The Real Secret of Golf

on October 19th, 2011 by admin

The Real Secret of Golf

 Most golfers eschew good, hard and correct practice and instead indulge themselves in the age old quest for the Holy Grail – the secret of golf.

People thought that Ben Hogan – revered as the greatest ball striker of all time – had a secret that explained his phenomenal striking ability. Much has been debated about this. Some claim that it was his cupped left wrist at the top that allowed Mr. Hogan to “release” his hands as hard as he wanted without hooking the ball.

Still others claim that it was his unusual hip action on his backswing that resembled a reverse pivot that allowed him to make a strong move into the ball on his downswing.

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How to find the right belly putter

on October 12th, 2011 by admin

To find your belly putter, you must do some measuring. The following instructions and the illustration will help you find the right length and lie.

1) First, align your eyes directly over the ball in a comfortable, relaxed stance.

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The Moment of Truth by Justin Tang

on September 28th, 2011 by admin

The Moment of Truth by Justin Tang

If one was to single out the most important portion of the golf swing, it would have to be impact. Impact is defined as section of the golf swing where the club meets the ball. Looking at the myriad of swings on the professional tours, only one section of ALL their swings look similar, the moment of truth – IMPACT.

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The Overswing – By Paul Tudor

on September 21st, 2011 by admin

Dear friends,

We will be launching a series of articles written by teaching pros on their thoughts about the swing.  The inaugurating article is written by Paul Tudor,  an Australian PGA Member teaching at Raffles Country Club.  I’m sure Paul needs no further introduction.

The Overswing

The overswing is a common fault of many amateur golfers. It leads to golfers experiencing all the undesirable outcomes such as slicing, pulling, topping and duffing.

Two of the main causes of golfers overswinging are:

Incorrect Body Shape and Over Rotation.

Read the pdf article:  Over Swing – Paul Tudor

Quantitative Performance of the new KBS C-Taper

on September 13th, 2011 by admin

We received the C-Taper late last week.  Immediately we prep them and had them on our fitting system.  Here’s what KBS says about the C-Taper.

Inspired from Tour player feedback, the KBS C-Taper shaft builds on the KBS Tour shaft design offering an innovative balance of performance and feel targeting aggressive players that have a rapid swing tempo and high shot trajectory. Designed to complement the KBS Tour shaft, the all-new KBS C-Taper design is specially modified through the taper and tip section to produce a lower trajectory and reduced ball spin without sacrificing the signature feel and distance gains players enjoy from KBS. Introduced in 2011, the KBS C-Taper shaft is already tour proven and trusted by several of the top Tour players in the world today. The KBS C-Taper shaft is offered standard in our signature Satin Brushed finish.

Well, that’s for the pros…. we are curious how is it for the everyday golfer like you and me.  So we had a golfer hit a couple of balls with KBS Tour 90 S (taper), KBS Tour 6.0 and the new KBS Tour C-Taper.  All with the same head (KZG Evolution II).  Here is the Trackman report.

For this golfer, it does lower spin and improve the distance a little but not the height.  But well, this may just show that everyone is unique.  We hope to get a golfer to do a qualitative comparison next week.  Stay tune.

Enjoy the read.

PGA Tour 2009 Putt Make Percentage

on September 6th, 2011 by admin

In Aug 2011 issue of SMASH!, we spoke briefly about Pelz’s study and why it is so important to get into 10 feet of the hole to increase your chance of 1 putting the hole. I’m crazy about numbers, and I’m sure some of you do :) Here’s a chart done up by Mark Sweeny (AimPoint Inventor) on putt make percentage on PGA tour. It is amazing that the best putters in the world barely make more than half of their 5 to 10 footers.   This shows even more why it is so so important that your wedges or irons get you to the scoring zone.

2009 Putt make percentages

 

Tour Professionals Trackman Averages

on September 5th, 2011 by admin

PGA & LPGA Tour Professionals’ Trackman Averages

We are often asked by golfers where to find these data (those charts on our fitting “wall”).  Here’s the charts.

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When is a golf club too long?

on September 4th, 2011 by admin

When is a golf club too long?  What is the correct length of a set of clubs?  Why would you want longer clubs?  Good questions!

Club length provides two things, club head speed and control.  If we started out with a person swinging a very short club and continued adding length in ½ inch increments, the person swinging the club would generate more and more clubhead speed.  Clubhead speed is one of the primary components in generating distance.  So, as we add club length, more distance is developed. Continue reading “When is a golf club too long?” »

SMASH! – How To Aim On Slope (08 Aug 2011)

on August 30th, 2011 by admin

The more we fit, the more doors open for learning.  The more we listen and watch the student, the more quickly we can put together an effective model for them to improve.  Recently David Edel shared with his students (and that’s us) on how to aim on slope. Cool idea and here’s how it goes: Continue reading “SMASH! – How To Aim On Slope (08 Aug 2011)” »

Wiz Golf : SMASH! – Maximising Distance

on August 30th, 2011 by admin

Everyone wants distance…. here’s how you can get it. Maximising distance.

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