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Swing Under Your Head to Stop Going Over the Top and Slicing

5 hours ago Women Golf, , ,

Coming ‘over the top’ is easily the average player’s most common fault; it afflicts probably 50 percent of my students.  Is that you?  From the top of your swing, you initiate the downswing by spinning your shoulders and upper body toward the target.  This forces your hands and arms away from your upper body and brings the club to the ball from outside the target line.  Depending on the clubface position at impact, the result is either a high weak slice or a low pull hook.

Karen Palacios Jansen stop coming over the top

Here’s an easy yet effective drill for getting your downswing back on track.  Take your address position with good posture, making sure your back is flat and your arms are hanging freely and weight is balanced.

Imagine a line running from the top of your forehead straight down to the ground. make your backswing, but on the downswing make sure your hands and arms pass underneath your forehead or inside the line. don’t allow your hands or clubhead to pass outside that imaginary line.

If you are having difficulty getting the hang of it, put down your club and take your address position facing a wall.  Maintaining good golf posture, rest your forehead lightly against the wall, and grip your front thumb with your backhand as if you are gripping an imaginary club. Take a few swings. If you fail to keep your hands under your forehead, they’ll hit the wall on the downswing.  When the feeling is grooved, head back to the practice tee.  This drill will help you quickly get your swing back on plane.

Karen


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Karen Palacios-Jansen is an LPGA Class A Teaching Professional and a Certified Personal Trainer specializing in Golf Fitness. Karen has been voted as one of America’s “Top 50 Female Instructors” by Golf Digest magazine for 15 years and received the prestigious LPGA National Teacher of the Year award in 2008.

Karen Palacios-Jansen is the creator of Cardiogolf, a golf fitness program available at Cardiogolf.com. Karen’s website at www.kpjgolf.com is a ‘must-see’ resource for golf and fitness instruction. 

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Proper Weight Shift for Distance and Ball Flight

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Make sure that you are getting your weight shifting properly back and forward because if you don’t get it back you’re going to reverse pivot and the ball will go weak right. So make sure that your weight gets gets right back onto your back foot and fell it getting then we get it to the front because if it stays back you’ll spin back and again the ball will go weak right.

So, focus on getting your weight on to your back foot and then feel your weight shifting to the front and pushing into the ground because that’s the leverage you need to get good ball flight and distance.

I get the weight shift by driving my back knee as a trigger that it’s time to move that weight forward. Notice how my back is still facing the target at the top of the backswing and then I initiate the weight shift to the front by driving it with my the knee. You may get there by just feeling it …. whatever works for you as long as you get it back and then get it forward.


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Taking the Right Amount of Sand in the Bunker

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In this video Alison Curdt shows you how get the ball out of greenside bunkers every time by learning to take just the right amount of sand.


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Women’s Golf World Rankings – Movers of the Year

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It has been a very unusual LPGA season so far to say the least. Due to the pandemic there were four tournaments played early in the year, and then play was halted for five months. Play finally resumed on the last day of July, but fans were not allowed to attend. Nine more tournaments have now been played, so thirteen tournaments are now in the books. The player results of these thirteen tournaments have been treated by the Rolex Women’s Golf World Rankings as any other results would have been treated in any normal year.

Thirteen tournaments may not sound like a lot, but it has resulted in major changes in the Rolex Rankings in 2020. Changes that will have a direct affect as to what players will qualify for both the 2021 Olympic and Solheim Cup teams.

The Rolex Women’s Golf World Rankings system awards points to players based on an accumulated 104-week “rolling” period, with the points awarded in the most recent 13-week period carrying a stronger value. A player is then ranked according to her average points per tournament, as determined by dividing her total number of points by the number of eligible tournaments played during the 104-week period. A minimum divisor (35) is also used.

Stacy Lewis at the 2019 Mediheal Championship | Photo by Ben Harpring

I have gone back to the first Rolex Rankings of the year and compared them to the current rankings. The only requirement for my list is: A player must have been ranked in the top 150 at the start of the year, or be in the top 100 now (or else this list would be filled with unknown names).

