As common, I need to check the swing of this week's winner -- in this case, Russell Henley. The problem, common with some of the more moderen gamers, is a loss of video -- specially slo-mo video. We're going to try and make do here, but.
This first video is more than one years old. It only indicates a down-the-line view, but it's well worth seeing:
During Sunday's coverage there was talk that Russell had shortened his swing a bit, but this footage from December (courtesy of GolfWeek) looks pretty much the same length to me, although Russell is standing a bit taller and his swing is bit flatter. (It may simply be that this video shows a driver while the other shows an iron.) This video shows both down-the-line and face-on driver swings, both regular speed and slo-mo:
And this brief clip changed into posted considering Russell's win by way of Brent Mann. I even have a couple of feedback to feature once you see it:
Note that Brent is demonstrating the only-piece takeaway that I "pontificate." Brent is showing a couple of variations from what I generally tell you, and I need to explain why they're there.
The purpose for the membership face position being tilted at the spine angle -- in preference to pointing instantly up, the manner I train -- is an issue of method. First of all, Brent is limiting his hip flip more than I anticipate maximum of you to do. This is partially because Brent is making a shorter and flatter swing than I normally train. (You can see that during his demonstration.)
As I have said at other times, there's nothing wrong with a flatter shorter swing; Jason Dufner is just one of the many players who swing that way. But a flatter shorter swing causes your lead arm to stay more "under" you when you make your takeaway, so the club face appears to be tilted on your spine angle, as he says. It also has to do with connection in your golf swing, about which I have several posts on this blog. Brent is much more "Hogan-esque" in his connection, by which I mean he keeps his upper arms a bit tighter to his side than I teach.
Many of you aren't flexible sufficient to try this and make an extended swing. When I teach connection, I permit your lead elbow to move out a piece from your facet... Which also way your lead top arm "rolls" a bit upward in your chest as you swing. That rolling movement purpose the face of the membership to point greater upward. (Brent will get that rolling action as well however his top arm may not "roll" till his trailing elbow bends, at which point it occurs fairly quickly at the top. Mine happens progressively during the backswing.)
The difference among what Brent is saying and what I'm announcing basically comes right down to how tight you keep your lead elbow in opposition to your side, which also facilitates determine whether your swing is flatter or more upright.
However, the rest of what he says mirrors what I let you know almost exactly! You do not need your forearms to start rolling at the backswing due to the fact that reasons you to "lay off the club" and starts offevolved the looping motion that could motive an over-the-pinnacle move. Again, what I educate assumes a piece of rotation at your lead shoulder joint, which occurs clearly in case you do not keep your lead elbow as tight against your side as Hogan might have. And, for the reason that that "roll" occurs obviously on the backswing, it also "unrolls" clearly at the downswing.
And you do not want to just raise the membership immediately up because that disconnects your swing and gets it up over the swing plane you had been so cautious first of all your one-piece takeaway. The membership starts transferring upward whilst your trailing elbow bends, and that elbow should not bend until your arms are around waist excessive.
The quieter your hands and forearms are throughout your swing, the simpler it is to make solid touch with the ball. That's the number one motive Russell Henley was so solid all week... And it is how you can be stable too.
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