understanding your natural golf swing
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Discover Your Natural Golf Swing
Brad Pluth, PGA Director of Instruction 952/401-GOLF (4653)[email protected] and GolfAchievement.comV14.4
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We’ll refine these as we go along.Find Your Perfect Swing
You don’t choose your swing, your swing chooses you! Now, with a simple and easy set of tests, you can discover your most dynamic, consistent and efficient golf swing. In this session you will learn: 1. How to best set up your body, arms and hands.2. How your body, arms and hands track to the top of
the backswing.3. How your body, arms and hands work best to slot the
club in the downswing and through impact.4. Exercises and games to reinforce your natural
biomechanical golf swing.5. Exercises to strengthen your dominant power
dimension. And more…
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Todays Goals No more than two in 30-minutes, three in an hour lesson
1.2.3.
“Those who know how precise it can
be, know how precise it needs to
be.” ~Homer Kelley
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These Slides are designed to help you develop your natural and most
consistent set-upOur ground up approach• Posture– Athletic Set-Up- fingertips to the top of
the knees
• Height vs. Width- rotational vs. lateral swing styles
• Pivot Point Assessment- where you balance from
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Stance Width
• Using a medicine ball and hold with you’re your elbows and arms and rotate back. Take your golf stance with the new power angles and measure stance width.
• My stance width should be __” apart
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Athletic Set-Up/Golf Posture
• Standing tall, tilt from the hips until your fingers touch the top of your knees.
• Bow from the hips so your belt buckle feels like it points at the ball, bend your knees until you can touch the top of your kneecaps.
Too erect ball goes right
Too deep, left
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Height Vs. Width Rotary vs. Lateral Swings
To determine if the overall motion of your swing should be rotary or lateral. This will effect your posture and swing style. Lateral swingers will load their lower body into their right side and fire into their left. Rotational swingers will rotate around either their tailbone or left hip. __height and __ width
___ +/- 4" of heightNarrower stanceRotational (little weight shift)
____>4" of heightWider stanceLateral Swing (weight shift)
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On top, note how the shaft and spine angle form a 90 degree angle. Things swing fastest
around their axis. The spine is the axis of rotation in the golf
swing.
Below, note how line goes through the top of Tiger’s
neck, back of the elbow, knee cap and arches of his foot.
Note each club is a different length and requires a different set-up to achieve this position.
Longer clubs like the driver more erect posture, wedges
more bent over.
Keys To Perfect Posture
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Pivot Point Assessment
Directions – Standing tall with a six iron, assume your athletic stance and pivot back to the top of your backswing and note where does the top of your sternum pivot around. Next take three consecutive swings with your feet together, drop your right foot back and repeat, drop your left foot back and repeat. Which position did you have the most balance and speed?• ___ Left Thigh = Front post = feel of swinging
around a fixed center (sternum/chin) lead hip • ___ Center = Center post = feel of pivoting
around • ___ Right thigh = Rear post = feel of swinging
around right hip
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Addressing the Ball
• Front anchor leads with the lead foot.
• Center anchor starts with feet together.
• Rear anchor starts with rear foot.
Remember to stare at the target and glance at the ball!
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Examples of Each of the Posts
• Front Post Golfers include:– Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Henrik Stenson, David
Duvall, Justin Leonard, Chip Beck, Tiger Woods currently (Stack and Tilt Players and Sean Foley’s players) (get picture of Hogan at the top
• Center Anchor Coffers include: Study these– Jordan Speith, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, Adam
Scott, Tom Watson, Greg Norman, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Annika Sorenstam, David Toms and Tiger Woods circa 2001
• Rear Anchor Golfers include:– Jason Dufner, Bubba Watson Tom Kite, Stuart
Appleby, Nancy Lopez, Karrie Webb, Mike Wier (pic of Mike Weir)
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Refining Your Post
Goal to set anchor/head over the appropriate point and then maintain a stationary head until full extension or aim point is reached. Note front post golfers need some spinal tilt, center need more and rear post golfers need a lot of spinal tilt. ALWAYS keep your tailbone in front of your sternum at set-up.
Tail bone 2” ahead of middle of the stance, top of
sternum and chin in the middle.
Some Spinal tilt
Tailbone two inches forward and top of sternum two inches behind. More spinal
tilt.
