Category Archives: Classic Swing

Bubba Watson, Revolutionary?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

(Originally posted March 11, 21012 and bumped to honor Bubba’s awesome 2012 Masters victory) I’ve written before about Bubba Watson (how can one talk about the golf swing and not mention Bubba?), regarding his classic rather than modern golf swing … Continue reading →

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Jim McLean Describes Austin/MCS – “Throwing”

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

I saw a link on Golf Digest online that asked if someone is a “thrower” or a “dragger.”  Out of curiosity, I clicked on it and couldn’t believe what I was seeing and hearing. Basically, Jim McLean in a video … Continue reading →

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MCS & Hip Problems (Great Story)

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

I had an email conversation last week with a gent who has been implementing the MCS swing philosophy, and he wrote me that it has really been helpful in allowing him to keep playing golf with a left hip that … Continue reading →

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Bobby Jones’ Classic Swing

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog Bobby Jones had one of the best golf swing of all time, modern or hickory era. It was a pure rotational swing, with very little weight shift on the back swing, and a … Continue reading →

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Bubba Watson – Classic Swing

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog (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 … Continue reading →

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Jack Nicklaus – Classic Powerhouse

Posted on January 23, 2010 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog 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, … Continue reading →

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Vijay Singh’s Classic Golf Swing

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog (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 … Continue reading →

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The Classsic vs Modern Swing

Posted on August 10, 2009 by

Originally Posted on the Smash Golf Blog If you look at the longest hitters in the game, as well as the best long-drive swingers in the world, you’ll see that virtually all use what I call the “classic swing” model … Continue reading →

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