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The Aasen Project: Lesson Seven - 'Impact Hands'

Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 11:23 Monday, 30 July 2012 12:01

 

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A few years ago Tiger Woods' swing coach Hank Haney took on the onerous task of trying to fix the famously flawed swing of ex-NBA star and current basketball analyst Charles Barkley. 
 
It was with that ideal in mind that your agent decided to embark on the ambitious undertaking of trying to realize improvement in a golf swing that has had the benefit of precisely one professional lesson - albeit from renowned local instructor Jack Westover of Vancouver some 40 years ago - to see if one really can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (sorry Mr. Westover, probably should have taken more lessons).
 
As this 'project' has moved along there's no doubt that several of the elements which go into putting together a solid golf swing have become far more apparent to me than they were previously.
 
That's not to say that I didn't have a clue as to what constitutes a competent golf swing, but I've definitely been guilty of ignoring the proverbial 'elephant in the room'.

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The Aasen Project: Lesson Six - Stepping Into A Sequence

Last Updated on Monday, 23 July 2012 23:29 Monday, 23 July 2012 17:15

 

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by Bryan Outram
 
A few years ago Tiger Woods' swing coach Hank Haney took on the onerous task of trying to fix the famously flawed swing of ex-NBA star and current basketball analyst Charles Barkley. 
 
It was with that ideal in mind that your agent decided to embark on the ambitious undertaking of trying to realize improvement in a golf swing that has had the benefit of precisely one professional lesson - albeit from renowned local instructor Jack Westover of Vancouver some 40 years ago - to see if one really can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (sorry Mr. Westover, probably should have taken more lessons).
 
Last week was dedicated mainly to lamenting how I had not taken the time between lesson 4 and 5 to work on my own on the things John 'Ace' Aasen of 3D Golf Performance had been educating me about.
 
We're continuing to focus on my hands and how their position in relationship to the clubface from address to full finish is the main focus of the entire swing process. John calls it my 'wrist conditions'.

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The Aasen Project: Lesson Five - Same As The First Four (Back To The Drawing Board)

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 July 2012 00:47 Monday, 16 July 2012 22:13

 by  Bryan Outram

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A few years ago Tiger Woods' swing coach Hank Haney took on the onerous task of trying to fix the famously flawed swing of ex-NBA star and current basketball analyst Charles Barkley. 
 
It was with that ideal in mind that your agent decided to embark on the ambitious undertaking of trying to realize improvement in a golf swing that has had the benefit of precisely one professional lesson - albeit from renowned local instructor Jack Westover of Vancouver some 40 years ago - to see if one really can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (sorry Mr. Westover, probably should have taken more lessons).
 
As I arrived at the 3D Golf Performance facility for the 5th in my series of lessons with instructor/owner John Aasen, I allowed myself to wonder if - much like early on in high school - I could fool my teacher into thinking I had done my homework and just make up for it the following week. 
 
The answer now is the same as it was then - no. And the thinking behind it is the same now as it was then - stupid.

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The Aasen Project: Lesson Four - 'Staying Connected'

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 July 2012 00:21 Thursday, 12 July 2012 22:30

by  Bryan Outram

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A few years ago Tiger Woods' swing coach Hank Haney took on the onerous task of trying to fix the famously flawed swing of ex-NBA star and current basketball analyst Charles Barkley. 
 
It was with that ideal in mind that your agent decided to embark on the ambitious undertaking of trying to realize improvement in a golf swing that has had the benefit of precisely one professional lesson - albeit from renowned local instructor Jack Westover of Vancouver some 40 years ago - to see if one really can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (sorry Mr. Westover, probably should have taken more lessons).
 
So far we've established the importance of a good basic start to the golf swing, in my case that was all about 'getting a grip'. 
 
From that point we've set about trying to move the club from address through a takeaway and back into the ball on a 'proper' plane so as to get the ball going in the desired direction with power and a purpose.
 
But as my swingmaster John Aasen has made clear to me thus far "we are not focussing on the result at this stage, merely the process."
 
As hard as that is for someone like me to accept, I'm finding slowly that if I do accept that philosophy, the journey is immenently more enjoyable.

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The Aasen Project: Lesson Three - 'Hooking The Sweet Spot'

Last Updated on Friday, 13 July 2012 00:28 Thursday, 12 July 2012 11:34

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by Bryan Outram

A few years ago Tiger Woods' swing coach Hank Haney took on the onerous task of trying to fix the famously flawed swing of ex-NBA star and current basketball analyst Charles Barkley. 

It was with that ideal in mind that your agent decided to embark on the ambitious undertaking of trying to realize improvement in a golf swing that has had the benefit of precisely one professional lesson - albeit from renowned local instructor Jack Westover of Vancouver some 40 years ago - to see if one really can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (sorry Mr. Westover, probably should have taken more lessons).

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