Matthew Wolff's Swing (Video)

Since novice Matthew Wolff is T11 (-4) with 15 other players at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, and because I'm sure some of you are strange with him, here is a slo-mo video of his swing.

Golf World did a piece of writing several months in the past list his sizable accomplishments at Oklahoma State University -- sure, Rickie Fowler's alma mater -- and after reading it you may have a higher information of why absolutely everyone is so enthusiastic about him.

But it is that unusual swing of his that has anybody buzzing. Wolff creates quite a few clubhead velocity due to the fact he does not fear so much approximately positions. Rather, he simply issues approximately smashing the ball with as a great deal clubhead speed as he can generate and if it is not quite... Nicely, difficult good fortune for you.

The reality is, whilst his swing is unusual, it's now not as though we have not visible different players with these movements earlier than.

• Wolff gets a huge shoulder turn because he lets his hips turn freely, even lifting his left heel high off the ground to get the maximum turn.
• At the top of his swing he makes a big loop, rerouting the club so the shaft -- and consequently his downswing plane -- is much flatter than his backswing plane. That's why he hits a draw almost all of the time. But note that he can hit that draw really high, which many players can't, and that height allows him to stop the ball almost as fast as a fade would.
• And like so many young players these days -- and most long drive hitters -- Wolff launches himself off the ground to create as much swing speed as he can.

What IS different is that he does ALL OF THESE THINGS AT ONCE while managing to keep some semblance of control over the ball. You generally don't see a swing with this many moves, simply because it's hard enough to find the ball when you use Just one of these moves, let alone all of them!

Given his success as an amateur, it is going to be interesting to see how he fares in opposition to the pros. TPC Scottsdale units up properly for his fashion of golfing so, if he can preserve the ball in play, Wolff can be a danger this week.

And if he is there Sunday afternoon with a danger to win, it will likely be very interesting to look how the professionals cope with this lone Wolff.