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Keep your Head Down ????

Danny King — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:43:17 +0000

Keep your head down? True or false

Answer: FALSE

Changing our golf swings sometimes is an on going process, we have to commit valuable time to improve, and constantly refine. Every spring we set our sights on breaking 100 or 80 for the first time, working on changing our path of the club, grip, posture, ball position and the list goes on.

Unfortunately we all don’t have those winter getaways to work on our games, therefore the position of the club head and marriage of the hands tend to be weak or flippy at impact either because of lack of feel or poor marriage of the hands to start the swing. Start developing a simple routine every spring that will ensure more distance, better ball flight and consistent results.

I would like to reinforce that that vertical movement of the head before impact will result in inconsistent results; but lateral movement of the head towards the entended target will improve impact!

Drill

We all were taught that the head must be stationary and may never move,” keep your eyes on the ball”. I want to change the way you practice

The beautiful thing about this drill is that it doesn’t require a ball , feeling the correct movement of the head in relation to the hands and body moving through the impact position will produce more consistent results.

Position yourself in a correct starting position (in front of a mirror or a reflection of a window) with a club , start to initiate the movement of the lower body, noticing that your head and torso are moving towards the intended target , not restricting the head from moving forward or keeping it down

Result
Looking in a mirror you will notice that the hips and shoulders are becoming more parallel to the ground with more weight moving to your forward foot as a result of your head movement; you’ve just improved the impact position , more distance! . So many players fall into the trap of staying on the back foot as a result of the head!

Continue to move the head and eyes following the thumb on your right hand , with the club exiting parallel to the ground with the body in a balanced finishing position.

Result

The ability to maintain the relationship of the triangle at address assuming the marriage of the hands was position correctly. Noticing that the relationship of the hands has not been changed or the club head has not flipped over!

After performing this motion several times, assume the starting position and introduce some club head speed without taking a backswing moving the club to a full balanced finish.

Result As a result you will be creating better impact positions leading to increased distance, direction, trajectories and consistency.

As golfers we don’t have to practice endless hours, become aware of what controls the clubface at impact, performing some dynamic drills without a ball while attaching it to a target and will prove to be beneficial

Two great examples of this motion would be Annika Sorenstam and Robert Allenby

Check it out!!

Cheers

Danny King

Bermuda Blues

Danny King — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:41:14 +0000

An early departure from Bermuda left me feeling a bit blue! After battling winds gusting 25 and rain for the last 6 holes Thursday I felt very good about my play, my ball striking was average considering I hadn’t played in several weeks and my head space was good. Commencing the final four holes of the day were the most difficult, the famous redesigned 16th hole was playing 205 with winds off the ocean and rain made it play upwards of 230 yards . I always think George Knudson hitting 7 irons into the ocean and watching the ball fall on the green; after making par I hit my tee shot into the water on the par 5 17th and made a good par unnoticed bye my scorer.

After an exhausting first round looking like I just stepped out of a shower for 45 minutes with my clothes on , I proceeded to sign for a 4 on the 17th and proceeded to take my rain soaked attire off outside the scoring area!!!! I know for certain that next time I might be sitting in my briefs at the scoring table to avoid the early exit to a championship that I really wanted to win !!!

Upwards on onwards off later this week to help one of Magna’s most liked members to prepare for his Augusta debut!!

Cheers

Excited about new “Swing”

Danny King — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:06:32 +0000

I believe that Einstein stated that the definition of insanity was to repeated actions or thoughts that constantly produced bad results! Qualifying school is a process of learning about your strengths and weaknesses; ether giving in to the system or moving ahead making your strengths stronger and sharpen the weaknesses. As an instructor of the game and a passion to play at the highest level I had to increase my level of play both mechanically and physically. In doing so I made a passionate effort to raise my game and my knowledge base to a higher level, with the tutelage of one of Canada most up in coming instructors Sean Foley and the strength coach Dr. Craig Davies. I have developed a system that will allow me to compete at the PGA Tour level in future. The development of a “Single Axis” motion in my swing and my teaching philosophy has been confirmed with some tournament wins and another course record, I’m very excited and look forward to an incredible 2008!

Ontario PGA Match Play Championship

Amy Olah — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:43:48 +0000

This is from an Ontario PGA release:

(Pickering, Ont., August 31, 2007) - The 2007 Ontario PGA Match Play Championship is set to take place on September 13^th at Beacon Hall Golf Club. Danny King, Andy Holborn, John Rushnell and Ryan Davis represent the final four players to earn births into the match play semi finals.

King, who recently finished in 22^nd spot at the Jane Rogers Championship on the Canadian Tour, took down 2006 Champion Scott Bogel 4 & 3 at Beacon Hall earlier this month.

“We were all square through 7-holes and then he won four in a row,” said Bogle “Any time your playing against someone like Danny and you’re down 4 it’s hard to come back.”

King, representing the North Central bracket, will now face Andy Holborn who will be representing the South Central bracket in the first semi-final match of the day.

“Andy’s strength is his driver, but my game plan won’t change much in terms of preparing,” said King. “My plan is to keep the ball in play and hit a lot of greens, hopefully that will get me to the final.”

John Rushnell, who knocked out 2006 Match Play runner up Luke McKenzie, faces Ryan Davis in the second semi-final match. The winner of that match will take on the winner of the King vs. Holborn match.

The Golf Buddy Match Play Championship presented by LastMinuteGolfer begins with the morning matches at 8:00 AM while the afternoon matches begin at 1:00PM. A midday update will be provided from Beacon Hall on Thursday September 13^th.

