Tyler F's posts

+Rasmus W Your assumptions are correct. Some golfers use that pattern to play a fade. Others aim their stance a little more closed and play a draw with a closed face. In either case, the ball forward can help with the launch, but in doing so, you ha…

+Bob W
I like the 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 breakdown. I usually say:
1st third = mechanics
2nd third = skills
3rd third = games (scoring and consequences)

I would mix up the third section so it's not always playing on the course...but overall, it sounds like …

+Lani H
I think there are more golfers than you realize who love to practice as well. It's one of my favorite parts of living the golfing life.

As far as the 1.5-hour warm-up. In general, I think that's a good idea to check all your boxes and make …

+Fred S Thanks for posting your swing. Would you mind if I did a quick video discussion for the site about your swing? If you agree, can you please post a face on swing?

In the meantime, let's look at the series of checkpoints.
Picture 1 (p2) - The…

+Sam K https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/grf-dr-mike-duffey/

This video shows an animation of the foot ground reaction forces. Just looking at pressure doesn't give a lot to go off of, but looking at the direction of the forces applied …

Here's a good article on some practice strategies. https://www.golf.com/instruction/2020/03/03/6-things-pro-golfers-practice-amateurs-never-do/?fbclid=IwAR3Hyxe3p6D6U5JNoEbddxxCR9BDsg3bca9DaJxTFUzqB3my-V18JSdOw

A couple of comments:

I highly agre…

Hi Ed,

Let's look at the pattern systematically. First, we want to decide, is the ball going right because of the face, path, or both. If we look at different locations in the swing (p1, p2, p4, p6) we can get a reasonable timeline for when the fa…

+Mark E
Here are three pro graphs you can look at. You'll see Elkington reaches his max earlier than Grant Waite or the other pro winner. I agree with your idea. In theory, loading the side bend later, you may have an easier time activating the hip …

+Dave S

Golf Smart Academy has some exciting plans to kick off 2020! We will be focusing on creating more great content and reorganizing our nearly 1,000 videos so that you can get to what you’re looking for in a faster and more efficient way.

As …

+Rasmus W Sorry about that! https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/visualizing-uneven-lies/

+Rasmus W
I'm thrilled to hear about your progress. Keep it up.

Hmm, here's a video I did on how to adjust the path for uneven lies. Let me know if it answers your questions?

https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/2016-wgfs-driver-vs-iron-…

+David M I can't say it's something I've studied intently. But it has come up a number of times in classes I've attended. The phrase that comes up the most is the "quiet eye". The quiet eye is a gaze in which the eyes hold a position and focus. But,…

+Ed O I appreciate the comment. I like to think I share some cutting edge understanding of the mechanics of the swing and how to train it. Glad you found something similar.

PS - I completely agree about the sentiments toward Butch. I have a deep a…

+Mark E The timing of the left side bend is blending throughout the backswing. You'll see the bigger difference in the pattern is usually in transition. In transition is the time I really look for the amount and timing of the left side bend. Here ar…

+Jules C I think we are in agreement on the teaching aspect of it. The drill that you described (finger on the sweet spot) I've used for many years as a drill to connect the motorcycle to the pivot. I like it so much I taught it in the level 2 coach…