Tailbone in the middle and top of sternum
four inches behind. A lot of spinal tilt.
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Rear
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Foot Flare and Hip RotationRelated to Power
Make an “X” with your club and place your feet so your heal and toe touch the club. Hold shaft along thigh while you do the test. Rotate your lower body back, keeping your nose over the “X”. If you shaft matches your club on the ground, proceed to follow-through side. If the shaft is short of the 90 degree angle, flare your foot open (it’s a 1:1 relationship meaning 20 degrees short, open your foot 20 degrees. If less than 45 degrees, drop your foot back two inches, or the length of your big toe. Repeat on follow-through side. Note, front and center post players should not flare open their rear foot!Trail Foot ____square, openLead Foot ____suare/open degrees Corrective exercise: Sitting down toe twist with legs extended and touch your pinky toe to the ground and big toe to the ground.
Stance Width _10_” or a Grip apart from your heels _14_” apart from your toes
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Axis of SymmetryRelated to Power
Axis of Symmetry is how your torso rotates around your spine.• ___ Sternum Line Option = Front
Anchor of sufficient secondary tilt away from the target
• ___ Center Line Option = Center Anchor or little secondary tilt away from the target.
• ___ Spine Line Option = Rear Anchor set and rotate around the spine
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Eye Position in relation to target line
Your eyes are the control center and guide motion in your body. They need to be positioned in a way to compliment your backswing track and alignment preferences. http://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Eye-Dominance
Eye dominance: __Left ___Omni ___Right
Currently are your eyes:___ parallel to the target line (Side on alignment)
___ aligning right of the target line (Under alignment)___ aligning left of the target line (On Top Alingment)
You need to be: ___ Parallel ___ aligned right _ degrees ___ aligned left __ degrees
Corrective Exercise-Bite a business card/credit card and see how your eye are position relative to your target line.This ties into your hips being open, if you keep your hips square, your eyes will be parallel to the target line.
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Refining Your Best Lead Hand Grip
Place the leading edge of a five iron on a wall or edge of a mat, take your grip and turn lower body through to impact without pressing hands forward
– If face opens, your trail hand grip is too weak– If your ball is curving right, turn you lead hand to the right. – If your ball is curving left, turn your lead hand to the left.– Remember to grip the club in your fingers so there is a line from the middle
index finger knuckle to the thumb. If there is a crook, your grip is too much in the palm. Best to take your grip from an eye high position
– If square, repeat it.
The line between your index finger middle knuckle and your thumb should point toward your
__ Left ear__ In between your Right ear and shoulder__ Inside right shoulder__ Middle of right shoulder__ Outside of the right shoulder
Remember there should be a line between your knuckle and thumb, not a crook in your lead hand
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Refinement For Lead Hand Grip
• With lead hand only, swing back until wrists hinge fully.This is where you should see the wrists naturally hinge___ Early or long thumb if hinges below your hip___ Mid or medium thumb if hinges between your hip and sternum___ Late or short thumb if wrists begin to hinge above the sternum Long Thumb Medium Thumb Short Thumb
__ –keep doing what you’re doing
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Wrist ActionRelated to Accuracy
Set your wrists in a vertical hinge position and have a friend apply downward pressure. Set your angled hinge and repeat. Set a horizontal hinge and repeat.You are structurally strongest when your set your hinge
__ Straight up, Vertical or 12 O’ Clock position___ 45 degrees or angled back at a 1:30 position____ 60-90 degrees or a horizontal hinge back at a 3 O’Clock positionVertical/Up Angled /half back Horizontal/along toe line
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Cradle Point
• Where you place your trail index finger middle knuckle influences how you hinge the club
Under= Up or 0 degrees = Vertical hingeOn the side = Angled hinge 45 degrees backUnder = Horizontal hinge 90 degrees back
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Wrist Assessment
• With a 6 iron, flex and extend wristRight Left
ExtensionFlexion
Previous injuries? Corrective exercisesWrist stretch grabbing knuckles and pulling down
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Backswing Track:Power Dimension & Trail Elbow
Location
Trail Arm Folds: ___ Down and ___ Up and In __Upbehind the spine Elbow folds along the spine Elbow in front of spineOn Top Golfers Side On Golfers Under Golfers
This will determine the best position for your trail elbow at address___ Outside the hip ___At the hip _x_ Inside the hip
Track: The plane and path your clubhead travels on during your backswing.Top of Track: The position of the clubhead at the top of your backswing. Hold shoulders and make triangle in front of body with arms. Next neutralize the shoulders and allow arms to swing back.
