Kisner not only plays his driver shorter, but he also had some weight taken out of the head to make room for that additional sliding weight. We are committed to making a difference in the lives of. Keep your weight centered between your feet, and make a. How this pga tour winner came back from the brink of quitting. What are some of the things that kevin does in his swing that can help you improve. Kiz gave a brief full swing tip, with a similar concept, how would you swing a heavy weight. This kevin kisnerdustin johnson junior golf story is. May 29, 2017 bernard sheridan looks at the swing of kevin kisner. May 29, 2018 kevin kisner is a pga tour golfer from aiken, south carolina. Event tour week year finish rank points weight adj. Im going to teach you four, one for each type of wind condition. Being a solid driver means having more than one way to find the fairway. He played college golf at the university of georgia and was a member of their 2005 ncaa division i championship team along with chris kirk, richard scott, and brendon todd. Follow this formula, and you can curve a ball around anything and turn a potential doublebogey into a nice par save.
So if you are currently at a d4, that brings you to a d9. Kevin kisner a swing built for dependability, not distance. Kevin kisner round by round scorecards pga golf espn. Kisner has risen more than 350 spots in the official world golf ranking since that week, currently sitting at no. Kevin kisner 35 178 centimetres 75 kilograms aiken, south carolina. Select 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 tournament. Without that pressure, you cant shift weight to your front foot as you transition from backswing to downswing. Kevin kisner ive come to accept im not one of the longest guys on tour, so if im going to beat guys who are 20 to 30 yards longer off the tee i have to keep the ball in the fairway. Thirtyfive 400plus drives were hit on the 516yard, par4 7th, including a 423yard beauty by kevin kisner, who would be the first to tell you he. Kisner was toiling on the tour and knew that his swing wasnt good enough to consistently compete on the pga tour. Callaways new version, the 2016 model, of the great big bertha may be the driver of choice among the new equipment which hit the markets.
South carolinian kevin kisner played on the 2005 georgia bulldogs ncaa championship team. See here for more on kevin kisner and this instruction piece on hit a draw in five minutes published earlier in 2019. I set a majority of my weight over my left leg and keep it there. At the top of his backswing, kisner s upper body tilted too far away from the target. Oct 01, 2019 its the finish of a player thats stable and has put the speed of the swing where it counts through the hitting area. Kevin kisner is a twotime winner on the pga tour and was a member of the 2017 u.
Biography kevin james kisner was born on february 15, 1984, in aiken, south carolina where he was raised by his parents. There are details of his parents except his fathers name is steve kisner. Jun 01, 2017 this kevin kisner dustin johnson junior golf story is tremendously entertaining the time kisner bladed home a win, and how d. I set a majority of my weight over my left leg and keep it there throughout my swing.
Kevin kisners wife brittany kisner bio, wiki, photos. Kevin kisner now focuses on shifting his weight to his right side during. From body flexibility to swing technique, find out what makes these two some of the longest hitters out there. Kisner challenge, threetime pga tour winner kevin kisner tests callaway video producer tonys short game. Pair the correct play with that wind, and youll be hitting your next shot from the.
See kevin kisner bio, stats, news, rankings, notes, pictures, videos and more information on the pga golfer at fox sports. Pair the correct play with that wind, and youll be hitting your next shot from the short grass. Kevin kisner had swing coach john tillery on the bag for the opening. We are committed to making a difference in the lives of children in the csra.
I was a very good chipperpitcher of the ball when i was young, but somehow lost it over the years. Pga tour the swing that changed everything that friend was john tillery, the swing coach who helped transform kisner into one of the worlds top players. Kevin kisner is a callaway staffer who could play all the new stuff if he wanted and he is still playing the same driver you have in an 8. A rebuilt swing has kevin kisner ready for his major. How john tillery changed kevin kisners swing from the ground up. Im going to teach you four, one for each type of wind. If, for example, we were to add 2 grams of weight to the handle end of a d9 club, this would reduce the swing weight to d8. Alex noren vs kevin kisner semifinal 2018 wgc dell technologies match play duration. Kevin kisner s swing sequence with framebyframe analysis. Kevin kisner was texting his friend from the fairway of a tour event in the summer of 20, knowing that hed need help as soon as he arrived home in aiken, south carolina. Kisner has a bag of callaways barring the wedges which are titleist vokeys. Bernard sheridan looks at the swing of kevin kisner.
Favorite golf club is the money maker may 2, 2020 6. John tillery golf instruction students kevin kisner kisner was born in aiken, south carolina. Though kevin kisner was a fourtime allamerican at georgia, the south carolina native was slow to succeed as a tour pro and struggled to the point of almost giving up. Heading into the british open in july, i was 35 under par on approaches from the fairway between 50 and 175 yards.
And its kevin kisners secret weapon against a gusting wind. The changes made under tillerys eye helped kisner hit a more penetrating and solid ball flight. And if we instead added 2 grams to the clubhead, this would increase the swing weight to e0. The university of georgia graduate and native of aiken, south carolina has been playing professionally since 2006. Kevin kisner knew he needed a fix to get into contention at majors. Driver instruction fairway instruction hybrid instruction iron instruction wedge instruction putter instruction fundamentals view all instruction.
