Friday, December 17, 2010

How to swing like Rocco Mediate: 12 Nights at the Academy: Rocco Mediate and Jimmy Ballard - Golf Video | Golf Channel

The golf channel has the awesome "12 Nights at the Academy" series, especially this one 
12 Nights at the Academy: Rocco Mediate and Jimmy Ballard - Golf Video | Golf Channel, in which "Rocco Mediate and swing coach Jimmy Ballard will discuss with viewers how Mediate changed his golf swing and resurrected his game after nearly retiring due to lingering back injuries". Check it out since the tips in there is real and useful, not like the ones gave out by Hank Haney, which are completely useless. 
If you don't have to watch video, I'm summing it up here:
  1. Stand all and wide;
  2. Keep album, especially the left album connected with the body and keep it down;
  3. Push the right foot forward at the start of the down swing;
Some notes, though, even though everything Rocco and Jim said made sense, but changing swing is easier fo the pros, since their eye hand coordination, especially at impact, are almost perfect, that's why they are pros. The tip is for everyone, but not for everyone. For example, push the right foot could be diaster for some amateurs, since they'll move their body forward, rather than around. So the take home message here is that, the tips are all valid and useful, but you need to first understand how a golf swing should be,  before you can apply the tips. and fore......

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