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Body Movin'

How to use the body in the golf swing

By Frank O'Connell, PGA, Photography By Warren Keating   

Players like Charles Howell III, Rory Sabbatini, Jonathan Byrd, even the budding superstar Anthony Kim, all have something in common. Besides obviously being PGA Tour players, they’re all relatively small guys in both size and stature who manage to hit the ball with tremendous power. How do they do it? Each of these players, as well as a handful of other professionals, understands that true power and control come from swinging the golf club with a powerful core.

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Lean Machine

How to lean the body effectively

By Frank O’Connell, PGA, Photography By Warren Keating   

Lean MachineSimply put, when you address the golf ball—and because the ball is both on the ground and in front of you—you’ll have to lean forward to reach it. To do this effectively, adjust the upper-body lean by hinging at the hip socket, not in the back or by excessively squatting.

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10 Best Swing Tips Ever!

By Staff   

Keep Your Hands Low - Limiting the height of the followthrough will effectively reduce the height of your shots. The lower the hands, the lower the ballflight. Moving the ball back in your stance or choosing a stronger club and trying to swing easy are other ways to accomplish the same thing, but they’re less reliable and more difficult to execute.

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Going Low

Jam Your Back Foot

By Pam Wright, LPGA, Photo by Warren Keating   

In the last issue of Golf Tips, I showed you how to use the edge of a wall to help improve your chipping. This month, I’m going to show you how a simple household item, such as a doorjamb, can help you hit the ball farther.

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Back To The Wall

Hit more fairways with a correct swing path

By Barry Goldstein, Photos by Warren Keating   

Back To The WallOne of the most common swing flaws occurs when golfers take the club too far inside the target line on the backswing. Usually, this move is caused by a backswing that’s controlled by the hips and the dipping of the shoulders away from the ball. And, as you may guess, this move leads to a handful of bad shots, including pushes, topped shots, slices and duck hooks.

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Kenny Perry

Check out Kenny Perry's outstanding power move

By Brady Riggs, PGA, Photo by Warren Keating   

kAt 46 years of age, you’d think Tour veteran Kenny Perry would be struggling to keep up with today’s young guns. After all, the closer players get to the Champions Tour, the shorter they’re supposed to hit it. Not Perry. As of this year’s PLAYERS Championship, the Kentuckian is ranked 21st in Driving Distance, placing him six spots (and 1.1 yards) ahead of Tiger Woods.

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Anthony Kim

By Brady Riggs, photo by C.M. Schroeder   

Anthony KimTour rookie Anthony Kim, or AK as he’s also known, has a lot in common with another well-known (#1 in the world) Tour player from southern California. A former Junior World champ and big-time junior golfer, AK earned both Freshman of the Year and All-American honors at The University of Oklahoma.

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Turn, Don't Slide

By Kevin Scheller, Photo by Warren Keating   

Turn, Don't SlideMany players tell me that they’re trying to “load their right side” or “get to their right side” in the backswing, but in almost all cases, that player is sliding back instead of turning.

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Spine Align

By Craig Sasada, with Ryan M. Noll; Photo by Warren Keating   

Spine AlignGolf is a game of circles, right? The ball is round, the cup is round,the golf swing is somewhat round. So what’s all this business about having a straight spine angle? How does that have anything to do with making successful contact?

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How Far Is Too Far?

By Pam Wright, LPGA; Photo by Warren Keating   

How Far Is Too Far?Sometimes it just doesn’t matter if you have great posture, a perfect spine angle and even a steady head position. As long as you’re standing too far away from the ball, you’re going to have a devil of a time hitting consistent golf shots. In fact, most students I’ve taught tend to stand too far away from the ball for reasons that make sense, such as a fear of shanking the ball off the hosel or hitting a fat shot.

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Pro Positions: Will MacKenzie

Willie Mac Attack!

By Jeff Ritter, PGA; Photography by Warren Keating   

Pro Positions: Will MackenzieI often long for the days when Slammin’ Sammy Snead and Gene Sarazan played the game, a couple of great sticks with personalities just as bright as their games. Well, fortunately for golf fans, there’s a new kid on the block and he’s brought a unique backstory and stellar game (albeit with a modern flair). His name is Will MacKenzie, or “Willie Mac,” as the 2006 Reno-Tahoe victor is sometimes called.

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