Re: My swing these days

larry wrote:
For those eager to see my swing, this should take you there.

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The first swing is almost a joke, it would take pages to detail all the faults. The back foot coming all the way around is just the starting point, you would have to work your way up from there.

The second swing is somewhat better. There's a decent shoulder turn, but the hips also turn, too much IMO. In fact, his entire body turns, indicating limited flexibility, not surprising for someone Whitaker's age, but a definite problem when it come to making a decent golf swing.

On the downswing it looks like the hips and shoulders start together, instead of the hips pulling the shoulders through. At impact his front foot is flat and he doesn't appear to have made much, if any weight shift. His hips are almost parallel to the target line and don't start turning towards the target until well after impact. In fact, it looks pretty close to being a reverse pivot, although not quite. On the follow through the front foot spins out and winds up pointed almost straight down the target line.

Both of these clips are good examples of how *not* to swing a golf club. Not to say someone couldn't play with a swing like this, I've certainly seen worse. But you're not going to break 80 with it and even 85 would be a stretch, unless you have a miraculous short game and putting stroke. And we know that's not the case with Whitaker, because he's never bragged about them. So they must not be up to par with his full swing, such as it is.

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