Alas, there are very few YouTubes (at least so far) showing Jonas Blixt's swing. I found a grand total of two... and only one was a slo-mo. Still, I think it's informative. You see, Blixt doesn't have the most impressive stats on Tour. Since his Web.com Tour stats from last year were noticeably better, I'm chalking this up to a combination of injuries and just being a rookie (therefore not knowing the courses well).
In fact, he only hits the ball around 285 off the tee and has only hit a little over 60% of his GIR. Of course, he's #1 on Tour in Strokes Gained - Putting, so as long as he's somewhere around the hole there's a good chance he can make par or better. (He was considerably better last year in all stats, including putting.)
Take a look at his swing:
What can you examine from this one little video clip? Mainly that Blixt does most of the things I suggest you do.
First, Blixt's swing is each easy and balanced. That makes it simpler for him for hit the ball constantly inside the middle of the clubface.
On his backswing he keeps his trailing knee flexed and he makes a one-piece takeaway until his fingers are around waist high. I know it looks like his trailing elbow is bent, but it is bent at setup and it doesn't exchange until his hands are midway returned.
At the pinnacle of his backswing you can see his trailing shoulder in the "triangle" fashioned by his elbows and fingers. This method that his palms are nonetheless "in front of him" and consequently he is in a balanced, powerful function. Note that the trailing knee remains flexed.
And his downswing basically looks like he just turns his shoulders and body until he faces the target again... and the ball "just gets in the way of the club." By that I mean he isn't lashing at the ball, but rather making a nice balanced turn through the ball and letting the club do the work. A club is a tool, and the idea behind tools is that they let the workman multiply his effort without sacrificing control.
Given that Blixt is considered one of most effective three newcomers to win on the PGA Tour this yr, and for the reason that he is currently #35 at the cash list (very near stepping into all of the majors next 12 months), I'd say this workman uses his equipment thoroughly.
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