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Shoulder Mobility RefinementAll limited
• Standing 90-90 test– Left Shoulder ___– Right Shoulder ___
Corrective or Strengthening exercises_ Doorway stretch 2lb weight becomes the exercise.
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#6 Backswing Track: Arm Length Test Accuracy Test
To determine the ideal path on which you should swing , in most cases, the plane on which you should deliver the club into the ball, regardless if your motion is rotary or lateral.
#1 ___ ” Knuckle to Elbow measurement < > = #2 ___” Elbow to shoulder measurement
If #1 < #2 use the low track planeIf #1 = #2 use the mid track or turned shoulder planeIf #1 > #2 use the high track plane
Swing Exercise: Swing from your knees to identify how club tracks back and where to stop your hands in your backswing. Drill: Left lead arm hang and slide your trail hand knuckles under your lead hand and turn your shoulders away and swing your arms back
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Backswing TracksRelated to Accuracy
Swing Track: Determines your swing plane. It describes how your elbows move in relation to your torso as well as the manner in which your dominant arm folds to support the leverage developed in the backstrokeSwing from your knees ___ Low Track or Width Golfers- left arm below your right shoulder and right elbow tucked at the top ___ Mid Track or Leverage Golfers- Left arm through your right shoulder and elbow slightly elevated ___ High Track or Arc Golfers- Left arm above your right shoulder and elbow elevated to shoulder height
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#8 Cervical Rotation
• Sitting in good posture turn your chin as far right and left as possible three times.
Turning right Turning left ___ >60 degrees ___
___ 60-90 degrees ___ ___ >90 degrees ___
__Neck exercises, cervical stars and tubing
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Downswing: Best Delivery SlotRelated to Feel and Right Hand
PlacementArm Swing Path relate to the manner which your dominant forearm is aligned as it moves throughout the stroke, especially during the takeaway and delivery. • With medicine ball, place your hands on the ball and rotate back with the
options below. Have someone apply downward pressure• Step #1 Take athletic stance with hands on the ball• Step #2 Rotate back to hip high• Step #3 Elevate your hands in the designated positions• Step #4 Apply downward pressure to identify dominant dimension
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#5b Best Delivery Slot Refinement
• With medicine ball that weights 2-4% of your body weight, take your athletic stance and swing the ball back to the top of your backswing and hold for 2 seconds. Note how is your trail forearm relative to the ball?
• Next place you hands in following positions, pivot back and raise your hands to shoulder high and have someone provide downward force to see which one you leverage the best.
• Your trail hand pressure point should match how you best support the weighted ball. Your trail hand index finger knuckle should be either on the side for side one downswing slot, slightly under for side-under or under golfers and slightly on top for side-cover or on top golfers.
• Best Provides resistance with: __ Trail Hand Under __ Side Under __ Side On _ Side Cover __On Top
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Lever Delivery ActionRelated to Accuracy
Where both arms become straight. ___ Covering = On-top = Full extension or aim point soon after impact with early postural release and I finish___ Cornering = Side-on alignment = Full extension or aim point of trail arm at 45 degrees and slight bend at the finish___Extending = Under alignment = Full extension or aim point of trail arm shaking hands with the target or at shoulder high with late postural release and reverse C finish
Drill- Make naval high back swing and swing through to your follow-through producing 30-50 yard shots. Drill the feeling of where your arms become straight.Exercise- 10lb. Medicine ball fold with side cover action and throws so arms extend at 45 degrees across the body
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#10 Best Downswing SlotRelated to Feel
Set your hinge and take half back and apply downward pressure to toward lead arm to determine which you provide the best resistance.
