Here’s a re-cap of the best posts at ProGolferDigest this month:

1. Greg Norman can win the British Open this year!
2. Does Steve Elkington have the best Stack and Tilt swing?
3. go GREG NORMAN!
4. Nick Faldo tips on golf.
5. Sensoglove may help you play better tournament golf.
6. Swing Analysis of 2-time 2008 PGA Champion Anthony Kim.
7. Bob Tway’s chip shot at 1986 PGA Championship may not happen to Greg Norman tomorrow.
8. Ben Hogan’s swing secrets revealed.
9. KJ Choi might win the British Open too.
10. Ernie Els has a great swing even though he might be sucking it this week.
11. My 4-iron swing was lookin’ good, now it’s even better.
12. Davis Love III also has a very good swing.
13. Fred Funk is still one of the straightest drivers on the PGA Tour.
14. Matt Kuchar may have the flattest swing on the tour today.
15. Ben Hogan’s knockdowns are so pretty.
16. Moe Norman’s swing may have a lot in common with Tiger’s swing.
17. Adam Scott copied Tiger’s swing.
18. Ball flight is important in the wind.
19. Annika Sorenstam’s swing may be the best swing out of all male and female golfers.
20. Learn to hit that 30 yard pitch shot crisp.
21. How to practice like a scratch/pro golfer.
22. Ian Poulter has a good swing too.
23. We love Greg Norman, don’t you?

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For most of 90s, my two favorite golfers were Nick Faldo and Greg Norman.  They always seemed to win tournaments more than others during that time and also shared number one and two of the world back and forth.

Although Nick Faldo may be a sportscaster right now, he may be the best pro golfer to be a sportscaster.

You look at some of the other guys but no one else has an extensive resume like the Masters winner Nick Faldo.

I’ve even bought every book he wrote and although they were all too technical and confusing for most hackers, Nick is really good at details of the golf swing.

Let’s take a look at his downhill iron swing here.

For the downhill iron shot, Nick Faldo sets up with his weight favoring his right and his ball about center of his stance to make up for the hill.

At takeaway, Nick sets his wrists slightly early but looks very good.

At top of Nick’s swing, he has a perfect 90 degree angle between the arm and the club while not swinging more than 3/4 of his full backswing.

On half-way down, notice the 90 degree of lag Nick has.  A lot of tour pros go beyond the 90 degrees which is not necessary and Nick proves the point here.  Too much lag can actually produce a smaller swing arc.

At impact, Nick looks really good.

After impact, Nick chases down the slope with his arms, fully releasing his club.

At finish, Nick looks very good, standing super tall.

Nick Faldo has one of the best swings in golf with one of the best rhythms to go with it.

If he kept playing competitively, he would have won couple more majors but I am surprised he decided to retire from competitive golf.

Here’s Nick Faldo’s downhill iron swing in slow-motion explained by the man himself:

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Having Nick on golf channels is a really good thing.  I rather hear him saying stuff than an Peter Kostis.

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Here’s a good video of Nick Faldo explaining how to transfer your weight during a golf swing.

Although this is true, there’s a lot of new “swings” out on there that might confuse you.

What to take from it?

Well, I do like the part that you should wait until after hitting the ball to completely transfer your weight to the left.

I will have to try this in detail more next time I am on the range.

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