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Shin Ae finished T12th at +2 for the week after rounds of 78, 70, 75 and 71 at the par 73 Commonwealth GC layout. Playing in windy Melbourne conditions on sand belt golf courses such as Commonwealth pust a premium on being able to control your ball flight, and that was the focus of Shin Ae’s practice session with coach Steve Bann prior to the tournament.

She made the cut at the ANZ Ladies Masters in Queensland the previous week, however she finished well behind the winner Karrie Webb, and was not happy with the way she was hitting the golf ball in the wind.

Below you will find the latest installment of our Fly on the Wall video series. What you will see in the following video is how she discussed this problem with Steve Bann and how they worked to help her control the trajectory of her golf shots by simply adjusting her setup. She was making the mistake of putting the ball back in her stance and then trying to force the ball low with a change in her golf swing. This was causing her a few problems in controlling her distance.

Steve got her to get back to simplifying the process by simply allowing an adjustment in ball position to change the trajectory while using her normal golf swing. The result was that she averaged nearly 70% in greens in regulation for the week which went a long way towards helping her get a top-12 finish.

You will also see how a Tour Pro works out how far they hit a club by calculating carry distance + roll distance. In this case, the hybrid Shin Ae is hitting usually carries 148-150 yards for her, while for this week, as her caddy points out, they were expecting to get about 5-7 meters of roll with that club once the ball lands on the green. So this club would be perfect for a total distance of about 157 to the flag.

Alright, enough talk…time for you to see the action. Enjoy being a fly on the wall!

Welcome to the latest episode of our Fly on the Wall Series, where we eavesdrop on PGA Tour coach Steve Bann as he works with some of his professional clients.

In this episode, Steve is working with LPGA Tour player Hee Young Park on her pitching and chipping. Steve is working to help simplify Hee Young’s technique so she can “free it up” and just concentrate on where she wants to land the golf ball. This is a money shot- having a good pitching game will help you make a bunch of birdies on par 5’s and short par 4’s while also helping you save par on long par 4’s or when you get into trouble off the tee. Enjoy!:

At Pure Golf Training, we are always trying to find new ways to bring you golf training information. We understand that not everyone has the opportunity to train with a PGA Tour coach, and that is why we took the opportunity to film Steve Bann coaching some very talented young Korean golfers at his academy in Melbourne.

Over the next few days, we will bring you a number of free videos through which you can be a fly on the wall as Bann teaches his players a number of different skills including putting, short game, long iron shots, swing plane and much much more.

Now this is all unscripted and put together with minimum fuss- we won’t be winning any filming awards any time soon but we’re sure you will pick up some great tips for your own game and enjoy the experience of watching a master at work. It’s the next best thing to being there!

Let’s start with the first video. In this video Steve is teaching Korean LPGA Tour player how to make the correct transition from the top of the backswing. This move sets up the sequencing of the body and helps drop the club on plane halfway down while also helping the golfer generate maximum power through the golf ball. Basically, it’s an awesome drill!

All golfers around the world, no matter what level of skill they possess, have one thing in common: they want to get better. Most club level golfers share this desire for improvement- however they often don’t feel like they have the time to dedicate to a process that will help them achieve sustainable improvement in their golf games. So they try and find quick fixes in golf magazines, tips on tv or even worse, expert analysis from their fellow high handicapper friends.
However this game has a knack of biting you on the backside if you try and look for shortcuts. A “band-aid” remedy for your golf swing that works today might not work tomorrow and you will be back at square one, with a heavier heart and a lighter wallet. Often times you might find two different tips in the same magazine issue that completely contradict each other!
Another shortcoming that most golfers suffer from is an obsession with golf technique. We don’t mean to suggest for a moment that having the correct technique isn’t important. It is a fundamental component of our golf training program. However, good technique alone does not make a complete golfer.
So what is a golfer to do if they want to break out of this negative cycle?
We suggest you make a paradigm shift in the way you approach improvement in your golf game. We suggest you take what we call a “holistic approach” to golf training. What do we mean by holistic?
Holistic means we acquaint ourselves with The Four Training Factors of Golf, i.e. the Technical, Physical, Mental and Strategic golf training factors.
Why cover all four training factors?
We learned from our experience working alongside various sports programs at the Victorian Institute of Sport in Australia, programs that included Olympic sports, that in order to produce complete athletes and not just technicians, we had to pay attention to all the factors that would facilitate their growth.
Learn more about The 4 Training Factors of Golf at: http://www.puregolftraining.com