Yes, Miguel Angel Jimenez is regularly likened to the Dos Equis guy. He alternately receives called "The Most Interesting Golfer within the World" or "The Most Interesting Man inside the World," depending on who you pay attention. And in view that prevailing the USAHong Kong Open this beyond weekend made him the oldest winner at the ET, I thought it really worth taking some other have a look at his swing. (Yes, I've published about the Mechanic's swing earlier than.)
The reason is because, perhaps more than any other golfer on any tour, Miguel is a normal guy. He likes fine wines, cigars, and fast cars -- the latter being the source of the Mechanic nickname. He clearly doesn't spend hours in the gym -- he's just a normal guy of average height and weight (roughly 5'10" and 183 lbs). Yet he hits the ball around 277 yards off the tee, which is about 10 yards short of the PGA Tour average. (I don't know the ET average, but he's ranked 204 there.) I know that doesn't sound impressive in this day and age... but do you consistently average over 275?
Here's a video of his swing, both face-on and down-the-line:
The big thing I want you to observe right here is how lots his hips flip during his swing, which makes it seem like he is moving around plenty greater than he is. Most instructors want you to restriction your hips movement, to broaden greater electricity by getting a huge shoulder turn with out numerous hip flip. Jim McLean calls this "the X-Factor," and I've noted it in several beyond posts in case you want to use the quest field to discover them.
But the Mechanic proves that this restricted hip move isn't necessary to good golf. As long as you don't move off the ball during the backswing, you can still get good distance and accuracy. I want you to note how Miguel achieves this. If, while watching the face-on view, you place the tip of your mouse pointer on his right hip, you'll see that his hip never moves to the left of the pointer. (You'll see the same thing if you place the pointer on his trailing knee.) But he keeps that trailing knee flexed all the way through his swing.
We call that "maintaining a corporation trailing knee," and you may practice it via putting something beneath the outside of your trailing foot -- a golfing ball is generally encouraged for this drill -- to teach you how to keep your weight on the inner of your trailing foot, to stabilize your trailing knee.
This is a natural circulate, and it's sincerely useful for those folks who are not as flexible as those flatbellies who spend every spare second inside the health club. I can not promise it's going to make you the most interesting golfer for your foursome, however it sure might assist you rating higher... And that's what it is all about, isn't it?
It sure works for the Most Interesting Golfer in the World.
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