Danny King » Equipment http://205.186.134.34/dannyking Breaking onto the PGA Tour - proudly sponsored by Wellington Financial LP Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:04:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Keep your Head Down ???? http://205.186.134.34/dannyking/2010/03/15/keep-your-head-down/ http://205.186.134.34/dannyking/2010/03/15/keep-your-head-down/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:43:17 +0000 Danny King http://www.wellingtonfund.com/dannyking/2010/03/15/keep-your-head-down/ 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.

       

  1. 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!  

  1.  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! 

  1. 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

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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!

DK

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Titleist 904s driver

Titleist 905 fairway wood 15 degree

Titleist 21 degree utility club

Titleist 670 irons

Vokey wedges 52, 56, 60

Scotty Cameron prototype putter

Pro v1 ball

Danny

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