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Quick Tip - Pelvic Position
Your address position, and how you establish your position at address, are critical. The Single Plane Swing is the most natural way to swing a golf club, and as such, both your address and backswing will mirror that statement. Finding that ideal side tilt and pelvic position at address will allow...
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Quick Tip - Brace Then Turn
As we have covered numerous times in the past, both balance and stability are both keys to improving your Single Plane Swing. That being said, stability can be elusive, and hold golfers back from finding consistency. Join us for this Single Plane Quick Tip, where Todd Graves explores balance, and...
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Quick Tips - Stay Within Yourself
In today's edition of Single Plane Quick Tips, we talk about swinging within yourself during your full swing. It is very common for golfers to swing out of their shoes, and that really isn't productive for lowering your scores. The benefits of staying within yourself during your full swing will a...
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Quick Tip - Hybrid Stance
Here at Graves Golf, we know just how important stance width is. Today, we look into the proper stance widths for your hybrids, with the aid of our Alignment & Ball Position Trainer. Your stance width is part of your address, which along with your grip, forms the foundation of your Single Plane S...
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Quick Tips - Symbiotic Power
A symbiotic relationship is defined by Merriam-Webster as being "a cooperative relationship as between two persons or groups."As we have extensively covered in our Power Generation Masterclass, the lower body and upper body work in tandem to generate power. Keeping that in mind, the name of this ...
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Quick Tip - Stabilize for Speed
Over the course of the past few Single Plane Quick Tips that have been hosted by Todd Graves, he has been talking about the body, and its relationship to power generation. Today, he delves into stability, and how a stable lower body helps your upper body generate more power. These topics have bee...
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Quick Tip - Positions Matter
In our last Single Plane Quick Tip hosted by Todd Graves, we covered the kinematic sequence, that of course being the interaction between power and how your body positions itself. Today, we continue the subject, now focusing purely on those positions, and just why they're so important. It can be ...
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Quick Tip - Kinematic Positioning
Lately, we've spent a lot of time discussing generating power in the body that translates to speed in your swing. Today, we delve deeper into the subject, as Todd Graves explains not just kinematic sequence, but how you can position your body throughout the swing to aid in generating more power, ...
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Quick Tip - Trail Hand Motion
In the Single Plane Swing, your grip and the dynamic motions of your hands are incredibly important. Today, Todd Graves explores the latter of these two. Moe always said he liked it "Sunny-side Up." This refers to the orientation of the trail hand, given some adjustments of the upper body and sho...
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Quick Tip - Lead Hand Position
Consistency is a major perk of the Single Plane Swing. Those who have been a part of our training for long enough will know, creating consistency comes largely from making mechanical improvements and optimizations. The lead hand is a major factor in the grip, and your grip is key to finding Perfe...
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Quick Tip -Know the Plane Part 1
Swing plane is a topic we often discuss. Quite literally, it is the single idea (pun intended) that Graves Golf has been built around. That being said, how much do you really know about it? There might just be some key details you missed, or hadn't connected the dots with yet. Join us for part on...
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Quick Tip - Kinematic Sequence
In the last quick tip, we covered some specifics in the kinematic sequence. Today, we run it back and cover the basics of what this is. In any rotational sport, this idea is critical to maximizing your acceleration. Join us as Todd Graves gives an introductory run down of this concept.
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Quick Tip - Kinematic Acceleration
The kinematic sequence is something that should be familiar to any rotational athlete, even if not familiar by name. Simply put, this is the process by which your body moves different parts at different speeds at different times to generate acceleration and power in the club. Today's quick tip is...
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Quick Tip - How the Body Stops
Obviously, there is plenty to be said about body movement in relation to your swing. Momentum, proper mechanics, how to train these movements, and so on. What we need to talk about today is the inverse. Stopping your body is important in golf, and in any rotational sport as well. Doing this activ...
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Quick Tip - Lead Hand Position
If you have been a member of Graves Golf for any period of time, you should know by now that we love a good deep dive into the small things that make your golf swing function. As we make clear, we operate on the basis of following a model, and often times that can take the form of making smaller ...
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Quick Tip - Butt Back Drill
It should come as no surprise to say that the back is arguably the most important structural part of the body. The same can be said about your Single Plane Swing. We often talk about arms, we often talk about feet, but it is all irrelevant if you cannot keep the backbone of your stance together, ...
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Quick Tip - Trail Foot Down
Often times, it's the little things that can make the biggest difference. If you have been tuning into these Quick Tips regularly, or have followed Graves Golf for long enough, you should already know that. Your base is important when it comes to your swing, and as is the case in many other sport...
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Quick Tip - Tilt and Rotation
In many of these tips, we talk about specific mechanics. How they affect individual components of the swing, how they fit into the bigger picture of things, etcetera. Today, Tim Graves, PGA, discuss the openness of the hips, and how it affects the general mechanics of the chip.
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Quick Tips - Walk ins
Here at Graves Golf, we talk all kinds of drills, and preach different mindsets in regards to practicing. Sometimes, the two worlds collide, and working on mentality as well as getting simulation reps can become the name of the game. Join us as Todd Graves explains one of his recent favorites.
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Quick Tip - Hip Tip
You asked for it, you got it. This time around, Todd Graves will be tapping into his own personal training, and explain something he has been working on as of late. Golf is a rotational sport, meaning that the separation of the hips and shoulders (in opposite direction as to produce torque) is ab...
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Quick Tip - Wrist Position
In golf, the wrist is arguably the most critical structural point of the body. Think about how often one might see a wrist injury end the career of a golfer. While we are not here to discuss that sort of thing today, it does go to show that your wrists are important, especially from a mechanical ...
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Quick tip - Spin on the Face
It's no secret that your club generates spin on the ball, and that this spin is instrumental in your game. From better ball flight to stopping on the green better, there isn't any part of your game that isn't affected by the spin your club puts on the ball. So, why wouldn't you want to learn how ...
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Quick Tip - Side Tilt
The Single Plane Swing has many signature hallmarks. One of which is the side tilt, but what exactly does that tilt do for your swing? Turns out, the side tilt is the very beginning of getting yourself properly set up to swing, and unlocks that consistency so many of us are looking for in our gol...
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Quick Tip - Trail Hand Angle
We've talked about grip pressure before, but now it's time to examine the actual dynamics that come along with how you grip your club. Between proper grip pressure, proper grip structure, proper arm position, etc, it is possible to become incredibly consistent with your swing. This, naturally, le...