Robin Symes Golf Archives - Page 7 of 8

Putting Balance

Balance point during putting This image shows the ideal weight placement for putting at address. It shows weight evenly spread between the heels and toes in both feet, but favoring the left foot with a 60-40 split. So, why is this ideal weight distribution for putting? 60% weight on the left foot There are…

Connection

How to be Connected in a Golf Swing It might seem simple, “keep your arms connected to your body”, but it is very important to know how, and I believe there are many players trying to do this with the wrong concept. Some questions I would like to answer in this article: 1) What…

Chipping With a Rescue Club

Chipping – Play it like you Putter As I said earlier in part 1 of “How to use a Rescue or Utility Club”, since the sand wedge was invented in 1935, there have been no new types of clubs designed that have really stuck. There have been a few clubs that came close, one…

How to use a Rescue or Utility Club – Part 3

Fairway – Play it like a Iron For most, a rescue club is much easier to play than a long iron, from the fairway. As I said before, the nature of the design is such that making solid contact with a good ball flight is much easier. It’s not that hitting the sweep spot…

How to use a Rescue or Utility Club – Part 2

Long Par 3 – Play it like a fairway wood Again, with the modern golf courses, par 3’s seem to be getting longer and longer with more hazards around the front of the green. I do not think anyone likes the long iron par 3 over bunkers or water! Even when you hit a…

HaNeul Kim- KLPGA Tour Pro

Kim Ha Neul golf swing slow motion Name: Kim, HaNeul DOB: 17.12.1988 Leading money winner on the KLPGA Tour for 2011 / 2012

How to use a Rescue or Utility Club – Part 1

Different ways to use a utility / rescue club In 1935, Gene Sarazen, one of the greatest players of the time, realized how adding extra metal on the bottom and back of the club, and increasing the loft helped the club bounce through the sand making bunker play easier. This is how he created…

Rory McIlroy – PGA Tour Player

Rory Mcilroy golf swing in slow motion Name: Rory McIlroy DOB: 04/05/1989 Turned Pro: 2007 (plus 6) Place of Birth: Holywood, Northern Ireland www.rorymcilroy.com Rory McIlroy Golf Swing

Golf Basics Lesson – Posture

Creating good Golf Posture I do not want to underestimate any of the basics I have explained up to now; but simply, if you want to have a solid repeatable swing, you must have good posture. The problem is that most of the things that we do in our daily lives like reading, typing,…

How To Fix A Slice – Part 3

Error 3 – Swing Plane Another common mistake players make in trying to fix their slice is starting the backswing by swinging the club inside the correct plane in the move away. Again, the natural thinking is the more you swing on the inside in the backswing the easier it will be to swing…