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Thanks to high speed cameras we can see the fine line between a properly timed release and a poorly timed release that can cost a tour player a lot of cash or even one of the four big titles.
In the third round at Doral, Tiger's second shot into 18 was a 3 iron off a hook lie from 207. Super slow motion video through impact showed just the right amount of hand, wrist, and forearm rotation to keep the shot from going into the water on the left or the traps on the right. Tiger said: "Best shot I hit all day." Good times.
Johnny Miller said, "Look at that left forearm and how he turns down that left wrist and supinates and traps it with that right hand...turns it down.“
This was a much more difficult shot than the 8 iron Tiger flaired off to the right on the par 3 12th hole during his match with Tim Clark. Bad times.
On the 11th tee during the third round at Doral, Nick Watney was leading when he hit his tee shot wildly off to the right. Johnny Miller commented after seeing a late release in the slow motion replay that Nick was, "Just a little late." If this had been baseball, he could have said that one was "just a little outside."
Roger Maltbie said, "He got lucky, lucky, lucky, 'cause that was a horrible tee shot."
An interesting exchange between Dan Hicks and Butch Harmon occurred as Phil Mickelson was playing the 16th hole.
Dan Hicks: "Phil has said that this is the best his game has ever been from 50 yards in. And he also days it's the best he's ever hit it off the tee, as far as being long and accurate. Do you agree with that?"
Butch Harmon: " I do agree with that. He's worked very hard on his golf swing. This is about 2 years we've been together now. What you are seeing is the results of a lot of hard work. He's starting to feel very comfortable with all the changes we have made."
Phil's tee shot on the very next hole was a reminder of the fine line between success and failure.
Johnny Miller: "Uh oh, that was a Winged Footer there."
Butch Harmon: "That is way to the left. I mean that's so far left it's unbelievable."
"The club is trapped behind him right there. He can not catch up with his back hand and this ball has gotta go straight left."
The tee shot didn't cost Phil a US Open as it did at Winged Foot, but he did make a bogey and ended up in a tie for the lead after round 3. He will have to block out memories of both tee shots when he gets to the 72nd tee on Sunday at Doral.
To learn more about supination, pronation, how you can rely less on timing to synchronize your release with proper clubface angle at impact, and how to prevent trapping the club behind you, visit www.dynaligngolf.com .
