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Mon, September 28, 2020 | 15:13

Emulate a baseball swing when swinging a club

Emulate a baseball swing when swinging a club

Taking your club back too straight along the target line, you will come down on too steep a plane. That pushes you to swing your club on an out-to-in path, inflicting pulls and slices on you. Also, you will dig deep divots pointing left of your target. The golf swing is a circle going around your body. To swing your club in a circle, you’d better copy a baseball swing. You wi...

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-05-10 16:35

Ex-PGA champion Yang eyeing return to US tour

Former PGA Championship winner Yang Yong-eun said Thursday he'd like to regain his full-time status on the PGA Tour in the near future. Yang, who famously held off then-world No. 1 Tiger Woods to capture the 2009 PGA Championship, lost his PGA privileges in 2014. He has spent the majority of the ensuing seasons in Europe and Asia, while appearing in U.S. events only occasiona...

2017-05-04 18:28

Three most essential ingredients of athletic golf swing

Three most essential ingredients of athletic golf swing

The golf swing comprises chained actions and reflexes. If you grip properly, chances are you will set up correctly. If you set up properly, you will swing back correctly. If you swing your club back properly, you will swing down correctly and hit your ball solidly. Still, to be a consistent player, you need to care for your tempo, balance and weight shift. Your tempo is the t...

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-05-03 17:19

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

The "senior swing" is a hyper-modern release paradigm that reduces shear force on your spine. It includes a lateral movement back and through the ball, which saves the lower back, plus a head rotation that mimics the hand arc to lessen strain on the neck. Annika Sorenstam, one of the greatest and most dominant women golfers in history, made the rotating head famous: Her head ...

2017-05-03 17:14

[IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME] Good striker, bad striker

[IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME] Good striker, bad striker

Below are pictures of Ryder Cup team member Boo Weekley, one of the better ball strikers on the PGA Tour, and an amateur who is not a good ball striker. There are several differences to note that are instructive. 1. Because Weekley, at left, started his downswing by transferring his weight to his left side, he simply continues the rotational process until the weight is on the...

2017-04-26 19:41

Adopt a less-complex single-plane swing

Adopt a less-complex single-plane swing

Once you’ve completed your backswing, keep your head steady to start your downswing as you count “two.” That allows you to start your downswing with your lower body, promoting good rhythm and tempo, plus balance. Importantly, that will put you in position to turn properly through your shot. Turn your shoulders as quickly as you can to whack your ball. As your arms and shoulde...

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-04-26 17:39

[IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME] Drawing a life in the sand

[IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME] Drawing a life in the sand

Despite what the photos might lead you to believe, this article isn’t about sand play. It’s about where you should start your divot for any iron. I chose to illustrate this lesson in a fairway bunker because it’s easy to see that I picked the ball cleanly off the surface, after which my clubhead continued down and forward, so the divot starts slightly ahead of where the front...

2017-04-19 19:11

How to increase your swing speed

How to increase your swing speed

To hit the ball farther, you need to stay clear of swinging harder. To send the ball farther, you need to swing your club faster. Don’t try to hit your ball harder. Don’t use brute strength. To speed up your club to the full, you need to keep your hands, arms and shoulders free from tension. Toward this end, you need to grip your club firmly with the last three fingers of you...

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-04-19 17:07

[IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME] Put your back into your swing

[IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME] Put your back into your swing

Counterintuitive as it may sound, in the upper body, the back moves the front. Researchers in the biomechanics lab at Penn State University studied muscle activity during the golf swing, primarily the left latissimus dorsi of the back (the lat), and the left pectoral major of the chest (the pec) for the right-handed player. The reverse is true for the left-hander. During the ...

2017-04-12 18:47

BBC golf commentator slammed for sexist remark

BBC golf commentator slammed for sexist remark

A BBC golf commentator was embroiled in controversy for making a sexist remark about Masters champion Sergio Garcia’s fiancee. Golf.com reported Tuesday that longtime BBC golf commentator Peter Alliss described Angela Akins, Garcia’s fiancee, as wearing “the shortest skirt on campus” during Sunday’s Masters telecast. The 86-year-old commentator didn’t stop there as he was hea...

Baek Byung-yeul | 2017-04-12 18:33

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