Brian Quackenbush Golf

After 12 days off, I’m back in action at the Tarheel Tour event at Cabarrus this week. Calling them days off would be misleading. I actually worked harder over those 12 days than I have all year. I made some significant changes to my swing, my chipping and my putting early in the break. I was putting in a lot of time each day to get the changes where I want them to be during the last run up to Q-School. I was trying to get the majority of my work done during the break and then put it under pressure and tweak everything over 3 Tarheel Tour events in a row. The changes I’m working on are:

• Full Swing - Start club back on path instead of outside. Ensure it is on plane halfway through the backswing.
• Chipping - Match the downswing plane to the backswing. I had been getting underneath it on the downswing.
• Putting - Work to fully release the putter on the follow through.

So, today’s round was the first opportunity I’ve had to put the changes under pressure. I shot 72 on a relatively difficult layout at Cabarrus. If you had asked me 12 days ago where I wanted my swing changes to be today, I would have described this round exactly. I hit zero hooks while fully releasing the club on all shots. I hit a few that were really bad, but I expected this out of the changes when I put them under pressure. But, they were not the type of mistake I had been fighting over the last 2 months. My chipping held up great all day. I hit a lot of very good putts and made my fair share. Regardless of whether they went in or not, my stroke just felt right most of the time. Overall, I’m very satisfied with where I’m at right now.

I took some video of my swing after the round today and am happy with the swing shape. I may try to put some video up on the website…it’s going to depend on how much bandwidth it will require. In the meantime, if you want to see it, email me and I’ll send it to you.