The Year’s Biggest Gainers

1- Sophia Popov – 0.27 to 2.91 = Gain of 2.64 (moved from #344 to #25)
2- Inbee Park – 4.31 to 6.18 = Gain of 1.87 (move 14-4)
3- Hae Ran Ryu – 0.98 to 2.73 = Gain of 1.75 (move 122-31)
4- Mirim Lee – 1.35 to 3.07 = Gain of 1.72 (move 85-22)
5- Stacy Lewis – 1.14 to 2.73 = Gain of 1.59 (move 101-30)
6- Mel Reid – 1.12 to 2.56 = Gain of 1.44 (move 102-36)
7- Sei Young Kim – 5.63 to 6.87 = Gain of 1.24 (move 5-2)
8- Yuka Saso – 0.36 to 1.57 = Gain 0f 1.21 (move 282-76)
T9- Hyun Kyung Park – 1.23 to 2.33 = Gain of 1.10 (move 95-42)
T9- Jennifer Kupcho – 1.97 to 3.07 = Gain of 1.10 (move 51-23)
11- Austin Ernst – 1.71 to 2.66 = Gain of 0.95 (move 63-32)
12- Jasmine Suwannapura – 0.92 to 1.81 = Gain of 0.89 (move 131-63)
13- Emily Pedersen – 0.12 to 0.96 = Gain of 0.84 (move 509-116)
14- Andrea Lee – 0.03 to 0.84 = Gain of 0.81 (move 797-131)
15- Ayaka Furue – 1.37 to 2.09 = Gain of 0.72 (move 82-49)
16- Yealimi Noh – 1.10 to 1.81 = Gain of 0.71 (move 105-64)
17- Anna Nordqvist – 1.28 to 1.96 = Gain of 0.68 (move 89-54)
18- Madelene Sagstrom – 1.03 to 1.70 = Gain of 0.67 (move 118-70)
19- Na Rin An – 0.53 to 1.11 = Gain of 0.58 (move 202-100)
20- Ashleigh Buhai – 1.10 to 1.66 = Gain of 0.56 (move 104-73)
T21- Maria Fassi – 0.33 to 0.80 = Gain of 0.47 (move 300-148)
T21- Jennifer Song – 1.11 to 1.58 =Gain of 0.47 (move 103-74)
23- Lauren Stephenson – 0.51 to 0.95 = Gain of 0.44 (move 208-118)
T24- Danielle Kang – 5.77 to 6.15 = Gain of 0.38 (move 4-5)
T24- Katherine Kirk – 1.05 to 1.43 = Gain of 0.38 (move 115-81)

Ariya Jutanugarn at the 2019 Hugel-Air Premia LA Open | Photo: Ben Harpring

The Year’s Biggest Decliners

1- Jin Young Ko – 9.45 to 7.83 = Loss of 1.62 (moved from #1 to #1)
2- Sung Hyun Park – 6.77 to 5.23 = Loss of 1.54 (move 2-8)
3- Ariya Jutanugarn – 4.64 to 3.21 = Loss of 1.43 (move 12-19)
4- Jeong Eun Lee6 – 5.51 to 4.22 = Loss of 1.29 (move 7-12)
5- Hinako Shibuno – 4.76 to 3.62 = Loss of 1.14 (move 11-15)
6- Jessica Korda – 4.26 to 3.16 = Loss of 1.10 (move 17-21)
7- Amy Yang – 3.69 to 2.74 = Loss of 0.95 (move 20-29)
8- Bronte Law – 2.76 to 1.85 = Loss of 0.91 (move 31-61)
9- Ai Suzuki – 4.28 to 3.43 = Loss of 0.85 (move 15-16)
10- Lizette Salas – 3.75 to 2.99 = Loss of 0.76 (move 19-24)
11- Sun Ju Ahn – 2.12 to 1.43 = Loss of 0.69 (move 47-80)
12- Da Yeon Lee – 2.79 to 2.11 = Loss of 0.68 (move 30-48)
13- Jiyai Shin – 3.17 to 2.51 = Loss of 0.66 (move 24-38)
14- I.K. Kim – 2.36 to 1.73 = Loss of 0.63 (move 39-68)
15- Jeong Min Cho – 1.74 to 1.14 = Loss of 0.60 (move 60-95)
T16- Annie Park – 1.68 to 1.13 = Loss of 0.55 (move 64-98)
T16- A Yean Cho – 2.53 to 1.98 = Loss of 0.55 (move 35-53)
18- Angel Yin – 2.33 to 1.80 = Loss of 0.53 (move 42-65)
19- Eun-Hee Ji – 2.58 to 2.06 = Loss of 0.52 (34-50)
20- Seon Woo Bae – 2.81 to 2.30 = Loss of 0.51 (move 29-44)
21- Lexi Thompson – 5.30 to 4.81 = Loss of 0.49 (move 10-10)
22- A Lim Kim – 1.59 to 1.11 = Loss of 0.48 (move 68-101)
T23- Misuzu Narita – 1.37 to 0.90 = Loss of 0.47 (move 80-122)
T23- Shanshan Feng – 3.34 to 2.87 = Loss of 0.47 (move 23-26)
25- Mamiko Higa – 1.65 to 1.19 = Loss of 0.46 (move 66-92)

In Other LPGA News:

All four events that comprised the LPGA’s fall Asian swing have now been officially canceled due to quarantine requirements put in place for crossing borders.

