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More swings that appear to break the rules: Jim Furyk, Tommy Gainey, Scott Hoch, Miguel Angel Jiminez, Kenny Perry, Matt Kuchar, Gene Littler, Hideki Matsuyama, and Phil Mickelson.
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I continue the theme of great players with odd swings with Dana Quigley, John Daly, Eammon Darcy, Bryson DeChambeau, David Duval, Raymond Floyd, and Rickie Fowler.
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This is part 1 of a 4 -part series that takes a quick look at the swings of great players who utilize what I would consider to be unconventional (different, quirky, odd, idiosyncratic, weird, strange, etc.) technique. The unconventionality comes in many forms, as you will see. What is so amazing is that every one of these swings has produced excellent results, and each of them belies any attempt to say that “you have to do this or that” to hit a golf ball well. We start here with Robert Allenby, then move along with Annika Sorenstam, Miller Barber, Jimmy Bruen, Bubba Watson, Mark Calcavecchia, Fred Couples, and Dustin Johnson.
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Bill has one of the best swings I’ve ever seen for an amateur of his age (he’s 69). It is a powerful and mechanically sound move, and it has improved since his first online lesson 9 months ago, which you will see clearly from the side-by-side views of his driver swing. Here I make a couple of recommendations to keep the progress going, starting with a simple change in posture and balance at address.
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If you want a great example of how online lessons can successfully change a swing for the better just watch all of John’s. He has made incredible progress (and has the tournament successes to show for it) and here I do a short lesson to focus on what I see as a shortcoming in the way he loads and moves his pelvis in the backswing and in transition.
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As I get older and gain more experience teaching and trying to play I have come to focus more on the right arm and how it functions during the swing. From watching hundreds of Tour caliber swings in slow motion and teaching players with a full range of abilities from hack to tour winner I have developed a preference for what I would call a “flared” upper right arm at left arm parallel (P-3) in the backswing as opposed to a “pinched” position, but in this survey you will see that excellent players utilize every conceivable right arm motion, from Miller Barber, whose upper right arm was parallel to the ground at P-3 (or completely horizontal), to Fred Couples, whose upper arm was still facing straight back at the camera at the same position (or completely vertical).
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This video illustrates how we simplify the explanation of the positions of the golf swing by using the “P” system, where P stands for “position”.
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Justin’s swing is a good example of fluidity and athleticism, and his physical abilities partially save him from the mechanical problems he has with his backswing, although not enough to keep him from flip releasing at impact. His issues start immediately in the takeaway as the hands lift the grip up and away from his body and his left wrist begins to bow.
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This video is a great example of how posture and stance affect the entire swing. In watching Kory’s swing at regular speed, I saw some nice motion with good rhythm, but I also noticed a general lack of structure from face on and not much hip depth from down the line. After a closer look, I saw that Kory’s posture was quite erect, and that his right foot was extremely flared out.
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As you will see in the first few full speed swings in this lesson Dmitri can really hit the ball. He plays to a scratch and competes in amateur events in New Jersey (he’s the club champ at his club) but would like to achieve a higher quality strike with his irons. He feels as though he could compress the ball better and control his ball flight to a greater degree, and when we slow down his swing it is apparent how that can be accomplished.
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