Tillery is the director of instruction at cuscowilla golf club in eatonton. His sequence of how his body moved was out of whack, tillery said. How john tillery changed kevin kisners swing from the ground. That friend was john tillery, the swing coach who helped transform kisner into one of the worlds top players. Kisner played the minitours his first few years as a professional, winning a couple of titles and graduated to the nationwide now tour for six starts in 2009. Kevin kisner won the us pga tours 2015 rsm classic and is top20 in scrambling. Callaway apex ut 3 iron, 21 degrees, callaway apex pro 49 shafts. During their first official session which lasted several hours, tillery didnt make any immediate suggestions, but outlined longterm changes that could be made, many of which related to how kisner used the ground.
Kisner cards 70 with replacement looper after normal caddie injures giant calf. Meet brittany kisner formerly known as brittany anne dejarnett. Three years ago, my swing had deteriorated so much i had the shanks, kisner says. Kevin kisner 120fps dtl slow motion driver golf swing. How john tillery changed kevin kisners swing from the. Professional career kisner began his professional career right after he graduated from the university of georgia.
Kisner has risen more than 350 spots in the official world golf ranking since that. Callaway apex ut 3 iron, 21 degrees, callaway apex pro 49. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on kevin kisner of the golf. The perimeter weight weighs 10 grams which is 5 swing weight points. It took me a while to get the heavy mentality down but once i did it really helped with getting more length and evening out the tempo in my backswing, generating more speed at the right point of the swing, and. Since 2015, kisner has ranked 33rd or better on tour in driving accuracy. Aug 03, 2016 though kevin kisner was a fourtime allamerican at georgia, the south carolina native was slow to succeed as a tour pro and struggled to the point of almost giving up. Kisner used to turn his hips too quickly at the start of the backswing. Kevin kisnerscott brown witb at the zurich classic golfwrx.
Over 3 and a half hours of highly detailed instruction, designed to make you a master of all wedge shots from 50 yards and in. Align your body even farther left than the clubface. Over the last four years, with little notice taken, a quartet of rising stars on the pga tour, kevin kisner, will mcgirt, scott brown, and roberto castro have been traveling regularly, to the bank of lake oconee to meet with savant golf swing instructor and lake country native, john tillery. Charitable funding is provided for organizations that promote childrens fitness, health, education and opportunities to participate in sports. He turned professional after graduating in the spring of 2006. Epic flash continues to perform for some of the biggest stars in the game like phil mickelson, sergio garcia, xander schauffele, kevin kisner, francesco molinari and many, many more. Callaway was calling upon its lineage for its 2016 driver release, following suit with cobra and the king. Kevin kisner stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. He played college golf at the university of georgia and was a member of their 2005 ncaa division i championship team along with chris kirk, richard scott and brendon todd. Kevin kisners wide narrow wide golf swing duration. Kevin james kisner born february 15, 1984 is an american professional golfer who plays on the pga tour.
Last year he finished in the top 20 in driving accuracy and earnings and tied for third at. In testing the xr pro driver, it has a 440cc head with a 5 gram weight added on the bottom near the leading edge. Bubba watson kevin kisner match play final 2018 youtube. It was a devastating day for kevin kisner, whod held at least a share of the lead after the first three rounds and looked unflappable. Two adjustable perimeter weights in great big bert. Kevin kisner pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Kevin kisner finally blinked and it cost him a major championship. Kevin kisner had swing coach john tillery on the bag for the opening round at the open after his regular caddie, duane bock, injured his right calf which is slightly ironic given the generous. Again, with a 9 degree set up and the same lz shaft as the xr model, five shots were recorded and the average club head speed clocked in at 108 mph, ball speed 158. Because of less spin, this driver produced 14 more yards of roll out. Kevin kisner driver super slow motion 18th kapalua. Keep your weight centered between your feet, and make a shortbutsmooth swing back and through.
Kevin kisner slow and steady wins the race a selfconfessed pretty sarcastic guy with a laidback demeanour, kevin kisner certainly has a hidden toughness, which was evident earlier this year when he won the gruelling wgcdell technologies match play. His driver had been a callaway epic flash sub zero however for the start of the 2020 calendar year he has gone back. Driver callaway epic flash sub zero 9 degrees ball titleist pro v1. Dustin johnson, brooks koepka try not to focus on long. Callaway xr and xr pro drivers the golftec scramble. I choke up on the club and move the ball an inch or two back in my stance. Who is kevin kisner bio wiki age height weight birthday. Heres how kisner hits a low draw with his driver off the tee. His weight stayed on his left foot instead of shifting to his right side. Work began on fixing kisner s transition of weight at the top of the swing, which was causing his most hated miss a block to the right. Jun 26, 2016 kevin kisner shows you how to hit more greens june 26, 2016 try pga tour winner kevin kisners four getto positions for laserlike approaches that never leave the pin. Kisner cards 70 with replacement looper after normal.
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