Gregg McHatton 5-iron swing. Very Dynamic, slow and HEAVY!

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Steve Khatib

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carolgalleyz said:
Is Gregg a member of this site?
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No, but he does know about this site. The best people to talk to about Gregg's stuff is Billy Mc Kinney or Bobby Schaeffer. I know his stuff but not as well as Billy or Bobby.
 
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Anyone got a down the line view of Gregg's swing that you could post? Love the little lag in the takeaway, really sets him up to load it on the downswing, very nice:)
 
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gregg Mchogan?

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Ricky1990

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I thought of snap hooks, because he has a big slide in the downswing and I he looks quite handsy so i thought he might get stuck and flip his hands.
 
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David Alford said:
As I said, very good, but holding the late angles after impact is causing more deacceleration than I would prefer. I'm a proponent of acceleration all the way into the finish. I've noticed some TGMers seems don't do that; compare to TW, etc.
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No, it isn't actually deceleration he is simply sustaining the lag all the way through the follow through for the least amount of leakage.

Most players, even tour players, don't get to that point because they still have throwaway.

Also release types and grip types play a large roll in how much you roll and swivel through impact.

Even John Riegger said on Lynn's site that tour players are the masters of throwaway. Brian i believe even said something similar in the flipper video because the tour is much more about power and pros are doing everything they can to eliminate leakage.

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Keep in mind though that i'm not saying it will make you a better scorer or even better ballstriker but, it will help eliminate leakage.
 
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David Alford said:
I'm sorry, I disagree. Compare to Hogan or TW.
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I think Trevino would be a more apt comparison. Trevino doesn't seem to have a bit of leakage well through impact. McHatton looks more like Trevino through the ball than TW or Hogan.
 
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The concept of acceleration of any body components (e.g. the hips) all the way to finish is flawed.

The knees, hips and shoulders all slow down after Start Down. The momentum of the club carries you to the finish.
 
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tongzilla said:
The concept of acceleration of any body components (e.g. the hips) all the way to finish is flawed.

The knees, hips and shoulders all slow down after Start Down. The momentum of the club carries you to the finish.
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The body components indeed do not accelerate all the way to finish, but that doesn't invalidate my previous post.

The knees, hips and shoulders should be accelerating into impact and one should try to keep this acceleration beyond impact. As I said, Hogan and TW demonstrate my point.

Trevino indeed is closer to the type of post impact motion Gregg demonstrates, but keep in mind Trevino has a figure 8 swing. He is going outward post impact whereas Hogan and TW are doing just the opposite.

I.e., their arc goes inward post impact, although the arms feel like they are going down the line. The faster, the better, at least on full shots.

Having said that, I prefer Hogan's swing end better than TW's. I prefer acceleration post impact right up to almost the end and then a braking action to reduce strain on the back. Hogan does this, TW's does not (except on his stinger shots).
 
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David Alford said:
I prefer acceleration post impact right up to almost the end and then a braking action to reduce strain on the back.
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Should read: the attempt or feeling of acceleration thru impact and post impact...
 
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jim_0068 said:
Maybe i am not understanding your point. Could you elaborate a bit furhter or perhaps accompany your post with some pics?

thanks
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Well, go back up in this thread and there's Mr. Hogan and his post impact movement is not the same as what Greg is doing in this sequence. He has more of a free wheeling post impact action to the end of the finish. TW normally shows the difference even more dramatically (excepting his stinger shot).
 
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David Alford

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Incidentally, in the Hogan clip (above), check out the two guys in the yellow outfits behind Hogan...sorta' surprising to see them at a U.S. Open back in the early 50's...(don't read any racial overtones in this; it just seems atypical for the times).
 
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