Videos

Lesson of the Day: Better body positions during the swing = more consistent shots

Published

5 years ago

Dec 10, 2018

In our “Lesson of the Day” video series with V1 Sports, we match a different GolfWRX member with a different V1 Sports instructor. It’s extremely important to both V1 Sports and GolfWRX to help golfers improve their games and shoot lower scores, and there’s no better way to do that than getting lessons. While we not only want to provide free lessons to select GolfWRX members, we want to encourage and inspire golfers to seek professional instruction. For instructions on how to submit your own video for a chance at getting a free lesson from a V1 Sports instructor as part of our Lesson of the Day series, CLICK HERE.

This week, V1 Pro Mark Heinemann for this week takes a look at WRXer Jon Hughes’ swing, offering both analysis and suggestions for improvement.

About the pro

Mark is an Advanced PGA Professional based out of Swing Studio Killarney, Co Kerry South West Ireland. Mark utilizes V1 software, Flightscope, Boditrak and Sam Putt Lab when coaching players of varied ability from beginner through to professional and also offers online coaching programs.

Video context

Looking at Jon’s swing for the first time I was very impressed and I could see that he has played golf to a high level and still maintains a single digit handicap. I felt that Jon would benefit from greater consistency and a tighter shot dispersion if he was to improve his body action. Jon’s address position was generally very sound but an increase in the amount of pressure in to his lead (left) foot would reduce his sway off the ball in the early part of his back swing. Jon’s initial takeaway involved quite a sway into his right side from which he never really recovered and got stuck behind the ball at impact resulting in a club path that was a little too much to the right from resulting in pushes or hooks depending on timing and release at impact.

Student’s action plan/Key points

Increase pressure into lead foot at address, ideally 60%
Reduce the body sway in the takeaway and turn around a central axis (see drills)
Practice hitting fades in practice
Schedule a Trackman / Flightscope session to see that club path numbers are more down and to the left, not excessively to the right.

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Instruction

Clement: Why your practice swing never sucks

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3 months ago

Jan 30, 2024

Shawn Clement

You hear that one all the time; I wish I could put my practice swing on the ball! We explain the huge importance of what to focus on to allow the ball to be perfectly in the way of your practice swing. Enjoy!

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Equipment

Mitsubishi Diamana WB: Club Junkie takes a technology deep dive

Published

3 months ago

Jan 24, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

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.

Check out their discussion about the new WB, as well as the 20th anniversary of the original design, in the video above — time stamps of key points below, including a definitive answer as to how the surfboard graphic ended up on the original Whiteboard in 2004!

:40 – Mitsubishi Japan expands to the U.S. in 2004
:50 – “The shaft that set the standard”
1:12 – “The ‘board is back”
1:45 – WB or Whiteboard? Or both?
1:55 – The first iteration of the sixth generation of Diamana
2:10 – Incorporating key technology from a 20-year journey
3:10 – Modifying the tip section for more ball speed
3:50 – Delivering ball speed in a low-launch, low-spin shaft
4:20 – Drilling down on the shaft profile compared to the original Whiteboard
5:00 – The most impressive element of the new WB
5:30 – Butt, mid, tip specifications
6:00 – WB’s iconic graphics and the Diamana legacy — flowers, surfboard, numbering system
8:15 – An abundance of available weights and flexes
8:55 – More players going lightweight