Swing Analysis: Shane Lowry- Old School Open Face and Cupped Left Wrist at the Top

With the recent ascendency of shut face, bowed left wrist top of the swing positions among the highest ranking players (DJ, Koepka, Schauffle, etc.) it was refreshing to see Lowry rotate his forearms and let the left wrist remain extended (cupped) to the top of the swing and well into the forward swing. From watching his right arm action, it would not be a stretch to think that he has limited external rotation ability in his right shoulder, or it may be that he has just always swung that way. His backswing is almost a carbon copy of Angel Cabrera’s,…

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