Nick Faldo 1996 Open Championship

Here's another on from our friends at Hyno Designs. Hit em Straight

Rick Neilsen's Power Golf Dynamics Chapter 5

Today we will continue Ricks "Power Golf Dynamics" series.


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Here's Rick working with Gotham Golfer Jackie Faldetta.:

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Norrie Wright on "Lag"

Today we're going to have  my good friend Mr. Norrie Wright give us some drills to help us acquire and sustain Lag. The clip is an excerpt from Norrie's video "The Wright Swing" (click on the link to purchase). I also received the following email from one of our readers:

 Ralph,
I'm a Gregg MaHatton fan and have purchased a couple of his DVDs. Today's video on your blog where he gets Les to lay the shaft down behind his back in the transition is something new. Too bad the wind covered up the comments. Is there any way to get a transcript of Gregg's comments or perhaps get Gregg on again to explain this move. I tried it, I like it, but I have no clue as to why and how it works. Thanks for all you do with the blog!


Chesley

I think this video will touch on many of Chelsey's questions.




Norrie's video is one of the best out there right now.

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Gregg and Les

Today, Gregg and Les are going to go over some of  the fundamentals of their preferred stroke patterns. The audio is a little weak, so I added some supplemental information in the form of another video.





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Bradley Hughes on the "Swing Plane"

Today we're going to have a visit from our good friend Bradley Hughes. Bradley is going to talk to us about the swing plane. I can't help but agree with Bradley's thoughts on this subject. Over the years at our blog, we've always emphasized the fact that "There is no the way to swing a golf club". Bradley, unlike many others has the credentials as player to lend the necessary credibility to his notions.









For those who missed Bradley's  performance at the inaugural President's Cup, here it is:




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Hogan, an analysis by Dan Whittaker

Today we're going to have a look at what I feel is the most thorough analysis of Mr. Hogan's swing to date.





Here are the details of Dan's one day New York City School:

The Location will be Marine Park Golf Course in Brooklyn New York

Marine Park
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The date is May 23rd. from 9 to 3 (pun intended)
The Price will be $650 per person with Lunch included
Space is limited, so if you're interested, shoot me or Dan  an email.

raphael.ralph@gmail.com or danwhittaker@btconect.com

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Michael Jacobs

Over the past few years Mike Jacobs has embarked on some cutting edge research in a search for answers regarding the How's and the Why's of the golf Swing. His research is about to culminate in a new book called: "Examination of a Golf Swing The X Golf School Files 1-15"
Here's an excerpt: :XSFile5

Dan Whittaker One Day School in NYC

The details of the Dan Whittaker One Day Golf School in NYC have been finalized and are as follows:

The Location will be Marine Park Golf Course in Brooklyn New York

Marine Park
(click to enlarge)

 
The date is May 23rd. from 9 to 3 (pun intended)
The Price will be $650 per person with Lunch included
Space is limited, so if you're interested, shoot me or Dan  an email.

raphael.ralph@gmail.com or danwhittaker@btconect.com

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Rick Nielsen, the mental side

Today we're going to listen to Rick and Dr. Phil Lee discuss the mental side of golf.


Rick has quite a pedigree, he worked for Mike Hebron for 15 years and experienced the tutelage of such luminaries as Gregg Mchatton, Jim Petralia, Bill Strausburg, Lynn Blake, Ben Doyle and many others. If you're looking for some top notch instruction you can't go wrong with Rick.



 



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SAM Putt Lab

I had the good fortune of receiving a Putting Lesson from Dr. Christian Marquadt, the founder of Science and Motion Sports. It was very noisy, so the audio isn't up to snuff, thus I've added a brief description of what it is the SAM putting lab does at the beginning of the video.















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Les Johnson

We at Gotham Golf  Blog, feel that we have a responsibility to bring forth the "Real" Top Instructors in the Country, today we're going to look at another overlooked talent. That man is Mr. Les Johnson. I had the pleasure of spending some time with Gregg McHatton  and Les last week and it was an education. Les is a longtime protege of Gregg and if you want to learn Lag and how to seriously compress a golf ball; you won't go wrong by paying Les a visit.