___ Hand under your chest = Hip Slot ___ Hands below your upper lip= Torso Slot ___ Hand below your forehead = Shoulder Slot
Set your index finger knuckle under your:___Shoulder ___Mouth ___Forehead
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#7 Downswing TorqueRelated to Power
Torque System: How you body multiplies powerSit on a chair with your back straight and your feet about hip-width apart. Place a club across your shoulders as shown and then turn your shoulders to the right as far as you comfortably can without moving your head.___< 45 degrees ___45 degrees ___ >70 degreesLower torque Mid/Full torque Upper torqueHips back/legs driven Shoulders first, turn everything Shoulder turn back
with lower body resistance Hips driven Turn everything through Restrict lower turn upperFeel the ground Feel the core Feel the shoulders driving
___A Frame Stretch- elbow to knee and reach back and stretch
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Clearing ActionRelated to Power
Clearing Action is how our bodies rotate in posture from the top of the backstroke into delivery.• ___ Front Hip Clear – uses front hip action
to restore your backside flat on the wall or 1 post/front anchor. Bump toward 1 O'clock and then turn
• ____Tailbone Clear – uses the tailbone action or center post/anchor
• ____Rear Hip Clear – uses the rear hip or 2-post or rear post/anchor
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Delivery Plane and Delivery Source Must Match
Use part of the body that the shaft is dissecting when hands reach hip high• Shoulder Plane or High Track= Shoulder Driven• Right Arm or Mid Track = Torso Driven• Shaft or Low Track = Hip DrivenDrill- Hinge, swing to the top, swing to hip high, identify where the shaft is bisecting your body and use that to drive through the ball.
Low slot= Hip drive Mid slot = torso drive
High Slot = Shoulders
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#9 Ankle Mobility
Sitting in a chair with your fist in-between your knees, stomp your feet until your ankles are under your knees.
Invert and evert your ankles.All good
All normalEversion FootInversion___ Left _______ Right ____
Ankle mobility will influence how you use the ground and the amount of follow-through you will be able to generate.___ Ankle rolls over a golf ball
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Putting It All TogetherFind Your Natural Tempo
Take three aggressively balanced swings to find your natural tempo
Ahhhing drill- smooth ahhh throughout the swing.
Find your putting tempo and match it to your full swing using a metronome.
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Sections Related to Accuracy
Swing Path – there are three possible dominant forearm actionsOn-TopSide OnUnder
Swing Track – there are three possible elbow actions for elevating and levering during the backswing.
LowMid High
Lever Wrist Action – there are three possible ways for the wrists to load leverage while hinging.
HorizontalVertical Diagonal
Lever Delivery Action – there are three possible ways releasing the swings stored leverage.
CoveringCorneringExtending
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Sections Related to Power
Pivot Point– there are three possible ways of centering the pivot action in hips.Swing Anchor – Front Hip, Center Of Gravity, & Rear HipTorque System – there are three possible means of multiplying power with torque in the pivot action.
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Sections Related to Good Feel:
Swing Linkage – there are three possible ways of synchronize your arms and body.
FrontCenterRear
Swing Slotting - there are three possible ways of matching the arm swing delivery plane with the dominant body action.
Down SlottingCross Slotting Plane Slotting
Postural Releases- there are three possible ways of releasing the body fully to match arm swing process.
Stand-UpPost UpRotate In
Arc Management- there are three possible ways of rhythmically blending the arm swing action with body action.
Narrow-WideDeep-DeepWide-Narrow
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Notes:
• Thick or thin chests typically forces an earlier shoulder turn and lower swing plane on the way back.
• Slotting to a lower swing plane will result in a draw
• Slotting to a high swing plane will result in a fade
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Perfecting Ball Position With Driver
___ Under Shoulder for fast hips, Three Posts or Rear Post___ Outside Shoulder for Front Post and Center Post___ One ball outside your left shoulder for lateral 2 Plane
• Ball position slightly ahead of low point to hit up on the ball with a driver. .
• Farther back the ball is placed, the farther the ball will go right assuming your swinging on plane.
• Ideally, the club moves down and out to low point and then up and in after low point.
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Activities that teach and train
• Hinge or set your wrists, take it half back and swing through so your tummy faces the target in balance
• Hinge your wrists, take the club ¾ back and swing through so your tummy faces the target in balance
• Hinge your wrists, take the club full back, bump your tailbone and turn your tummy through to the target.
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Brad’s Favorite Drills
Drill: Swing club with dominant hand only 20-100 times a day. Feel the clubface square up and roll in the downswing.
