be Thinking About on the Course?

May 29, 2017Steve Pratt

So I just finished a playing lesson with a female golfer who is what I would call an ‘experienced’ beginner.  She plays about once a week with her husband on a fairly difficult golf course. Afterwards, we sat and talked about her round.  One of my primary questions was “what were you thinking about on…

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7 Steps to A Better Angle of Attack

March 24, 2017Steve Pratt

While the average angle of attack with a driver on the PGA Tour has been slightly down since Trackman began measuring drives several years ago, the latest data indicates that this may be evolving. Trackman disciples have known that hitting up on a drive 5 degrees (or more) can set us up for a strong…

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