Curtis Strange: Swings around his spine?

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I know Curtis was a Ballard guy which may contribute to his head movement in the backswing, but I was wondering if you thought that his head movement was a result of swinging around his spine and letting his head move?
It is almost like an exaggerated version of swinging around his spine.
 
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Brian Manzella

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bcoak said:
I know Curtis was a Ballard guy which may contribute to his head movement in the backswing, but I was wondering if you thought that his head movement was a result of swinging around his spine and letting his head move?
It is almost like an exaggerated version of swinging around his spine.
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I will look for a 1980-era swing of Curtis' to look at (lost all of mine in the great flood of ought-five.
 
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I played with Curtis in the VA State Open in 1973 (which I was fortunate enough to win). He was either a junior or senior at Wake Forest then. He was a very long hitter at that time. He changed his game completely some years after joining the tour by working with Ballard. Could hit it a lot straighter, but lost a lot of distance.

His twin brother Alan is also a very good player and once played the tour. One year at the finals of tour school, there was a rain delay and the players rode their carts back to the cart shed - Alan had his foot hanging outside the cart, hit the door jamb and broke his ankle - end of career - now a stockbroker in Richmond, VA.

Bruce
 
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I've got his video "How to Win and Win Again" (1990) if that will help. Don't know how to upload it, though.
 
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Spike

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Interesting how he lowers his center of gravity before takeaway. Would this be something we could all benefit from?
 
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