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Fix my slice drills
• Impact bag/pillow– Take a couple swings and make sure
your hands beat the club to the bag. If there was a race to the bag between your hands and the clubhead, your hands ALWAYS win the race to the ball if you’re trying to hit the ball with aggression
– Take your normal grip and swing back and through at 50% speed, swing through into the bag so your toe finishes into the bag. This will help you feel how to release and rotate your forearms through the ball.
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Learn Your Best Ball Position
• Drill- Drag the club on the ground with your lead hand and watch were the club shifts from moving away from you to towards you. It will be under your left shoulder. You need to match your ball position with your pivot point. Refer to the pivot point slide.
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Perfecting Ball Position Off The Tee
Low point under shoulder
Ball position behind low point with irons and shots off the ground.
Farther back the ball is placed, the farther the ball will go right assuming your swinging on plane.
Ideally, the club moves down and out to low point and then up and in after low point.
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Sweeping Progressions
• Sweep back and sweep through 1/3 of full distance
• Sweep back ¾ and full finish. Focus on solid contact… Sweep – Finish
• Sweep back… sweep finish full swing
• Sweep back full and sweep finish• Turn sweep, turn sweep. Goal of a
bigger swing
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Slow Motion Swing DrillTwo-minutes a day!
Find you best address and make a 30-60 second golf swing. 10-20 seconds back,10-20 seconds down to impact and 10-20 seconds through to the finish. Conduct with eyes openConduct with eyes closed
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Warm-Up Routine
• Get used to setting your pivot point with the correct feet position. – Lead with your left if you’re a front post– Start with feet together for center pivot – Lead with your right foot if you’re a rear pivot point
• Take 6-10 perfect backswings that match your track
• Take 6-10 perfect downswings that match your slot
• Take three full swings in good balance to find your rhythm
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Hinge Drill
Drill- Set your wrists, separate wrist action from arm action and take a ½ swing back and through, ¾ back and through and full back and through.
If you are struggling with the ball curving this drill is for you! First make sure you have the right grip, then work on this drill.
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Perfect Backswing Drill
Kneel down and swing the club back while maintaining your posture and you’ll discover your ideal backswing length.
Trail hand under- Keeping lead arm straight, turn shoulders and trail arm to fold 90 degrees. This will identify your best backswing track.
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Suggested Exercises
• Medicine ball backswings– Place your hands on the ball as
identified on your “Best Delivery Slot” slide # ___. Complete 8-20 repetitions and 1-3 sets
• Take your athletic stance in front of a mirror from a face on and down the line position. Make sure you maintain the two curves in your spine when leaning forward.
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Chipping
• Chipping• 10-Yard Chip 10 balls– Score ___
• 15-yard chip 10 balls– Score ___
Hole 4 points
Inside 4’ One club and a grip 2 points
Inside 8’, two clubs and two grips 1 point
Hole 4 points
Inside 4’ One club and a grip 2 points
Inside 8’, two clubs and two grips 1 point
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Pitching
Pitching20-yards with five balls– Score ___
30-yards with five balls– Score ___
Hole
Inside 4’ One club and a grip
Inside 8’, two clubs and two grips
Hole 4 points
Inside 4’ One club and a grip 2 points
Inside 8’, two clubs and two grips 1 point
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Bunker Shots
Bunker8-yard bunker shot with 5 balls
- Score ___
15-yard bunker shot with 5 balls- Score ___
Hole 4 points
Inside 4’ One club and a grip 2 points
Inside 8’, two clubs and two grips 1 point
Hole 4 points
Inside 4’ One club and a grip 2 points
Inside 8’, two clubs and two grips 1 point
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Brad Pluth's
Scoring Game Challenge
Name:
Welcome to the Brad Pluth Golf Scoring Game Challenge. This program was adopted from the book "Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible."following tests will assist in determining your scoring game handicap. Upon completion you will be able to measure your current skill The level to other players at your handicap or scoring range, and PGA and LPGA professionals. I have been gathering data from variousstudents of all skill levels and ages throughout the country and am anxious to share my results. What get's measured get's improved!
Here is how the Short Game Challenge works:Play 10 balls going through your entire routine and record your scores.Scoring: In the hole = 4 points. Inside one club length = 2 points. Inside two club lengths but outside one club length = 1 point.
