Andres Romero held on yesterday to win the Zurich Classic. I enjoyed watching his swing and thought other amateurs should take notice. His inside-out back and forward swing is a picture many amateurs, especially ones that come over the top, need to embed in their minds.
The inside out swing allows for a more consistent hit due to the heavier reliance on bigger muscle groups in your core. It also produces a low draw which is far more consistent than most fade shots. Few people can control a fade with consistency, Nicklaus for one.
After watching JB Holmes play really well at the Tavistock Cup, I wanted to check out his swing a bit more. I really think the reason why JB generates so much power is the torque he is able to generate so quickly. This is why he hits it just as far as Daly and doesn’t need to go past parallel. In mind mind, this makes JB more consistent because Daly’s swing is tremendously dependent on timing. Timing is important in all golf swings, but moreso with John’s due to his slight unorthodox backswing.
***On a sidenote. I am really rooting for you John. Your true fans believe in you. For the good of the game, your fans, and, more importantly, yourself please quit drinking. It has only caused you pain.
I just watched Golf Central on the Golf Channel and they were recapping the day when they started talking about Sean O’Hair (sp?) and how he records his golf swing for later use. Sean was recording his swing on his portable video camera today and it wasn’t because he was looking for anything in particular, it is because he is swinging so well he would like to document it for the future when he isn’t swinging so well.
This is something anyone can do with a regular digital camera and I highly recommend it. If you have never taken video of your swing it is tremendously beneficial. It is amazing to see what you are actually doing versus what you think you may be doing. Here is Sean from last year at the Player’s Championship. He was swinging quite well back then and I was lucky enough to see it in person. Unfortunately, I also saw him drop two in the drink at 17 as well(The first was due to a combination of a gust of wind and a little chunkage). Still, Sean has some great action and if you are looking for a swing to mimic, Sean’s is a great one.
Tiger’s swing is amazing and there are tidbits that amateurs should try to replicate with their own swings. Obviously, we can’t all have Tiger’s flexibility or his strength. Or can we? Tiger spends several hours per day working on these very things. It is his discipline in developing things outside of his swing that produce the result we see. We can all work on flexibility and strength. It isn’t something you have to be a PGA Professional in order to do.
A simple Google search (here) reveals a plethora of things we can all due to create better flexibility.
While we all can’t reproduce exactly what Tiger does (because he has a lot of God given talent), we can take small lessons from his swing and his life off the golf course to make our own golf games better. Enjoy!
