Golf Swing Technique
Welcome to the Golf Swing Technique section. An important aspect of training, pro golfers work on their golf swing mechanics to enhance their capacity for hitting adapted golf shots. In this section I'll introduce my technical coaches plus you can also check out and analyse changes you observe in my swing.
Clearly there is no such thing as a "proper golf swing". You only need to take a quick look and compare these two swings to be convinced of that: Luke Donald...
versus... Jim Furyk...
Who is the higher ranked player? However the aesthetics of Jim Furyk's swing may appear or whatever is said in any "expert's" swing analysis of Jim Furyk's swing, this is a player who measures an efficient golf swing in results only. To give another example along those lines, a swing coach and mentor of mine (Tony Moore) was good friends with Bobby Locke. Tony often tells the story of how, when people used to mention or critisize Bobby's weak left hand grip, the great champion replied with:
The previous paragraph is by no means designed to belittle technical swing work because there is no doubt that good golf swing mechanics can greatly influence performance. It would make no sense that pro golfers invest so significantly in this aspect of their training were it not the case:
Yes, in the end, golf all boils down to getting the ball in the hole for as few shots as possible, but, those who really wish to push the boundary of their capabilities turn to experts from the world of science (especially physiology, biomechanics and the manufacturers of their equipment) for fine tuning. Pro golfers will stop at nothing to get the most minute advantage and obtain optimum results from their game.
Here are some initial links related to technique in golf... 
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More pro golf swings in these golf videos
Here are some golf videos I have taken of other pro golfers including many of the top European players taken at the Vivendi Trophy in 2009. Links to more pages coming soon... Back from Golf Swing Technique to Home Page |