Here's an excerpt from "Gregg McHatton's Distance & Maximum Power" available from OHP Direct.






Les is great guy and even a better golf instructor. To learn more about Les, visit his website:
www.lesjohnsongolf.com

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The Stack and Tilt Perspective

Today we're going to have my pal, Nick Clearwater PGA; talk to us from a Stack and Tilt perspective.




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Charl Schwartzel an analysis by Dan Whittaker

Today we're going to have a look at the golf swing of 2011 Masters Champion Charl Schwartzel. First let's check out his bio via Wikipedia:


Early life
Schwartzel was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He had a dominant junior amateur career in South Africa, also having won some amateur events overseas including the 2002 Indian Amateur and English Open Stroke Play Championships.[2] He played for his country in the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy.

Professional career
Schwartzel turned professional at the age of eighteen, and following the path of many other leading South African players, he qualified for the European Tour late that year. He was the second youngest South African golfer to do so after Dale Hayes.[2] He earned enough money to retain his European Tour card in both 2003 and 2004. In the 2004-05 season he won the Dunhill Championship, a leading tournament in South Africa which is co-sanctioned by the European Tour, and claimed first place on the Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit.[2] In 2005 he finished 52nd on the European Tour's Order of Merit, and in 2005-06 he again topped the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. His win at the season-ending Vodacom Tour Championship took him into the top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.[3][4] His form continued to improve in 2006 and he finished the season placed 18th on the Order of Merit and reached as high as 55th in the World Rankings.[5] He took first place on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the third consecutive year in 2007, and in April 2007 he won the Open de España, beating Jyoti Randhawa by one stroke, after an eagle at the 543-yard par-5 16th hole,[6] and moved into the world top 40.[7] Schwartzel has played in the Gary Player Invitational several times to help Gary Player raise funds for various children's charities. In 2008, he once again achieved success on the European Tour, by securing victory at the Madrid Masters. After a winless 2009 season, Schwartzel started 2010 by winning two consecutive tournaments on the European Tour, both held in his native South Africa, and re-entered the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[8][9] He finished the season ranked 8th on the Order of Merit.[10] For 2011, Schwartzel joined the PGA Tour. On 16 January 2011, Schwartzel retained his Joburg Open title winning by four shots.[11] [edit]

2011 Masters win
In April 2011, Schwartzel won the 75th Masters Tournament by two strokes to become the third South African winner of the event (after Gary Player and Trevor Immelman), doing so exactly 50 years after Player became the first international Masters champion. In the final round, Schwartzel overcame a four stroke deficit with a round of 66, winning by two strokes over Adam Scott and Jason Day[12] Schwartzel started his final round on Sunday by chipping in from off the green at the first hole for birdie and following this up with an eagle on the third hole by holing his second shot from the middle of the fairway. At this point, the four stroke lead of Rory McIlroy had been wiped out. Schwartzel then shot a bogey at the fourth hole to drop one behind. For the rest of the round he maintained this score, until he reached the par-five 15th, where he holed some clutch putts to finish with four birdies in a row (a feat unprecedented in the Masters' 75 years history) putting him back in the lead and ultimately winning the Green Jacket and his first major championship.[13] After the tournament, Schwartzel moved up to 11th from 29th in the Official World Golf Rankings



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 If anybody is interested in participating in a Dan Whittaker one day school in the NYC metro area, shoot me an email.




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Ian Woosnam

It still amazes me how long he was. Here's a video from our friend Hyno Designs titled, Ian Woosnam "The Welshman in Georgia" backed up by some Clapton.





If anybody is interested in a 1 day Dan Whittaker Golf School in NYC, shoot me an email.