Ontario PGA Titleist Cup

Amy Olah — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:49:11 +0000

This is from an Ontario PGA release:

(Pickering, Ont., August 30, 2007) – The 2007 Ontario PGA Titleist Cup Team has been confirmed and this year’s team has some familiar faces looking to bring the cup back to Ontario. The Quebec PGA Titleist Cup team has dominated Ontario in the Ryder Cup style tournament every year since 1994 excluding a tie in 2003 between the two teams.

“This year we have a strong team made up of savvy veterans with strong playing backgrounds,” said team Captain Kevin Corriveau. “We are confident that this team will contend for the cup at Essex.”

The Titleist Cup or Ontario/Quebec Matches have been played consecutively since 1977. Prior to 1977 the matches were played intermittenly from 1961 until the mid 1970’s. In total the Quebec PGA has won the matches 20 times while the Ontario PGA has won it ten times.

The Titleist Cup as it became known in 1987 however wasn’t always dominated by Quebec. When the matches were rejuvenated in 1977, by then Ontario PGA tournament Capitan Ken Fulton, Ontario won the first eight of eleven matches. The most successful Captain to date for Ontario is Mike Silver, the Head Professional at Highland Country Club in London, who lead the team to victory five times from 1983 – 1987.

The Ontario PGA will be looking to get some of the magic back that they had in the 1980’s and this might be the team to do it. The following is the list of team members who will be competing on the 2007 Ontario PGA Titleist Cup team.

Jerry Anderson – Senior Division

David Banks – Associate DivisionDave Bell – Senior Division

Dan Greenwood – Head Professional Division

Gar Hamilton – Head Professional Division

Brian Hutton – Head Professional Division

Tom Jackson – Head Professional Division

Mark Kappes – Head Professional Division

Danny King – Head Professional Division

Reggie Millage – Apprentice Division

Bruce Rogerson – Head Professional Division

Ken Tarling – Head Professional Division

The matches begin on October 4^th with October 3^rd reserved for practice rounds for the competitors. Day 1 will consist of 6 four-ball morning matches with 6 points available and the afternoon will include 6 foursome matches (select drive alternate shot) with 6 points available. Day 2 of the Titleist Cup Matches will include 12 singles matches with a total of 24 points available. Tied matches will remain tied with ½ point awarded to each team. First team with 12 ½ points will win cup. Quebec needs 12 points to retain cup for 2007.

A full tournament preview will be sent on September 28, 2007.

Danny wins Ontario PGA Head Professional Championship

Mark McQueen — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:37:47 +0000

Danny King Wins Titleist & FootJoy Head Professional
Championship presented by G & G Golf

(Peterborough, Ont., August 21, 2007) – Danny King endured the pressure applied by his playing competitor Jerry Anderson to claim the second annual Ontario PGA Head Professional Championship at Peterborough Golf & Country Club. King and Anderson put on a show for the spectators at the classic Stanley Thompson golf course en route to matching 65’s.

“It really didn’t matter what Jerry did today, I was just trying to focus on beating the course,” said King. “Overall I had a good committed ball striking day and I am honoured to have my name on the Al Balding Memorial Trophy.”

Anderson, who recently won the Ontario PGA Seniors’ Championship, played a solid round today but in the end came up 1 stroke short.”I thought it went pretty well today actually,” said Anderson. “I put a fair amount of heat on the Kingman and I wanted to make sure he earned it.”

King now heads into this week’s Canadian Tour event on a sponsor’s invite feeling confident about his game. The Jane Rogers Memorial Championship takes place at Mississauga’s Lakeview Golf Course and should set up similar to Peterborough.

Ingersoll Spring Championship

Danny King — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:08:13 +0000

Temperatures below 10 degrees, winds gusting up to 40km made for a very difficult day to score. Having to reduce a seven stroke margin and knowing that five under par for a two day total could have a chance to win the title.

Hitting eighteen greens with five birdies and one bogie alowed me to post a round that would almost allow me to win the ever-so-elusive Spring Championship. After a grueling day and a two hour wait, I found out that four under par would be in a playoff.

After a six hole playoff, we were awarded the second place cheque for the second week in a row.

Onwards and upwards, chin up!

Victory at Pro/Pro Championship

administrator — Tue, 15 May 2007 15:40:41 +0000

Press release from the Ontario PGA:

(Georgetown, Ont. May 14, 2007) – The team of Tom Jackson and Danny King shot 65 to claim the 2007 Golf Supply House Pro / Pro Championship today at scenic North Halton Golf & Curling Club in Georgetown. The Jackson & King tandem have partnered in this event once before finishing in 6th place last year at Caledon Country Club.

“The course was in spectacular shape today and the greens were very receptive” said Tom Jackson the General Manager at Oslerbrook Golf & Country Club.

King, playing in his first PGA sanctioned event since claiming the 2006 Canadian PGA CPC, showed little signs of rust adding the GSH Pro / Pro to his growing list of Ontario PGA trophies. That list includes 2 Ontario PGA Championship titles, 3 Ontario PGA Assistants’ victories and 2 Ontario PGA Summer Championship triumphs.

“It was great to win this event with Tom, we played well last year but came up a little short, It was a great day today,” added King, Director of Instruction at Magna Golf Club in Aurora.

There was a log jam for second place with Ken Tarling / John White, Fraser McIntyre / Brian Hutton and Wayne Middaugh / Greg Ugolini all posting 67 in the 2-man better-ball competition.

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Danny blogs from Florida CPGA tourney 1st round

Amy Olah — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:49:47 +0000

“We started at 8:00 am in a cool 60 degree windy opening hole. I hit 16 greens with 2 birdies and a eagle on a par 4, wedged in from 120 yards. Solid 70 on the day. I’m looking forward to catching the leaders at 6 under par. You can follow the event at www.CPGA.com. Thanks to the Wellington team for their support!”

Danny King
Defending Champion
Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA
Club Professional Championship
PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, FL
November 20-22, 2006