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Carl Suneson
European Tour Winner

Carl Suneson is physically a very strong person and is naturally left handed even though he plays right handed. His strength works both for and against him on the one hand Carl is one of the longest ball hitters on tour however technically speaking his arm tension can cause him a few difficulties.

Carl’s tendency is during his takeaway his arms dominate – especially his left arm, this results in the arms working too deep and behind him in the backswing. At the top the club looks a little across the line. His pivot motion would tend to get a little static also in the backswing. Carl would then have to re route the club back onto a shallower plane coming down with the help of a slidey leg action. This produced a lot of power however his accuracy would suffer a little.

Under tournament pressure his old tendencies are more apparent.

A softer start.
From a soft but ready set up Carl is now able to feel that the body pivot starts the swing letting the arms take a back seat in the takeaway. This lets the arms rotate more in front of his chest in the backswing and give the club more of a balanced look. At the top his body has now coiled better and the club looks a little laid off (music to Carl’s ears!). Now his swing is in a better sequence allowing the body to re rotate as opposed to sliding.

The body can now square the face up (no more saving hand action) which is a huge factor when you consider the huge distances that Carl is able to hit the ball.

Carlos Rodiles
European Tour Player

Carlos Rodiles who came very close to winning the Volvo Masters in 2003 he had a swing which to the naked eye looked very free flowing and flexible however under closer inspection there were one or two problems.

Carlos even though a very sporty person:- flexible, fit and quite explosive had a rather non athletic posture. His weight was very much back on his heels, legs pretty straight and narrow stanced. The combination of his posture and grip really impeded the movement of the club head.

The club would tend to get rather off balance behind him with a closed clubface. From there in completing the backswing the club was lifted up by the arms producing a long and crossed look at the top.To get the club down Carlos would hang back on his right side needing to produce a lot of hand action to square up the club face.

After a grip and posture change Carlos’s mission is to get the clubhead working a little faster and more in balance, his new grip plays a big part in allowing him to do this. His new posture gives him a much stronger and dynamic look, from this position he is now able to engage his core muscles to also get the club moving along with a greater coiling/ winding body motion up to the top of the backswing.

With a greater coil and shorter arm swing Carlos is able to release his right through impact and thus producing greater club head speed and more importantly greater consistency.

Gareth Paddison
European Tour Player

From New Zealand Gareth had a very successful amateur career with one of the highlights being his victory in the Canadian Amateur. For the past 4 years he has played on the European Challenge Tour along with some main Tour events. His best finish was in the 2004 Heineken Classic where he played with Ernie Els and Adam Scott in the final round on his way to finishing 7th.

Gareth has a lean and tall build almost that of a 1500m runner, flexible and strong are 2 more words that would fit his description. Swing wise however the combination of getting very disconnected and having a relatively poor body motion were certainly holding him back in his career.

His old swing saw his center to far away from the ball in a sat back look. His right hand grip was also impeding his backswing. From there Gareth would begin his swing with a picked up and armsy look thus leaving his middle very disengaged. Half way back the club got too flat and his arms too far in front, which lead to a top of the backswing with a steep arm plane and a non fully wound up body.

Coming down the arms came down too far in front with a steep shaft plane and a compensating hanging back look with the upper body.

With the middle more engaged and a better sequenced start Gareth now gets the club more balanced and his hands and arms more behind him. At the top of the backswing the right arm is more across his chest and his body is now fully coiled up. From here he is really able to unwind without fear as the arms stay more connected and the club tracks down more on plane. At impact Gareth looks much more stacked over the ball which provides him with greater control and power.

Craig Williams.
European Challenge Tour Player

Winner of the 2001 Welsh amateur and winner of the Ryder Cup Wales Open, 2003 Craig was no stranger to success. However in 2006 Craig´s game was somewhat restricted by a back and neck injury.

Craig came to see me in September this year (2006), physically he was more mobile but needed a more consistent swing and one which would be more neck and back friendly.
The length of Craig’s clubs were too short by 1 inch thus they created a problem with his posture and consequently his swing.

A tense arm takeaway from his set up produced a very wide and deep look, with the right hand on top and setting the club shut. At the top when looking from face on the tension in the arms was very evident. The arms would re route themselves back in front of the body coming down – producing a good players over the top move, which in turn would lead to his body losing its original shape at impact. It certainly wasn’t a muscle friendly position!

The posture improved greatly from the lengthened clubs and with the arms rotating softer in sync with his pivot, the club had a softer/ more in front set look. With a better hand track in the backswing and through backswing the over the top look disappeared very quickly. A more in sequenced swing has started to give Craig a more body friendly and repeatable impact. (Note the differences in the before finish shot, the before swing had a very held off protective look. The after has more arm rotation release and the club is able to re hinge).