Dewsweeper pivot pack<\/a>\u00a0with a resistance band across his chest and a larger band across his knees, rotating back and through to train the sequencing pattern. He also worked through my friend Kolby Tullier and Morgan Hale\u2019s \u00a0resistance band rotation drills.\u00a0Below is the video outlining some of the exercises Tim used. The movements are designed specifically to help you build the body mechanics your swing needs, not just general fitness. If you\u2019re putting time in at the gym, these exercises can make that time count for your golf game too.<\/p>\n“><\/p>\n
When Tim could get outside, he followed a structured routine: prescribed drills first, then slow swings with and without a ball, then half-speed swings, and finally full swings. He even practiced with his eyes closed to develop feel for the sequencing. This wasn\u2019t a guy squeezing in range sessions twice a week. This was a seven-days-a-week commitment.<\/p>\n
For the full swing, we focused on balance, pressure in the feet, and proper sequencing to get Tim moving to his left side. He had the common pattern of lateral slide and poor sequencing that plagues most recreational players \u2014 the body working against itself rather than in the right order. <\/p>\n
The drills we gave him were designed to train the rotary pattern and get him feeling what it looks like to shift pressure and fire through the ball correctly. The results became measurable fast. His driving distance went from around 210 yards to 240. He started breaking 80. He was posting nine-hole scores in the mid-to-high 30s. The swing we were building was showing up under real conditions.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve said for years that the players who make the biggest handicap jumps in the shortest time are almost always the ones who take the short game seriously. Tim\u00a0understood that. He worked through putting, pitching, chipping, and bunkers with the same focus he gave the full swing.<\/p>\n
In putting, Tim had drifted into one of the most common putting problems I see \u2014 standing too far from the ball,\u00a0where your\u00a0eyes\u00a0come\u00a0off the\u00a0target\u00a0line. Top 100 Teacher Wayne Flint caught this immediately during a session and got Tim back to basics: closer to the ball, eyes directly over the line. Wayne also installed a consistent pre-shot routine, and this is where a lot of the real improvement happened. Tim reads the putt from five to ten feet away while holding the putter extended above parallel, then lets it drop to parallel to feel the weight of the head. He picks a target line and an aim point close to the ball that he can see at address. He moves in, aligns the putter, places his right foot first \u2014 square to the line and one foot-length away \u2014 then brings the left foot in.\u00a0He takes one\u00a0look\u00a0at the target,\u00a0one look\u00a0back to the ball, and he rolls it by moving the left shoulder down and back up through the stroke.<\/p>\n
One thing I\u2019ll say about Tim is that he\u2019s honest with himself. He\u2019ll tell you his chipping is still a work in progress. Distance control from around the green is something he\u2019s still developing. That kind of self-awareness is a real asset in a player. He knows where the gaps are, and he\u2019s not pretending the work is done.<\/p>\n
One year after walking into that camp at Ocean Reef, Tim is at an 8 handicap. He\u2019s lost 40 pounds. He\u2019s broken 80. He\u2019s targeting\u00a0getting below a 5 index\u00a0by\u00a0this\u00a0July and eventually wants to compete in his club championship from the tips at nearly 7,000 yards. Those aren\u2019t the goals of someone going through the motions. Those are the goals of someone who decided to play offense in retirement.<\/p>\n
What Tim\u2019s story really shows is that a ten-shot improvement in a year doesn\u2019t happen by accident, and it doesn\u2019t happen from working on just one thing. It happens when someone addresses their physical condition, builds a training routine they can sustain, and gives real attention to every part of the game \u2014 including the parts they\u2019d rather skip. The plan has to cover everything. Miss any piece of it and you\u2019re leaving improvement on the table.\u00a0It also shows that physical issues don\u2019t have to be limitations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If you put in the work, it\u2019s there for you too.<\/p>\n
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