The Swing I Most Love to Watch

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So, since I've been back I've been spending all of my time around the green. Putting, chipping, a few short pitch shots. Trying to get some feel back and finding out where the club head is.

I won't be seeing Brian until the middle of May and we both agree that starting back with a clean sheet of paper is probably the best idea after a year away from golf. No need hitting a bunch of balls yet.

But, I still have these images in my mind of the perfect golf swing. The swing that has perfect tempo and perfect balance....and I'll bet anyone that has played much golf and searched for the "Holy Grail" has in their mind's eye the "Swing" that seems almost perfect.

Well, it's a windy, crappy, dusty day in West Texas today so I won't be on the practice green. (gusts of 55mph so far and it's supposed to get a little worse) but I started thinking about this "swing" out of the blue and thought there might be a few folks on here that haven't seen this swing.

This is my idea of a nearly perfect swing. It might not be perfect for everyone....but it's probably as close to my "Holy Grail" as any I've seen.

Enjoy:


 
curtisj76

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I live the driver swing. Looks powerful and she's totally in control of it. Looks pretty good looking as well. :)
 
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I think Lindsey is spot on with his comment about gmbtempe's remark. I have seen golf swings that produce remarkable shots and great tee to green games but where is the heart. This is where the junior golf, on which John Hardesty remarked about on the other thread, needs to go. Great Golf shots are memorable but great golfers are remarkable. They own more than physical gifts...
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matt kluck said:
I think Lindsey is spot on with his comment about gmbtempe's remark. I have seen golf swings that produce remarkable shots and great tee to green games but where is the heart. This is where the junior golf, on which John Hardesty remarked about on the other thread, needs to go. Great Golf shots are memorable but great golfers are remarkable. They own more than physical gifts...
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Couldn't agree more. I play at the Texas Tech University course and every day I see the golf teams play and practice. I play rounds with them on occasion and it's amazing how similar all of their games are. I'm not saying that in a negative way. They all swing the club very well and they all play a very solid game. But they all do it in very much the same way. Only a couple of them work the ball at all. They shoot low scores when they are playing well, but they are just as likely to shoot 80 when they play less than their best. It's hard to describe but when you play with a great "golfer" it's impossible to not notice that they have a different way of getting their ball around the course.

I think Vickie Hurst could turn out to be that kind of golfer. She is only 20 and IIRC she won more tournaments on the Futures Tour than any other player in LPGA history. I'm not sure how good her putting is but it's probably just a matter of time until she breaks through. Confidence at that level is often more important than talent.
 
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Why I'm Smiling

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Repeatability trumps pretty. And you gotta get the ball in the hole too.
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You presume that a centered swing is more repeatable. Is it? This seems a logical theory, but I disagree based on personal experience spending a couple of wasted years toying with the notion in my swing. My instructor had to beat it out of me. God bless him for his persistence!

My opinion now is that a swing with what I'll just call "good footwork" will have more consistent tempo, rhythym, and timing and ultimately result in more consistent ball striking, more power, and better timing of the release (squaring the face).

Ryo's swing makes me smile and now you know why :eek:.
 
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