With the ANA Inspiration starting these days, I concept it might be thrilling to test defending champion Lexi Thompson's swing. This precise video is from ESPN's Sports Science collection and looks at how Lexi manages to repeat her swing -- and what she's doing while she does.
The video is from the year that Luke Donald became #1. And yes, I recognize there's a blank spot at the give up however since ESPN uploaded this record to YouTube I guess they failed to feel the lacking audio became critical.
Lexi's swing is a good example of why you shouldn't think too much about your swing. If she were consciously trying to control all of her movements -- the way many pros and many of you do -- there's absolutely no way she could reproduce her swing this effectively. That's something all of you should keep in mind when you play: You want your swing to be as unconscious as possible.
Likewise, I want you to note that Lexi's swing clocked out at nearly 103mph -- that doesn't even match some of the average male college players -- and yet that was enough to send the ball a consistent 275 yards. If you hit the ball solidly, you don't have to swing 120mph to get distance!
If you want to watch Lexi bomb a few out there, remember that GC will be showing two broadcasts. The morning wave will run from noon-3pm ET (Pre-Game starts at 10:30am ET) and the late wave from 6pm-9pm ET. Lexi should be in the morning wave.
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