The LPGA announced that a second Drive On Championship will be added to the schedule. It will be played on 10/22-10/27. It will be a four day full field event, held at the Reynolds Lake Oconee, in Greensboro, Ga.

The 2023 Solheim Cup will be hosted by Spain. The biennial contest will take place at the world renowned championship course at Finca Cortesin, Andalicia. The exact dates have yet to be announced.

Feature Photo: Sei Young Kim at the 2019 CME Group Tour Championship. Photographer: Ben Harpring


Tony Jesselli is the former author of the very popular blog TONYS LPGA REPORT, which covered tour and player news from January of 2010 to September of 2019. Tony has earned the reputation as the ‘go-to’ resource for up to date and accurate news about the LPGA.

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Is Your Clubface Open or Closed at the Top of Your Backswing?

7 days ago Women Golf, , , ,

Today we’re going to talk about what it means for your club face to be closed or open at the top of the back swing. So many times during a lesson I will say to someone your clubface is closed or open at the top of your backswing and it can sometimes be difficult to visualize and understand what I mean by that.

In this short video I demonstrate what it means for your club face to be closed or open at the top of the back swing. When I’m looking at someone swing, whether they’re hooking or slicing their shots, I’m looking for clues that indicate where the clubface is closed or open and one of the things that I check is at the top of the backswing.

So if the player’s clubface is closed at the top of the back swing it (the clubface) will be pointing straight up at the sky. From there even if everything else looks pretty good in the swing, the clubface is going to come back closed at the ball which will start left (for right-handers) and hook during its flight. So a closed face neans that the clubface is pointing up towards the sky.

Now if the clubface is open at the top of the backswing then the toe of the club will be pointing straight down. And again even if everything else in the swing is good from there then the clubface will tend to come back open at the point of impact with the ball and a push or slice to the right (for right-handers) is most likely.

If the club faces pointing straight up towards the sky then it’s closed. If the toe is hanging straight down the club is open.

Of course there will be many reasons why the clubface is open or closed. It could be your grip, it could be the way that your wrists move during your swing. All that is for another time. For this short video I just wanted to give you a good view of what the clubface looks like when you’re trying to understand whether your club face is closed or open at the top of the swing.


Dr. Sue Shapcott is a former tour player with a passion for helping recreational players reach their potential. She trained with the British PGA and spent 5 years developing technical expertise with Hank Haney in Dallas, TX. Sue is also an educational psychologist and will sneak that into your lessons!

Sue is the founder of Change Golf Instruction www.changegolfinstruction.com based in Madison, WI. In addition to teaching in Madison, Sue releases weekly videos to help golfers with their swing technique, learning, short-game, or information about her golf vacations!

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Hybrids – What’s in My Bag

8 days ago Women Golf, ,

Cathy Kim here with another edition of what’s in my bag. This one is all about hybrids. In my bag I carry two hybrids, a four and a three hybrid. The reason I like to carry two of them are because they replace my longer irons and they’re flexible – I get the distance of a wood as well as the versatility of an iron hence the name hybrid because they are designed to take the place of both of them.

The great thing about hybrids is that you can hit it on the fairway but you can also hit it out on the rough because it doesn’t have the bulkiness of a fairway wood but it does have the distance.

So I’m going to go ahead and grab one of my hybrids and I have two shots to show you. A shot out of the rough and then a fairway shot. The setup is going to be with the ball slightly on the middle front side of your stance and we’re going to feel like we are basically hitting an iron not a wood by hitting down aggressively. Now I’m going to test the hybrid out on the fairway here doing the same thing.

When you guys are in the market to get hybrids what I suggest is that you test them out to find the right lofts that match the rest of your irons and woods so that you have all the distances equally gapped in terms of lofts and yardages.

Good luck with these versatile clubs.


Cathy Kim is a PGA member and teaching professional at 1757 Golf Club in Dulles, VA. 

Cathy specializes in golf instruction for all ages and skill levels. Cathy’s philosophy is quite simple: to help every golfer to understand why their golf swing looks the way it does and how to improve it to become the best golfer they can be.

She is currently offering classes for all ages and skill levels at her facility. You can see the list of classes at 1757golfclub.com/academy

Find out more information at CathyKimGolf.com and follow Cathy on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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