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Watching Ancer win in Memphis a few weeks ago it appeared to me right away that his position at the top of his swing had changed quite a bit, with the club now pointed much more left. I wondered who he had been working with to facilitate this change, but I soon found out via an interview he did with one of the magazines that he does not have, and has never had, a swing coach. I happen to think that’s awesome, because that’s exactly how I played my entire career, doing it myself. I’m not sure how he goes about working on his swing, but I would suspect he uses Trackman and maybe some video, although it’s possible that he does none of that. His newer swings appear to be made with a more open stance and from a taller set up position, which limits his hip turn and allows him to keep his right arm a bit lower (it’s still high) and more in front of him at the top, and with some added left forearm pronation and right shoulder external rotation he has the club way less crossed at the top. With his extreme sidearm throwing action (huge hip depth, outward hand path in transition, lots of right-side bend and left wrist flexion heading into impact) it appears that he now has a simpler, more direct route from the top to impact. If there is one thing that stands out it is his Hogan like use of his hips and pelvis, something that great players seem to do without being taught, and something that every player should strive for.
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