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WATCH: How to stop spinning out during your swing

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Top-100 teacher Tom Stickney of Punta Mita Golf Academy teaches golfers how to stop spinning out of their golf shots by “getting forward earlier.” Enjoy the video below!

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Tom F. Stickney II, is a specialist in Biomechanics for Golf, Physiology, and 3d Motion Analysis. He has a degree in Exercise and Fitness and has been a Director of Instruction for almost 30 years at resorts and clubs such as- The Four Seasons Punta Mita, BIGHORN Golf Club, The Club at Cordillera, The Promontory Club, and the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. His past and present instructional awards include the following: Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, Golf Digest Top 50 International Instructor, Golf Tips Top 25 Instructor, Best in State (Florida, Colorado, and California,) Top 20 Teachers Under 40, Best Young Teachers and many more. Tom is a Trackman University Master/Partner, a distinction held by less than 25 people in the world. Tom is TPI Certified- Level 1, Golf Level 2, Level 2- Power, and Level 2- Fitness and believes that you cannot reach your maximum potential as a player with out some focus on your physiology. You can reach him at [email protected] and he welcomes any questions you may have.

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  1. Don

    Oct 8, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    Tom, your head moves almost a head forward as you execute this movement. In my experience that causes either slices (when you don’t adjust with your hands), pull slices (late correction), or dead pulls (over-correcting). You also de-loft the club significantly. I’m completely with that folks who are doing what you say they’re doing, this would be beneficial but it still seems like an exaggerated move to get them on the right path and not the actual move they should be making. This is exactly what I’ve been doing for the past few years and it’s been very difficult to undo.

    Regardless, hope you’re enjoying Punta Mita. I liked the course (and that crazy boat ride to the par 3 green) and my wife loves Sayulita.

  2. Travis

    Oct 8, 2018 at 9:52 am

    Great quick video… Could this action cause dead pulls? I don’t slice but I do have thin and thick misses and dead pulls left (club is square to the path??)

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Mitsubishi Diamana WB: Club Junkie takes a technology deep dive

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Earlier this week, Mitsubishi announced the return of its iconic Whiteboard profile with the new Diamana WB shaft.

In our launch story, we offered a rundown of the key technology in the new WB — 80-ton Dialead pitch fiber, Aerospace-grade MR70 carbon fiber, Consistent Feel Design, and the Xlink Tech Resin System. To go deeper, however, we enlisted our Resident Club Junkie and bona fide shaft nut, Brian Knudson, to track down someone from Mitsubishi at the PGA Show. Fortunately, Mitsubishi’s Director of Global Aftermarket Sales, Jonathan Alongi, was on hand to answer all of BK’s questions.

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Check out more photos and see what GolfWRXers are saying about Mitsubishi WB in the forums. 

 

 

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Our Resident Club Junkie, Brian Knudson, goes through a wedge fitting with Chris Baingo, Titleist’s Club Fitting Analyst.

Get the full story on new SM10 wedges in our launch piece. 

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