keiko

handle should point at inside of left thigh for right handers

You are correct, sir. All pro's have hands ahead-less with longer clubs and more with shorter ones. Rory is a good example.

Definitely weaken your grip-this will allow more wrist hinge also but in addition you need to try pausing at the top, slowing the transition, this gives you time to get your lower body moving ahead on the downswing. The quick transition will cause pull hooks or nasty duckies. If you are flipping, slowing the downswing transition also helps with that too. In any case, most problems are grounded in trying to rush the downswing in an effort to hit the ball further. Slower swing equals more center hits and better timing which equals great shots. Good luck

Hands ahead at address helps alot to create lag unless one comes out of the spine angle during the swing. I have trained my swing to have a little pause at the top which allows time for the lower body to get ahead which automatically puts the hands ahead of the clubhead at impact. pause at the top is the key or at least don't rush the transition. Most touring pro's I know practice slowing their transition when on the range. Watch them next time you are at a tournament, you will see them slow motioning their transitioning, even Tiger does it.

Try standing farther from the ball at address, keep the left foot down on backswing, and let the right elbow drop down not out on the downswing.

Therefore I will stay with my other sites which are normal/faster.

1. No one really cares about Tiger 2. No one wants him to win anything 3. After 36 years of instruction, Tiger still needs lessons?? 4. Foley is just another huckster, ie. Harmon, haney, and the rest. 5. learn and practice the fundamentals and you will play great golf.

Try these things: pause a little at the top to give your hips time to turn, you may be rushing just a tad make sure you are completing your backswing, this gives more impetus to the downswing and hip turn.

Quite honestly, I doubt that anyone really cares about anything Tiger is doing. If he plays well next year, he will still not have alot of folks who care and if he plays poorly-like this year-he will have some sort of excuse. Tiger needs to just go away, there are so many now who outplay him. He's like some old punch drunk prize fighter, the public needs to keep shoving him aside.

Ludicrous, that's all I can say but again most golf mags. are rags and are driven by ads not by quality of instruction. Tell any teaching pro that stuff and watch them roll on the floor.

One of his hookers asked him for his scent on a headcover so when he was not with her she could still pretend he was. No one should do anything Tiger does including stupid tricks to re-gain his feel

A former teacher of mine, phil ritson, used to term it "duck feet" He advocated flaring both feet. The front foot flare is to allow better follow through and the rear foot flare is to allow better shoulder turn. I still do this although minimally.

I pause just a bit at the top to allow my lower body to get ahead then I just allow the right elbow to drop down to the hip. No unusual effort

For amateurs who have not fully ingrained the fundamentals to try s&t; is ridiculous and only leads to frustration. I would not recommend s&t; to anyone. Even pro's have left the s&t; concept in droves stating the loss in distance-especially with driver-and inconsistency with the method caused them to leave for the traditional swing. No wonder there is frustration with the game.

I like to feel as if I drop my right elbow down to my right hip while squatting into my left buttocks.

Set up with your right shoulder lower than the right, take the club back nice and smooth and make sure your grip and arms are relaxed like spaghetti. Stay down and through the shot while keeping your head still.

I bet all the girls say that to you.

Shaft lean on short chips etc. can be most effective if one a. stands more upright and b. chokes up on the club some. Exception is the flop shot where I like the shaft back behind the ball, I still choke up on the club and posture is upright but I take a fuller swing while setting up with an open club face and feet/shoulders very open.

Nonsense p.s. Even tiger is not a +3.

Head movement back and forth while keeping eyes on the ball is ok, head movement bobbing up and down changes your spine angle and is not ok, ie. blading, s**nking and chunking The head has to move somewhat to allow the pivot around your spine and depends on your flexibility. Allowing the head to move indiscriminatly is not good but no amount of effort should be put into keeping it still because you then get tension and ball fixation which will not allow your natural talent to take over.

I have been a single digit handicapper for the past 20 years. A few years ago, I tried the tour tempo to see what it was all about, it's a gimmick with nothing to offer, in fact, it may screw you up. Heartless opportunists sell garbage like that. The best way to get good tempo is to practice without tension; get rid of the tension in arms, hands, shoulders, and you will immediately get a nice tempo. Allowing your dominate side to control your swing will destroy tempo; take that out of the equation and tempo takes over.

I have some doubts as to the accuracy of the -1.3 degree stats for pro's. Those who have negative angle of impact also use higher lofted drivers for control but they still hit it a long way due to their ability to hit it flush with the right equipment and timing. Most of us are not pro's at that level and need all the help we can get therefore taking me for example at a handicap of 3-4 for the past several years, I use a 48" XX shafted 7 degree driver and swing it at 110 mph. My spin rate is 2,600 and my carry is 275-280+depending on south florida wind speeds. My impact angle is +2-3 and my launch angle is 12-14. At age 65, I outdrive 95% of folks I play with regardless of age and I am usually in the fairway watching them play first from the trees.

Early is preferred, eliminates the timing issue and the not completing the backswing issue. Also, early hingers don't leave the club open at impact.

Specific muscles for golf are core, lats, triceps and wrists. also, quads, hamstrings for stability. Swing wise I would work on getting sound repeatable fundamentals such as stance, grip, alignment, tempo etc. You would be surprised to learn how many decent swings are ruined by not having proper fundamentals. I am one of those who believe in quality practice; practice makes permanent, ie. practice the right things with quality time versus practicing the wrong things in marathon sessions. Set out each practice session with specific goals for that session and keep copious notes of what works and what doesn't.

Some have trouble with the weight transfer-right then left, so by presetting weight on left AND allowing it to transfer to the right instep-no further-it "automatically" allows weight transfer to right then to left on downswing. There is a little push off the right instep to get it moving left. Watch VJ Singh, he does this very well.