The Ultimate "Best swings of all time" thread

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tongzilla

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People talk about the best swings of all time.

But, is the best swing for Tiger or Hogan necessarily the best swing for you?

First, there are so many different body types. There are tall guys, short guys. Guys with short legs, guys with thick trunks, etc. The list goes on.

Even taking into account body types, a person's swing is a product of their total prior experience/knowledge on swinging a stick, either in golf or in other sports.

Bottom line: different strokes for different folks.

So without further adieu, let's introduce the ultimate thread on the best swing. A thread that attempts to take into account these factors.

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Who do you think has the best swing for a...
Tall person

Short person

Long swing

Short swing

Double shifter

Single shifter

Triple shifter

X-classification shifter

Fast swinger

Smooth swinger

Old person (over 70 years old)

Young person (under 16 years old)

An amateur


And also, the best swing for each decade from 1900 to 2010.

And any other category you would like to add to this list.

Heck, we had such a tough time deciding the best swing for just one golfer (Hogan), so this should be interesting!
 
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bennycoop9882

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Since there are not any ground rules as to what constitutes tall or short I'm just going to list my own and rate based on that.

I'll say for tall person (i.e. over 6'2")- Davis Love III, takes a wide stance with the driver and also hits his irons with a 3/4 swing.

Short person(i.e. under 5'9")- Ian Woosnam , very efficient motion

Long Swing-(past parallel)-Sam Snead

Short swing-(short of parallel)-Lee Trevino

Double Shifter-not sure I totally understand that term but I'll say Adam Scott

single shifter-Steve Elkington?

Triple shifter-did not know this existed

X-classification-is this from Mclean's x-factor? Tiger Woods?

Fast Swinger-definitely Price

Slow Swinger-Ernie Els, very unhurried and relaxed.

Old Person-Definitely Sam Snead

Young Person-(16 under)- The pre meltdown Michelle Wie was a pretty good action.

Amateur-currently I love Jamie Lovemark's action. Nice upright swing.

I'm very interested to learn what a triple shifter and X-classification is.

Oh for decades-
I'll say

1900-1910's-Harry Vardon

1920's-Bobby Jones

1930's-McDonald Smith -Thats when he played right?

1940's-Byron Nelson

1950's-Ben Hogan

1960's-Jack Nicklaus -the best version of his swing

1970's-Lee Trevino

1980's-Greg Norman

1990's-Steve Elkington or maybe Payne Stewart

2000's-Ernie Els
 
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pecky987

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tongzilla said:
People talk about the best swings of all time.

But, is the best swing for Tiger or Hogan necessarily the best swing for you?

First, there are so many different body types. There are tall guys, short guys. Guys with short legs, guys with thick trunks, etc. The list goes on.

Even taking into account body types, a person's swing is a product of their total prior experience/knowledge on swinging a stick, either in golf or in other sports.

Bottom line: different strokes for different folks.

So without further adieu, let's introduce the ultimate thread on the best swing. A thread that attempts to take into account these factors.

=============================================

Who do you think has the best swing for a...
Tall person

Short person

Long swing

Short swing

Double shifter

Single shifter

Triple shifter

X-classification shifter

Fast swinger

Smooth swinger

Old person (over 70 years old)

Young person (under 16 years old)

An amateur


And also, the best swing for each decade from 1900 to 2010.

And any other category you would like to add to this list.

Heck, we had such a tough time deciding the best swing for just one golfer (Hogan), so this should be interesting!
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short person: gary player

tall person: robert karlsson

long swing: john daly

short swing: lee trevino

double shifter: ben hogan/michael finney

single shifter: tom bartlett

triple shifter: jack nicklaus

X-classification-shifter: dont know/understand

fast swinger: zach johnson

smooth siwnger: ernie els/bobby jones

old person: sam snead

young person: jamie sadlowski (how old is he now?) (special note: see signature vid:) )

amateur: danny willet - best amateur in england right now i think. handi +5
 
dashfan87

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Tall person: Els

Short person: Immleman, or Jeff "Milk Toast" Sluman

Long swing: Bubba, or Daly

Short swing: JB for power, Jay Haas for accuracy. I also like Hubert Green.

Double shifter: AK

Single shifter: i unno...

Triple shifter: is nicklaus a triple shifter?

X-classification shifter: ummm Furyk?

