Tip Of The Month
By John Pallot
Director of Instruction
October 2004
What a song Vijay Singh is singing this year. He has won 9 tournaments
and $9.5 million already. He leads in greens hit in regulation (72.8)
and scoring average (68.9). He leads in total birdies and eagles
and is known as the hardest worker on tour, routinely hitting a
thousand balls a day. At this years Ford Championship, I watched
him hit balls on the range. When practicing Vijay sets up a practice
station. He has a club-shaft designating the target line and a club-shaft
stuck in the ground representing the shaft angle plane or swing
plane. He tries to keep the club-head swinging up and down the line
of the implanted
club-shaft. This encourages a square club-face at impact and shot
heading toward the target. Look at the pictures below. It's me.
See how the club-head is moving on the take-away. Notice the left
arm at the top, parallel to the implanted shaft. Look at impact.
The club-face is square.
Keeping the club-head on the plane line enables a square club-face
at impact, the ball starting in the direction of the target, and
a powerful strike on a consistent basis. Try developing your own
practice station. If it's good enough for Vijay, it's worth a try.
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