Normal9I or PW SW LW
Date__/__/__
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TEST #1 50-yard Wedge Shot Score 0-2 2-4 4-6 6-8 8-9 9-12
Club Used/Loft /
Handicap 25+ 25-15 15-8 8-3 3-0 Tour
TEST #2 30-yard Wedge Shot Score 0-3 3-5 5-8 8-10 10-12 12-14
Club Used/Loft /
Handicap 27+ 27-17 17-8 8-5 5-0 Tour
TEST #3 8-yard Sand Shot Score 0-2 2-5 5-7 7-10 10-12 12-16
Club Used/Loft /
Handicap 22+ 22-12 12-6 6-2 2-0 Tour
TEST #4 15-yard Sand Shot Score 0-2 2-5 5-7 7-9 9-11 11-15
Club Used/Loft /
Handicap 16+ 16-6 6-3 3-1 1-0 Tour
TEST #5 10-yard chip from fringe Score 0-6 6-9 9-11 11-14 14-16 16-20
Club Used/Loft /
Handicap 30+ 30-22 22-12 12-5 5-0 Tour
TEST #6
20-yard chip from light rough Score 0-6 6-9 9-11 11-14 14-16 16-20 Club Used/Loft /
Handicap 30+ 30-22 22-12 12-5 5-0 Tour
TEST #7 15-yard pitch Score 0-3 3-5 5-7 7-9 9-14 14-17
Club Used/Loft /
Handicap 33+ 33-20 20-12 12-7 7-0 Tour
TEST #8 15-yard Lob Shot Score 0-3 3-6 6-8 8-10 10-13 13-17
Club Used/Loft /
Handicap 30+ 30-17 17-10 10-5 5-0 Tour
Total Score
ScoreHandicap Score Hndcp.
Score Hndcp. Score
Hndcp. Score
Hndcp.
150 +8 110 0 ! 83 8 58 16 42 24151 +9 107 1 ! 80 9 56 17 40 25152 +10 103 2 ! 77 10 54 18 38 26153 +11 100 3 73 11 52 19 36 27154 +12 97 4 70 12 50 20 34 28155 +13 93 5 67 13 48 21 32 29156 +14 90 6 63 14 46 22 30 30
115+1 ! 87 7 60 15 44 23 31 31
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Distance ChartName:_________________________
Current Set _____________ ____________Loft Date:___/___/___ Loft Date:___/___/___ Loft Date:___/___/___
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Notes/Comments/Suggestions
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Course Strategy• ALWAYS Swing in Balance• It's not how far you hit it, it's how many times you hit it.• When you're into the wind, make a fluid motion and make solid contact!
When your down wind, make a fluid motion and make• solid contact!! fluid motion and make solid contact!! When there's no
wind, make a fluid motion and make solid contact!!!• Remember to putt when you can, chip if you have to, pitch if you must
and lob if it's your only option.• Choose a club you can comfortable get to your target. Note the pin is not
always your target, aim at the back middle of the green.• Establish a routine before and after every shot, from putt to drive,
focusing on Grip, Aim, Alignments and Stance. • Be positive and eliminate tension by breathing deeply. Hit shots with
positive thought and pictures in mind.• Precision Pays! Just ask Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Sidney Crosby or
any doctor or engineer. Or go admire a Mercedes!• Never leave a makeable putt short! The goal of the game is to get the
ball in the hole, give the ball a chance to go in!
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Special Thanks
• EA Tischler and Mike Adams for sharing and starting me off on this journey to measure improvement.
• Joe Daniels and your training in The Golfing Machine.• Dr. Greg Rose and Dave Phillips for laying a foundation of stability-
mobility patterns, building a team and your tireless pursuit of the best information available globally.
• Rod Lidenberg for the many morning chats and sounding board for these ideas.
• Bobby Olds who guided me into teaching full time from Minnetonka Country Club.
• Danny Shanz at Congressional Country Club for the hours of observation and your passion for helping people PLAY better golf.
• Tom Stickney II, for helping understand The Golfing Machine.• Martin Hall for the couple days I invested watching your teach and
train all levels of golfers with excellencec. • Craig Waryan for taking me under your wing and giving me a
chance to teach. • To all my students who I learn from and try to educate, entertain
and inspire!
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