Tom Kite (Video) - by Peter Finch
Tom Kite (Video) - by Peter Finch

One of the most consistent golfers of This generation is American Tom Kite. Now Tom Kite won the US Open at Pebble Beach in very difficult circumstances and spent countless weeks within the world’s top 10 when he was at his prime. Now one of the reasons for this was he had a very repeatable swing, not only in the full technique, but also in the pitching technique. Now he worked countless hours grooving his swing, within 100 yards of the green. Because he knew if he could control the distance, working with renowned golfers at Harvey Penick as well, working together, they that if Tom Kite could control his distance within 100 yards of the green because he wasn’t the longest hitter, he could still compete by getting up and down more often than not. Now one of the ways that he actually did this was control the length of his swing back and through, and he just spent hours, and hours, and hours grooving this positions, until he actually knew how far they would go.

So very simply put, if he was facing a shot of say about 60 yards or so, he would have a swing where his weight was a little bit more forward, his hands were ahead of the ball, but his arm would produce a position, so it was parallel to the ground, and the shaft would begin to hinge and actually point up at the sky into here. And on the way through, come down into impact hands ahead, he would repeat exactly the same position on the way through. So that position there, to there. And he would spend countless hours just practicing those two positions, until he managed to groove that 60 yard shot. And then when he came to the course and he had to hit an 80 yard shot, it would be the same technique, but just slightly extended. And it was that way that he was able to control his different distances, and it was that way he was able to compete with even the players who hit the ball a lot longer than him because within 100 yards, he was able to get up and down, very, very, very consistently. So if you are looking to learn something from the great players, have a look at the consistency of Tom Kite’s swing, but also take a leaf out of his book, and work on your game from within 100 yards. 2015-04-22

One of the most consistent golfers of This generation is American Tom Kite. Now Tom Kite won the US Open at Pebble Beach in very difficult circumstances and spent countless weeks within the world’s top 10 when he was at his prime. Now one of the reasons for this was he had a very repeatable swing, not only in the full technique, but also in the pitching technique. Now he worked countless hours grooving his swing, within 100 yards of the green. Because he knew if he could control the distance, working with renowned golfers at Harvey Penick as well, working together, they that if Tom Kite could control his distance within 100 yards of the green because he wasn’t the longest hitter, he could still compete by getting up and down more often than not. Now one of the ways that he actually did this was control the length of his swing back and through, and he just spent hours, and hours, and hours grooving this positions, until he actually knew how far they would go.

So very simply put, if he was facing a shot of say about 60 yards or so, he would have a swing where his weight was a little bit more forward, his hands were ahead of the ball, but his arm would produce a position, so it was parallel to the ground, and the shaft would begin to hinge and actually point up at the sky into here. And on the way through, come down into impact hands ahead, he would repeat exactly the same position on the way through. So that position there, to there. And he would spend countless hours just practicing those two positions, until he managed to groove that 60 yard shot. And then when he came to the course and he had to hit an 80 yard shot, it would be the same technique, but just slightly extended. And it was that way that he was able to control his different distances, and it was that way he was able to compete with even the players who hit the ball a lot longer than him because within 100 yards, he was able to get up and down, very, very, very consistently. So if you are looking to learn something from the great players, have a look at the consistency of Tom Kite’s swing, but also take a leaf out of his book, and work on your game from within 100 yards.