Jaacob Bowden's Swing Man Golf Blog

Sergio Garcia at #2

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Phil Mickelson, who has slipped to No. 3 in the world, was asked during a conference call to promote the LG Skins Game whether Sergio Garcia deserved to be No. 2.

Garcia had one victory and three runner-up finishes on the PGA TOUR and two victories and a second place in Europe. Mickelson had two PGA TOUR victories and one runner-up. Garcia tied for second in the PGA Championship, while Mickelson was in the top 20 in all four majors...read more.

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Hitting a Bunker Shot

Hitting a bunker shot is one of the easiest shots to make in golf.  You have a big margin of error when in a bunker.  But for some reason a bunker shot is one of the most feared shots in golf.  In this video ,Golf Instructor Jaacob Bowden will give you some tips on how to hit out of the bunker more consistently.

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Backswing Rear Leg Position

Some people bend their rear leg in the backswing and some keep it straight. This video will show you the way you should use based on your flexibility.

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Having a Good Grip

Setting up to the ball correctly and having a good grip are key to hitting good shots.  Many times players set up to the ball and are already doomed from the beginning because of their golf grip.  Here's a couple tips to help you set up with a good grip.

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Dan Shauger Introduction

by Dan Shauger

Hi Gang,

I will be writing a few words every now and then about details of the golf swing that may help your swing.

I will also try to keep you up to date as to what I am doing to bring the swing, as I teach it, to the masses. Those of you who have studied my technique are aware of it's easy power and kindness to the body.  Tune in to my blog posts now and then as I will be adding new details about the swing, as well as how to use it.

Here is the latest news:

I saw Phil Reed recently, author of the book "In Search of the Greatest Golf Swing. The book was about Mike Austin and included chapters about both Jaacob and myself.  I gave Phil and his two sons a quick swing tune up.  At the same time, I was also giving a bit of swing help to John Marshall, two-time ALDA Super Senior Long Drive Champion, and we had a fine old get together.  They are among my very best friends.  Since John M. recently had both knees replaced, we are now able to work on a more powerful lower body move.  I look forward to his swing gaining even more power.

We now have a new instructor in Calgary Alberta, Canada.  His name is Glenn Weber, age 42, and he is already a fine ball striker and instructor.  He is quite athletic and his swing has immense power with good accuracy.

While he was in LA for my teaching accreditation, using a strange to him 3-wood, he was carrying the ball over the fence and out of the range off the mat - much harder to do than off a tee.  To do that requires at least a 275-yard carry uphill.  No easy feat.  Made me jealous as hell, of course, as I am approaching 69 years of age at a high rate of speed.

If you live in Canada or are willing to travel there you will find a very personable and knowledgeable instructor.

I hope that I do not slight my other instructors with this complimentary note. Each and every one is also quite knowledgeable, are fine ball strikers in their own right, and are all fully capable of giving excellent golf instruction.

The new 10 Lesson DVD series is well under way, and I expect to be able to release it early next year.  That time frame is also planned for the release of the new picture book.

The new web site design is in the works. I will post when it is on line.

Well that's about it for now, see ya next time.

DAN

Outside-In Golf Swing?

Question:

I am going outside in so far that I almost hit my left foot. Have you ever seen anything like this? Can you give me some drills I can do to help me fix this?

Jaacob's Answer:

For a big out-to-in swing, this is a pretty cool training aid.

http://www.insideapproach.com/product_detail.jsp?product_number=1009-01

If you don't want to pay the money for it, you can stick some tall tees in the ground to the inside of the swing path right after the ball.  If you hit the tee on the through swing, you'll know you are coming to far from the outside.

Conversely, you could also stick a tee before the ball on the target line to force yourself to swing from the inside-out.  You'll have to swing from the inside to avoid hitting the tee before the ball.