Kisner grew up in aiken, sc near a buddy of mine that was playing on the nike and then the pga tour, by the name of hugh royer, iii. 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. Mar, 2018 kevin kisner is a twotime winner on the pga tour and was a member of the 2017 u. Kevin kisner golf swing with the driver from the tee faceon and downtheline views from the 6th hole par 4 of 444 yards at the renaissance club north. Last year he finished in the top 20 in driving accuracy and earnings and tied for third at.
Kevin kisner driver super slow motion 18th kapalua. Iron swing the correct start position and swing in golf, it is hard enough to learn one swing. Kevin kisner and john tillery share with randy meyers the body movement exercises that kisner does to keep him swinging at his best. Because the driver is the longest club in the bag and the most difficult to hit, its absolutely imperative you swing in the proper sequence. Kevin kisners golf swing super slow motion dtl 2017 pga. Last year he finished in the top 20 in driving accuracy and earnings and tied for. Nov 01, 2007 the hands should be even with the ball at impact, not in front of it as it is with an iron.
Xander schauffele, francesco molinari, and the winner of the genesis open have already won on the pga tour using an epic flash sub zero driver this year. Kevin streelman s grip with the putter isnt out of the ordinary, either. Like many staffers using epic flash, kisner has been impressed by the ball speeds that hes seeing from his driver and flash face technology. Kevin kisner pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Good iron players talk about swinging in sequencethat is, correctly blending lower and upperbody motion on the way down from the top. Kisner currently sits 76th in the fedexcup standings with three top25s in 10 starts this season. Jun 02, 2017 kevin kisner s move for a draw kevin kisner s swing coach john tillery has a brief article over at golf digest about a move kisner uses to create a draw. You have no option but to swing that way because of how heavy the club is. Pga tour stats, video, photos, results, and career highlights. Kevin kisner is a twotime winner on the pga tour and was a member of the 2017 u. Jul 20, 2018 kisner s flawed choices on the 18th opened the door for more delicious weekend theater. 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. Callaway md5 jaws 46s, 50s, 54w, 58c mitsubishi mmt125 tx 9 iron cameron 009 prototype a010656.
Off the tee, he hit driver into the rough stuff, then decided his 8 iron would cover the 150 yards needed to. Kevin kisner s swing sequence with framebyframe analysis. Kevin kisner body movement exercises for golf swing golf. While kisner didnt get the initial nod, hes still in consideration for a possible injury replacement pick as the health of brooks koepka is up in the air less than a month out from the event. 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. Kevin kisner s wife brittany kisner married him on march 17 of 2012. If youre searching for results of another player with the name kevin kisner, please select your sport in the top menu or a category on the left. 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. Being a solid driver means having more than one way to find the fairway. Kevin kisner hilariously calls out tiger woods for captain.
In our forums, our members have been discussing wedges after wrxer little ned asked members if there was a benefit to playing wedges that match your irons. Fellow american kevin kisner sits top of the leaderboard after a fiveunder 66 friend jordan spieth opened the defence of his claret jug with a. They live in a town called aiken, south carolina, where kevin was born and grew up. Drivers fairway woods iron combo sets hybrids wedges putters juniorscomplete sets womens lefthanded clearance preowned trade in. Kisner hilariously calls out tiger for captains pick snub. Kevin kisner was texting his friend from the fairway of a tour. Kevin kisner golf swing with the driver from the tee faceon and downtheline views from the 6th hole par 4 of 444 yards at the renaissance. Bernard sheridan looks at the swing of kevin kisner. Kevin kisner slow motion golf swing driver, iron, chipping. Kevin kisner s wide narrow wide golf swing duration. Kevin kisner a swing built for dependability, not distance. Kisner has risen more than 350 spots in the official world golf ranking. Here we take a look inside the golf bag of the american. Impact kisner has made 7of10 cuts and his lone top10 was a t4 at the sony open.
Kisner challenge, threetime pga tour winner kevin kisner tests callaway video producer tonys short game. Mar 27, 2018 bubba watson ran through the knockout rounds of the wgcdell technologies match play like a buzzsaw. Kisner is by no means short off the teeaveraging 291 vs. Jun 01, 2017 this kevin kisner dustin johnson junior golf story is tremendously entertaining the time kisner bladed home a win, and how d. The couple has since had a daughter named kathleen. Kevin kisner joins the golf fix at erin hills golf channel. Golfs top 100 teachers show you how to pure irons like kevin kisner, bomb drives like rory mcilroy and channel your inner arnold palmer by copying phil mickelson. See kevin kisner bio, stats, news, rankings, notes, pictures, videos and more information on the pga golfer at fox sports. Hugh is teaching in myrtle beach, sc now and is a great instructor and worked with kevin throughout college and his first years on the nike tour and then the first year on the pga tour. 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. Kevin kisner joins the golf fix with his swing coach to talk about some of his swing changes.
