At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
TONY FINAUBecause my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don’t have to worry about losing your balance.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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I wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
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Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
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I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.
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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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I’ve never seen it in person and wouldn’t go even if you gave me tickets, because I made a promise to myself as a kid that I wouldn’t go until I played my way there.
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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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We all wanted to be like him.
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