Fast swinger: price, because if I say anyone else, they are going to go "I wouldnt say such and such is really a fast swinger"

Smooth swinger Couples baby....

Old person (over 70 years old) there is this guy, who is 85 that is a member at the course where my dad works... he shoots 39s from the old man tees, (one back from the ladies) pretty impressive swing for a guy thats about to... well you know.
as far as famous, i dunno, Chi Chi can still strike a ball... and so can Gary Player...

Young person (under 16 years old) Old Ty Tryon.

An amateur Trip Kuene.

I dont feel like doing the decades... maybe in another post later.:cool:
 
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Jared Willerson

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Short: Woosnam
Tall: Karlsson
Long: A. Cabrera
Short: Senden/The other Argentinian guy
Double S.: Hogan
Single S.: Not really sure this truly exists but Bartlett
Triple: Furyk, Mayfair
X-class: Better titled goofiest swing that works: Lots
Fast: Nick Price
Slow: N. Lopez was pretty good
Young: R. Fowler
Old: Snead
 
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puttmad

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I only have one swing to input....and i don't care if is triple shift , double shift...it is, to me, the Rolls Royce of golf swings, harmonius, elegant, accurate and powerful...
If you haven't see it yet, i suggest you do, before putting up all these "other" names....


Mike Austin....period..:)
 
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holeout

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Not going to put up the whole list, I'll just pick and choose.

The best single shift is between David Toms and the 2000-2002 Tiger Woods.

The best triple shift is either Mayfair or Furyk.

The best under-16 swing is Michelle Wie at age 14.

The best smooth swing is Snead.
 
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jjmule

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We keep fogetting one...

I've never seen George Knudson mentioned on this forum...Ben Hogan once said that he had "the best swing of his generation" (mid-60's to mid-70's)- that's good enough for me...His swing exemplifies the soft draw fundamentals as much as Sam Snead and Bobby Jones do. Brian would love this guy's action.

Others I would mention (aside from Hogan) would be: Gene Littler, Lee Trevino, Calvin Peete, Tom Weiskopf, Ken Venturi, Moe Norman, Mac O'Grady.

Among today's players: Anthony Kim, Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam, Sergio Garcia, Hunter Mahan.
 
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211pro

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My list...

Short..Woosnam
Tall....Weiskopf
Long..Bobby Jones
Short.Sanders
Double..Hogan
Single...don't know
Triple....Mayfair
X Class..Miller Barber (who else?)
Fast......Watson
Slow......Payne Stewart
Young....don't know
Old........Snead
1900-1920....Vardon
1920s..........Jones
1930s..........Bill Melhorn
1940s..........Nelson
1950s..........Hogan
1960s..........Littler
1970s..........Nicklaus
1980s..........Trevino
1990s..........Norman
2000s..........Tiger

Best overall...Mickey Wright

Best I ever played with...Jim Ferree;)
 
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thefuture37

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211pro said:
Short..Woosnam
Tall....Weiskopf
Long..Bobby Jones
Short.Sanders
Double..Hogan
Single...don't know
Triple....Mayfair
X Class..Miller Barber (who else?)
Fast......Watson
Slow......Payne Stewart
Young....don't know
Old........Snead
1900-1920....Vardon
1920s..........Jones
1930s..........Bill Melhorn
1940s..........Nelson
1950s..........Hogan
1960s..........Littler
1970s..........Nicklaus
1980s..........Trevino
1990s..........Norman
2000s..........Tiger

Best overall...Mickey Wright

Best I ever played with...Jim Ferree;)
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mickey wright is the best overall but not the best in her decade(s)?
 
self-mastery

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This topic is sort of meh. The best swing is the one that produces the best results for a given range of shots.

Who are the best drivers of all time?

Who are the best long iron players of all time?

Who are the best short iron players of all time?

The best wedge players?

Pretty is as pretty does :)

I like swings that the average weekend player can copy without practicing for 8 hours a day. I vote Annika for easiest swing to mimic.
 
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puttmad

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This thread could go on for ever...until we have all see all the past players, there is always going to be a diversity of opinion....

Nobody has mentioned Roberto de Vincenso, yet he won about 200 tournaments....
 
ColinMB

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Is there a more efficient short swing than JB Holmes? I'm surprised he hasn't had a single vote so far.
 
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