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Sean Ohair

Interesting Dynamic going on here. Hit em Straight

Rick Neilsen's Power Golf Dynamics Chapter 4

Here's the next installment:


Rick has quite a pedigree, he worked for Mike Hebron for 15 years and experienced the tutelage of such luminaries as Gregg Mchatton, Jim Petralia, Bill Strausburg, Lynn Blake, Ben Doyle and many others. If you're looking for some top notch instruction you can't go wrong with Rick.






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Ground Forces

Today we're going to have a look at "Ground Forces" in the Golf Swing. The following is a excerpt from Gregg's video "Brain Lessons" available from OHP Direct, if you don't own this video I can't understand what
you're waiting for.


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Here's a little work Gregg and I did yesterday:




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Review, Nunchuk Shaft by Nventix

Today we're going to have a look at the Nuchuk Shaft by Nventix. First we'll have an introduction to the Shaft by Bryan Nicholson PGA,  an officer in the Nventix Organization.






And now we'll have a review by Dan Whittaker:






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Payne Stewart on "Long Irons"

Here's a look at one of my favorite Golf Swings ever. The last of the Pure Swingers of the Golf Club, Mr. Payne Stewart. His swing is best described as "Timeless"






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Jason Day Swing Analysis

Today we're going to have Dan give us an analysis of Jason Day's Golf swing.

BTW Here's something I wrote about Charl Schwartzal last Year:   Charl 
Click on the yellow link
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Nick Clearwater Stack and Tilt

Hmm, it seems like a little "Bagger Vance" type golf is all Tiger needed.


Here's my buddy Nick Clearwater with some Stack and Tilt suggestions.

LtoR Seve's roommate, Seve Calmi, Nick Clearwater, Me

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Rick Neilsen's Power Golf Dynamics Chapter 3

Woodland is looking pretty good!

Here's the next installment:
 
Rick has quite a pedigree, he worked for Mike Hebron for 15 years and experienced the tutelage of such luminaries as Gregg Mchatton, Jim Petralia, Bill Strausburg, Lynn Blake, Ben Doyle and many others. If you're looking for some top notch instruction you can't go wrong with Rick.



 



Here's a little BS session I had with Rick over at Randall's Island last year.






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Ken Venturi on Pitching

Here's one of my favorites, Mr. Ken Venturi with his thoughts on the full Pitch Shot. Hit em Straight

Ben Hogan II

Here's the second video of the Gotham Golf Blog-Hyno Designs joint venture. This is strictly pre-accident/post-secret Hogan,  Enjoy!









One of my Masters Picks:






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Foresight Launch Monitor

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Bradley Hughes' Swing

Today we're going to have Bradley Hughes discuss the swing he used early in his career. We will probably convert this into a timeline type of project, where Bradley will provide some analysis of his later swings.





I received the following emails from one our readers:

Ralph,
I wanted to pass this along to you regarding an internet lesson I received from one of your recent guests - Bradley Hughes: This was probably the best $50.00 I've ever spent on Golf. Since 1985 I've had many lessons - some from well-known "gurus" and no one has pointed out stuff like this to me before. Some of my most recent tournament results have been less than stellar and Brad has me excited about playing and working on my game again. Thanks again for bringing another great "underground" golfing talent to our attention.
 John Mule'
 Baton Rouge, La.


  For those who missed my interview with Bradley, here it is:







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Mike Hebron

Here's some more Hebron: BTW: All eyes are on Verplank and Mickleson, I got my money on Badds. Hit em Straight

More D Plane

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Rick Neilsen's Power Golf Dynamics Chapter 2

Today we're going to have our good friend and fellow Gotham Golfer, Rick Nielsen continue his series called "Power Golf Dynamics".
If you didn't read it the first  time here  it is again:

Rick has quite a pedigree, he worked for Mike Hebron for 15 years and experienced the tutelage of such luminaries as Gregg Mchatton, Jim Petralia, Bill Strausburg, Lynn Blake, Ben Doyle and many others. If you're looking for some top notch instruction you can't go wrong with Rick.









Here's the bonus footage of the "Gotham Golf Stroke"







Rick can be reached at:www.ricknielsengolf.com


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