As I wrapped up my last day of family vacation at Beautiful Fripp Island, I couldn’t resist the urge to shoot some video. So I hired my daughter as my film crew (which cost me several virgin Pina Colata’s) and my wife even shot some behind the scenes footage of Guru TV. I included this really cool shot of me hitting the shot as she got me just after impact. This a great image that I think will help you hit more fairways. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to share with your friends and leave a comment below.
After finishing our first annual Putting School, I thought I would just give a recap and the feedback that we got from our participants. First of all I want to thank my coaching partner, Nancy Harvey for being such an outstanding counterpart. Nancy is such a great coach and I have so much fun doing schools with her. It was great to have so much time to cover all that we wanted to share and take our time so the students could digest it, experience the changes and put them together at the end with a little competition or some performance practice. It was extremely warm as the temps rose into the high 90’s with high humidity so to keep the student’s attention was a testament to how effective the info was. I look forward to doing the next one in a little less extreme heat for sure. The feedback was excellent and I have already received some great ways to improve the school and some very generous testimonials that I will share with you when I get them all together. During our 4 hours we discussed and implemented the following:
The putting improvement cycle : aim, clubface control, putter path, solid contact and distance control
How to achieve the correct putting grip and posture which drives the fundamentals
The importance of putter fitting and how an ill fit putter affects the ability to repeat the stroke. Special thanks to Coutour Golf. Check out www.coutourgolf.com
Pre – putt routine and how “linear and non-linear” putters should approach the ball
Aimpoint green reading basics
Various drills for short and long putts and how to develop a practice plan to implement them
We videoed the students before and then after to show change in set-up and stroke. They will receive the analysis with voice over through email for their v1 locker for future reference.
Nancy and I are already planning the next putting school and we have discussed how to make it even better. Look for the dates coming in a few weeks and plan on attending if you want to improve your putting and lower your scores. Thanks again for the 6 wonderful students that endured the heat, left a better putter and for all your excellent feedback after the school on how to improve it.
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******Make it a goal to take a putting lesson this year and get fit for a putter. You will thank me after but your golfing buddies wont!
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Second to the Masters, the “Open Championship” is my favorite majors to watch because of the history and also because of the different style golf that will be played. This year at Royal St. George’s you will see the top players in the world fight the elements. It will be windy and rainy and they will be faced with playing shots that stay under the wind. Only the most patient and creative of players will survive this unusual test. Here is an archive video that I did last year for the Open Championship. Enjoy!
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The body is the engine of the swing. After you train the hands and arms effectively then you can focus on your body pivot. In the past I have talked about matching components. Different pieces put together correctly that allow you to swing the club on the correct swing plane. You can’t get these mixed up or you will not hit the ball your best. Here are the different combinations that I prescribe for the best results:
Neutral Pivot (Option 1) – steeper shoulder plane, higher right hip, centered head position. I recommend coupling with a flatter hand/arm plane to balance out the swing.
Chad Campbell – Option 1
Positive Pivot (Option 2) – flatter shoulder plane, level hips, spine tilted away from target. Head moves a half of a head away from target. I recommend a more a more upright arm plane to match. Requires a bigger slide forward with the hips and hand drop from the top to balance out hsp.
Ryan Moore Option 2
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Ever since baseball has finished, my 10-year-old son, Nicklaus Palmer, has really taken to golf which makes me so proud as I think every golf pro wants their kids to enjoy the game. Nick has been tagging along with me to work the last couple of days and has been practicing very hard and having a great time. He was the camera man on my latest Guru TV video that you will see shortly and asked if he could do his own tip so I said, “sure Guru Jr.” This was the first and only take and I think he did a great job and makes a great swing considering it was my club and not his junior club. I hope you enjoy Nicklaus Palmers debut as I am a very proud father. We have played a lot of golf in the last month which has been very cool for the both of us. “Great job son, I love you and I hope you enjoy this great game for a lifetime.”
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I know that you saw the opening for the scoring zone school that I did with top 50 instructor, Todd Sones but you didn’t get to see what shots that we hit around the green. Here are a couple of shots that I will think will help you lower your scores. There will be more to come.
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As I wrapped up my last day of family vacation at Beautiful Fripp Island, I couldn’t resist the urge to shoot some video. So I hired my daughter as my film crew (which cost me several virgin Pina Colata’s) and my wife even shot some behind the scenes footage of Guru TV. I included this really cool shot of me hitting the shot as she got me just after impact. This a great image that I think will help you hit more fairways. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to share with your friends and leave a comment below.
The Golf Guru Show 