David Leadbetter
David Leadbetter
player addresses poor
What invariably distinguishes a good player from a poor one is their respective address positions or setups.
golf swings goal
Your final goal is to convert your athletic swing to pure instinct rather than conscious thought.
hit speed time waste
If you don't have a club-head speed of about 100 mph, it's a waste of time to try to hit long irons.
almost andy asked check himself hit kid knee knocked motion normally raising range stiff
Afterward we asked Andy -- who's normally pretty stiff for a kid -- to check the range of motion in his hamstrings by raising his knee to his chest. Well, Andy almost knocked himself out when his kneecap hit his chin. He was that loose.
good happens hard hopefully whatever
I'm just going to play as hard as I can (today). Try as hard as I can. You know whatever happens happens, and hopefully it will be a good round.
hard
I'm just going to play as hard as I can (today). Try as hard as I can.
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It would be impossible for her to keep improving at the rate she has in the last two or three years, so her goal at this stage is to improve steadily, in smaller increments, ... She already has a great golf swing, and she's going to get stronger, her balance will improve, her shot selection will improve.
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They're silly, because they just point out how phenomenally advanced Tiger was, that he was able to find the right recipe very early on. It's a complex, almost mysterious thing. It's the physical game, but there are so many other elements. And maybe the key thing is how people figure their own path. See what works for them, and find it. And accept that every timetable is different. That takes maturity, and that's why it's still a game where you reach your prime in your 30s.
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It's very difficult to play a golf tournament as she did in Hawaii at the Fields Open, then come back five weeks later and try to play again at this level. It's tough to find any rhythm in your game when you have to do that. It's what makes what she's doing right now so remarkable. Imagine how well she will play when she takes up golf full-time.
ball certainly doubt equipment fear harder mind nowadays speeds swing
There's no doubt in my mind swing speeds are increasing. Certainly with the equipment nowadays they can go at the ball a lot harder without fear of going that much off line.
club decisions driver hits run
A lot of times, if she hits it 300 yards, you run out of real estate. She often has a lot of decisions she has to make, because her driver can be too much club on LPGA courses.
good
You've got a pretty good swing, Charles. You've just got to let it out.
emulate focus tough tournament
The focus now is on scoring. It's tough to emulate a tournament when she's at home, tough to get into any kind of competitive situation.