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(I’ve updated what I wrote about flaw #2 with a quote from Golf Magazine online’s Gary Van Sickle regarding Bubba’s swing)
Bubba Watson has only two swing flaws keeping him from tearing apart the PGA Tour. He’s another John Daly, a long-bomber with more natural talent than most of the guys out there, but he’s too wild and inconsistent to do more than win the odd tournament, which he hasn’t yet done. Continue reading
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Jack Nicklaus was the longest hitter of his generation. He hit a fade and could still knock it twenty yards past Arnold Palmer when Arnie was in his prime. We’re talking about raw, awesome power. Continue reading
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First of all, John Daly has alway had a great, flowing swing. It’s a classic-motion swing, and one of the best all-time self-taught swings you’re ever going to see.
Raw power and distance, that’s what Daly’s motion was created for. And get this… John Daly could have been an even longer hitter, believe it or not, with a couple of minor swing adjustments! Let’s take a look at his motion below: Continue reading
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I’ve been doing some comparative analysis to try to figure out how close to Mike Austin’s completed theory I’ve come. Last year, by driving distance alone, I knew I was getting there.
But I knew, looking at the Austin videos and photo sequences, that there was something he was doing that gave him more power and distance than his peers, and that I wasn’t yet doing it. Continue reading
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With all due respect to Hank Haney and Charles Barkley himself, his problem with the golf swing is not a psychological thing. It had nothing to do with his head. It has everything to do with the fact that he is a former world-class athlete. Continue reading
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(Originally posted August 9, ’09)
Having looked at a few of Alvaro Quiros’ swings on Youtube today, I see a swing that closely mirrors the action of Rory McIlroy, but I would say that Alvaros’ swing is nearly perfect as far as the modern swing goes, even better than Rory’s because of his address stance and action through impact.
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(*Originally posted July 22, 2009, now with swing analysis)
Rory McIlroy has a great-looking swing motion. Very little lateral motion and a nice, pure rotation around the spine during the back swing.
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(Originally posted July 27, ’09)
Looking at Vijay Singh’s swing with the driver from the face-on angle, I see so much of Mike Austin’s swing mechanics that it’s virtually a carbon copy, except for one major flaw and one minor one.
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I took another look at J.B. Holmes’ swing, and I see some good Mike Austin principles at work there along with a recurring swing flaw common to the modern golf swing. Continue reading
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(Original posting Dec 27-’09- I’ve updated this posting with a photo sequence of Jamie from the middle of the downswing to the middle of the follow-through to illustrate the body adjustments I mentioned) Continue reading
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In response to a question from Peter on my previous posting, here is my comparison of the techniques of Moe Norman and Mike Austin, the similarities and the differences. Continue reading
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I’m using a comparison of down-the-line shots of Mike Austin versus Rory McIlroy, the young hot shot of the future, to show the difference between Austin’s posture and most other golfers, especially the pros. Continue reading
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James Achenbach writes a blog for Golf Week magazine. He has written a piece on Mike Austin that I just noticed today while surfing the net. Continue reading
