Short and sweet?

[kc8kir]

What ever happened to the short and sweet pattern?

I've been thinking about working on a control pattern swing modelled after Paul Goydos or Kenny Perry. Take advantage of my natural draw shape, but bring it into control and prevent the severe duck hook.

Right now I have:

Both feel splayed
Centered hands
SD Grip
Swing the handle takeaway (slight LCT), slightly closed takeaway
Relaxed left arm at the top (very important to load the arms)
Left hip bump and stop
Flat feet through impact
Hands straight to impact fix then marble finish
Hands snap past the body (quiet lower body essential)

My thought was to call this my "bump and bunt" swing...

What do yall think?

 

[ssssc]

hey 8,

i sure would like to see a vid of that action. it looks like you have laid out what i feel in my swing!

 

[willgolfer]

What ever happened to the short and sweet pattern ?

You mean this:

BRIAN MANZELLA’S SHORT/SWEET SWING PATTERN


I'll call it...

Short and Sweet

Slightly Strong Grip

Closed Stance

Slightly forward hands

Slightly forward ball position

Weight Slightly forward

More flex in left knee than the right

Hands High-ish

Takeaway very straight back and Backswing ends with left arm level to the ground

Lower body makes slight slide/shift on backswing (not a turn) toward the right heel.

Upper body just along for the ride.

Shaft near vertical at end of backswing.

Downswing includes pronounced upper and lower body shift as is—very little axis tilt to a VERY flexed left knee.

Right heel should lead right toe into the ball.

Very little axis tilt by impact—feel wise.

Club and arms work through the ball on a very NHA2-ish "yellow brick road," but around a POST LIKE left leg with very little hip turn through.

Both elbows fold to the finish.

Lots of right arm.

Boom.