Kevin kisner s equipment at the wgcdell technologies match play more player news results. Driver vs iron swing, the correct start position and swing. Kevin kisners golf swing super slow motion dtl 2017 pga championship. Kevin james kisner born february 15, 1984 is an american professional golfer who plays on the pga tour. Check out the list of everything in kisner s bag below, along with a photo of all the contents laid out for all to see. Its not easy to recreate when you start at a older age. The article interested me because i suspect it may sound a bit misleading to some of you. Kevin kisner and his wife, brittany, have two children, a daughter, kate, and a son, henry. Kisner s flawed choices on the 18th opened the door for more delicious weekend theater. Jan 04, 2020 the rest of his set are a slightly older model, callaways apex pro 14s from 5iron to 9iron. Take the lead that your clubs are giving you and make a more shallow golf swing with your driver, and a more vertical golf swing with your irons. His hands do appear a little farther apart than most pros, though, while his left wrist may be in a more uncocked or unhinged position. My left hip has rotated in a counterclockwise direction more aggressively than it would with an iron.
The variety of fundamentals and techniques that you have to master in order to hit good shots is intimidating, and for a beginner, it can feel like an impossible task. If you were to try and swing your driver and your irons both in the same manner, you would be working against the design of each of the club and making the game harder than it should be. Charlotte kevin kisner is a twotime pga tour winner and the 25th ranked player in the world. His daughter was born in june 2015, right before he played in his first major tournament at the u. What are some of the things that kevin does in his swing. Our members have been discussing what has worked for them when choosing the right wedge to play, with some believing it just comes down to personal preference. Kevin kisnerscott brown witb at the zurich classic golfwrx. Kevin kisner and hudson swafford in the ultra clubhouse. Driver vs iron backswing after setting up a little differently for the driver, we are going to make a few slightly different moves than in the iron swing. This kevin kisnerdustin johnson junior golf story is. Callaway apex ut 3 iron, 21 degrees, callaway apex pro 49 shafts. Iron vs driver pros vs ams in this analysis video, we discuss the key differences between the ideal iron and driver swing. Apr 22, 2015 kevin kisner shot 18 under in last weeks rbc heritage. 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.
His driver is the brand new callaway epic flash sub zero which has been created with the help of a supercomputer and artificial intelligence. Kisner s swing changes have helped him hit the ball more solidly and produce a ball flight that is less impacted by the wind. See the great moments in golf, best training videos on improving your golfswing. Three years ago, my swing had deteriorated so much i had the shanks, kisner says. Since 2015, kisner has ranked 33rd or better on tour in driving accuracy.
Formed the kevin and brittany kisner foundation to assist organizations in the aiken, south carolinaarea that promote childrens fitness, health, education and opportunities to participate in sports. Its long, straight, and easy for kevin to shape the driver, according to our tour reps. We also look at what aspects of the swing remain the same with driver and iron, as well as look at how amateurs typically have trouble making these adjustments. But it just came out like a high flop shot to the right, kisner said. Jan 16, 2017 equipment is accurate as of the pga championship 81117. This allows him to use three titleist vokey sm7 wedges with 46, 52 and 58 degrees of loft. Kevin kisner, who has turned his pga tour career around in less than a year, is featured on the june 2016 golf cover, the first time hes ever had the honor. He played college golf at the university of georgia and was a member of their 2005 ncaa division i championship team.
How to pure irons like kevin kisner, bomb it like rory. Kevin kisner will not go quietly, captain tiger woods. The pivot is going to be more core driven, so the arms may set a little bit later. Glove fitting hybrids irons putters shoe fitting wedges. John tillery golf instruction students kevin kisner kisner was born in aiken, south carolina. How one bad swing gave tiger, phil, jordan and rickie new hope. Find out whos going to sing karaoke at the end of it. We took driver and 7 iron swing speeds around 800,000 shots total and separated them by handicap level. But his work in the rbc heritage and his work with swing coach john tillery, especially on his iron play, has kisner readdressing his. How this pga tour winner came back from the brink of quitting. Off the tee, he hit driver into the rough stuff, then decided his 8 iron would cover the 150 yards needed to carry the burn. Get control over your irons like kevin kisner golf digest. Hes got a wellearned reputation for grittiness by beating up on people on tuesday in. I was interested in finding out the relative swing speeds of golfers based on their handicap level, so i had my friends over at swingbyte run an analysis.
Reverse overlap, nice and neutral with the hands, extremely light pressure. On paper, quail hollow looks like a bombers paradise. Kevin kisner stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. Mar 24, 2018 pga tour golfer kevin kisner is into the final four at the wgc match play event after struggling to find his game in recent weeks.
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