The RBC Canadian Open Video Golf Tips

The story of the RBC Canadian Open so far has been water. NO not water hazards, but the version that falls from the sky. Glen Abbey has taken over 7” of rain in the last week. The conditions are soft and the players are throwing darts at the flags.

The leader board after the second round is as follows:

• Chez Reavie -13
• Eric Axely -10
• Brian Davis -9
• Nicolas Thompson -9
• Steve Marino -8
• Anthony Kim -8
• Mike Weir -7

Eric Axely - RBC Canadian Open

Axely has had a great run the last couple of months. He uses some of the “stack and tilt” concepts like Baddely and Weir. What I really like about this, is how centered he stays over the ball during his back swing. When he makes his move, his right shoulder (being a left handed player) turns and only goes as far back as the golf ball. There was a huge trend a few years ago to get your shoulders to be in line with your back foot. That would cause your weight to shift a lot during your swing. The old concept would cause too much weight movement and make it much harder to time your golf swing.

When Axely swings he keeps his weight more even with the golf ball all the way through impact. He uses more turn to create power rather than trying to time the slide into the golf ball.

Anthony Kim - RBC Canadian Open

This week when you watch Kim, watch his pre-shot routine. He has no wasted motion. He gets his yardage, selects his shot, selects his club takes two looks and hits his shot.

The key to his routine is that he takes two looks and then pulls the trigger. The less time you take between your practice swings and your actual stroke the better. It gives you a better shot at repeating the practice swing. This is the key for hitting shots in all kinds of situations. When the pressure is on you want to be able to rely on a great routine.

Once he has taken is stance he takes a look at his target. Then he looks at the ball. Then he takes one last glance at the target, looks back to the ball and then starts his swing.

This is a great routine to follow because it is both effective and efficient. It will be hard to accused of slow play when you follow his routine.

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