Tyler F's posts

On this 9-3, there's still a good amount of early extension. So I'd start there. Figure out how to do a 9-3 without early extension. My recommendation is the monitor trail knee station while doing 9-3's. See the comments below that video.

As far as…

Great! I have a couple of different ideas depending on what shows up in the 9-3 or 10-2. If you really want to help me tease out if it's from effort or length of swing, then do a regular 9-3 as well as a 9-3 trying to hit it fairly far. That could b…

To me, it looks more like a release-driven early extension rather than a transition-driven early extension. Can you make solid contact on a 9-3 without early extending?
The way I would tackle this is by using an early extension barrier between yours…

I don't draw a lot of lines when I do an analysis, but occasionally I'll draw some.

Face on: I'll often draw the impact line from the face on.

Down the line: I'll often draw the shaft line at impact and then work backward. I'll also draw a head a…

I do think he's an interesting case study, so maybe I'll try to find some time to do a video on him. Even if it's on the shorter side.

He's got some steep arms in transition, so a lot of his body actions are shallowing movements to balance that out…

I think you mean this video I've attached?

Tiger is really good at exaggerating movements. Check out this bunker move he was practicing as well!

As far as your question, I would be really careful exaggerating the lumbar extension as long into the …

Hi Gene,

Thanks for the suggestion. We are doing a renovation of my studio at the club, hopefully, when that's complete it'll lend itself to less time-intensive analysis videos. I do think he has some interesting matchups, so it would be fun to an…

Hi Nick,

The numbers I've seen on Sam range from .5 to .4 degrees at impact from the intended start line. I'm not sure how accurate ex-put is, but you'd probably want to target less than 1 degree.

I haven't seen ex-putt make percentage data like y…

Hi Travis,

For only playing less than a year, I think you're off to a solid start. I think there are two places you could start refining your swing. Upper body stability, or the release. I'd start with whichever one sounded like more fun but over t…

Hi Edan,

If you're still trying to schedule, you can reach out directly at tyler@golfsmartacademy.com.

I'm limited in the number of non-member lessons I can do each day/month but I can usually accommodate requests.

I think one of the hardest things in golf is separating feel and real. You're not alone!

Here's your impact line. You are definitely not too far back, so staying back is probably a good thought for you. But if you were actually too far back, then t…

Hi Rob,

Toe hits come from the club moving away from the target line and increasing the distance the club is from the ball. The 3 main movement culprits are early extension, too much tilt/hang back, or bending your arms through impact.

To break yo…

The video does match your feels. It looks like what you feel as your body being quiet in your knockdown shot is actually less thrust and or slide (would need the face on to see that part).

It's a good lesson for you. You can try and incorporate th…

My student was asking a question about distance wedges, so I thought I'd share it here:

He asked:

"Hey Tyler I was hoping I could send you a swing video with a question:
I was experimenting with a “distance wedge” stance with my irons because I s…

Hey Nick,

My preference would be a trace that didn't change much during the stroke. To be fair, I haven't seen many traces. But I did hear early on that Brad Faxon had almost no pressure shift from his left heel during the stroke. That matches what…