Ian Poulter in Stop Motion

This new swing series on golftipsmag.com catches the irrepressible IJP in a quick series of photos with commentary by PGA pro John Stahlschmidt. The article is simply called Ian Poulter: Classic Swing, Modern Day Result and it points out a few major points in Ian's swing.

Yeah, I know John points out that Ian keeps a lot of wrist cock well into the hitting area but doesn't tell you how to do it. You can find out how to do that in my More Golf Swing Speed Quick Guide, and you can also get some of the basics here on my site, starting with this post.

The number one points made inside the golftipsmag.Com article are about Ian's weight shift going lower back and coming thru, hitting down on the ball, and completing in a balanced function. Studying these positions and imagining what it feels like to swing through them assist you to discover ways to make accurate swings faster. (That's a scientifically tested reality, and I suppose I've written approximately it someplace here at the blog... But I can't keep in mind how lengthy in the past it turned into.)

The main thing I'd like to point out is that Ian has a mixture of classic and modern techniques in his swing, and that's why his swing looks a bit more "loosey-goosey" than some players. John points out that he uses a more restricted hip move on his backswing (photo 1), which is a modern idea. But if you look at photo 6, you'll see that his lead foot has rolled onto its outer edge. That means his lead hip has moved out past the outside of his lead foot, which is a more classic move.

Modern strategies have a tendency to restriction how a lot your lead hip actions toward the target. The more that hip actions forward, the greater danger there's for it to tour a exclusive distance on every occasion, ensuing inside the once in a while wayward photographs that Ian receives. (That inconsistency could be worse on the ones days whilst his rhythm is a piece off, btw.) Don't misunderstand me -- the flow is not incorrect, it is simply one of those selections you as a player must make. Ian trades a bit consistency for a greater fluid swing. Colin Montgomerie has a completely exaggerated model of this, each on the backswing and the downswing.

But the best lesson you can learn is this: If you get where you look anything like photos 4 and 5 at impact, you'll have learned a lot of seriously good technique from Ian James Poulter.