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Jay Williamson Iron SwingVision Swing Analysis!

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Jay Williamson Iron SwingVision Swing Analysis!

Jay Williamson is doing well this week at the John Deer Classic, let’s see what he is doing well.

At takeaway, Jay get on perfect plane. (It looks a little outside but it’s because of the camera angle, notice his feet are pointing left, not square to the camera)

At half-way, Jay gets on perfect plane.

At the top, Jay get’s a little bit upright but it’s fine.

Again, half-way down, Jay does a mirror-image of his takeaway, perfect!

Also notice that his head doesn’t dip at all, something not many tours can do.

Impact looks awesome.

After impact, you can clearly see that Jay is on perfect plane.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Jay wins this week. Go get ‘em!

Here’s Jay Williamson Iron Swingvision Swing in action:

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Eric Axley Driver Swing Analysis

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Eric Axley Driver Swing Analysis

Eric Axley is one of those lefty PGA tour pros who has a great potential and it looks like he’s tied for the lead at this week’s John Deer Classic.

Let’s take a look at his swing.

At takeaway, Eric gets very inside, which might be a problem if he doesn’t re-route his club but he does on the next position.

At top of his swing, Eric gets back on perfect plane.

At impact, Eric looks pretty good, maybe his head dips a little too much and his left foot could be down a little more.

After impact, Eric is in really good position with his hands and club outside the plane, meaning he swung inside-out.

Finish looks okay, he could stand up little straighter.

In conclusion, Eric Axley has a pretty good swing but could be improved a lot more. He swings a little too much inside-out as seen on his takeaway and followthrough. I imagine his misses are to his left under a lot of pressure.

He probably won win this week but watch out for this young man in the future.

Here’s Eric Axley’s Driver swing in action:

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Tags: conclusion, dips, Eric Axley, great potential, john deer classic, left foot, lefty, misses, pga tour pros, s driver, swing analysis, takeaway, young man
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Will McKenzie Driver Stack and Tilt Swing Analysis

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Will McKenzie is leading today over at John Deere Classic. He shot 65 yesterday and 64 today.

Let’s look at his stack and tilt swing to see what makes him “tick”.

First of all, I’d like to say that Will has a really simple looking swing, it looks really good.

At address, you will notice that Will stays real “balanced” in the center, not tilting his shoulders much. This is great way to swing. Now, pay attention to the triangle formed by his arms and the club.

At takeaway, Will breaks his wrists slightly early but that’s not a problem as his triangle looks great.

At top of Will’s swing, Will looks really good, with little or no backswing weight transfer (his head stays in the same position as at address) and he has a really great “width”. Notice how far above his head the hands are.

At half-way down, Will looks pretty good again although his right foot could be more relaxed.

At impact, will really gets his hands ahead of the ball but stays in perfect balance.

After impact, WIll’s follow-through is a mirror-image of his takeaway. Again, great stuff.

Will’s finish is probably one of the best I’ve seen. His standing almost perfectly vertical as you can see the line formed by his legs and upper body. This is really good for playing golf when you get older and also helps your back. (no straining your back when you finish like this)

Overall, I am really impressed at Will’s swing because of his rhythm and simplicity. He makes it look “easy”.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he won this weekend, good luck Will.

Here’s Will McKenzie’s Driver swing in action:

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Here’s Will McKenzie’s Driver swing in action from the back, it looks really good:

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Tags: driver stack, good luck, great stuff, john deere, john deere classic, legs, mckenzie, mirror image, perfect-balance, playing golf, Rhythm, right foot, s driver, shoulders, simplicity, stack and tilt, stack and tilt swing, swing analysis, triangle
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Seve Ballesteros Iron Swing Analysis

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Seve Ballesteros Iron Swing Analysis

Seve Ballesteros is probably the best all-time Spanish golfer until Sergio Garcia proves otherwise.

At his peak, Seve won everything. At his downfall, Seve couldn’t even make cuts.

But the point is that he was one of the greatest golfers with one of the most creative imaginations.

It’s when he tried to perfect his swing that he got into trouble.

(If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!)

Now, if you carefully, Seve uses a “forward-press” by moving his weight forward before he begins. This is actually a pretty good idea but not that many tour pros are using it lately.

At the top of Seve’s swing, he looks pretty good with his weight transferred to the right side.

After impact, Seve does a real good job of transferring weight to back to the left.

What Seve did good was not hit great perfect tee shots. Actually, he hit them all over the place.

Seve was really good at hitting trouble shots out of the rough, tree, and etc…etc…

If he kept that going, he might have won 10 more majors but the swing mechanic bug hit him hard.

Here’s Seve Ballesteros Iron Swing at 1986 Masters:

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Tags: creative imaginations, downfall, forward press, golfers, good job, majors, masters, mechanic, sergio garcia, swing analysis, tee shots, trouble shots
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Woody Austin Iron Swing Analysis

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Woody Austin Iron Swing Analysis

Woody Austin is one of those players I like because of his personality, not his swing. He cracks me up with some of the things he has achieved.

Let’s look at his swing. His setup looks pretty good.

Takeaway looks good too. Woody doesn’t transfer much weight to the right but that’s okay. (I don’t either because I end up swaying)

At top of Woody’s swing, Woody looks very good. Pay attention to his lower body action.

At half-way down, take a look at how well Woody has transferred his weight to the left. This reminds me of Ben Hogan.

At impact, notice how far his hips have transferred and how straight his left arm and the club is.

After impact, Woody is still in really great shape.

Woody Austin might not win a lot of tournaments but heck, he’s always on the leaderboard.

His swing might be one of the best hidden swings on the PGA Tour.

Here’s Woody Austin’s swing in slow motion:

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Tags: Ben Hogan, great shape, heck, hips, pay attention, personality, pga-tour, Slow Motion, swing analysis, swings, takeaway, Woody Austin
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Charlie Wi Driver Swing Analysis

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Charlie Wi is one of the Korean golfers who have been coming up in the last couple years. I guess he is using Stack and Tilt swing now but let’s take a look.

To me, Stack and Tilt isn’t a new way of swinging, it’s simply teachers re-making golf swing.

At takeaway, Charlie gets way too inside. Look at his hands, it’s almost inside his body.

At half-way up, Charlie looks pretty good.

At the top, Charlie is in pretty much perfect plane.

At half-way down, Charlie looks really good and also standing VERY TALL.

At impact, Charlie is looking great.

Charlie Wi has a great swing regardless of what “swing” he is using. The only iffy part is that his hands get way too inside on the takeaway but he does everything else well.

Here’s Charlie Wi’s stack and tilt Driver swing in action:

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Fred Funk Driver Swing Analysis

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

For many years, Fred Funk has always been one of the straightest drivers on the PGA Tour and his swing has never changed. (probably because of that)

Let’s look at what makes his swing “tick”.

At setup, Fred looks pretty good. Notice that his sets with his ball outside the ball. Kinda unusual but some pros do this to hit inside-out.

At takeaway, Fred is doing pretty good, maybe slightly inside the plane. (Plane is a little off here because the camera angle is slightly closed)

At half-way, Fred looks pretty good.

At top of Fred’s swing, his in perfect plane except that his clubface is really shut. This isn’t great for hooking the ball but let’s find out how he manages to hit the ball straight with this backswing.

At half-way down, Fred is lookin’ good.

At impact, notice how much his hips have turned (maybe 45 degrees) and his shoulders.

Fred must really drive his hips in order to hit the ball straight but he hits straight alrighty.

After impact, Fred is in good shpae.

Fred’s swing requires a lot of hand-eye coordination and lots of lower body movement to hit it well. Fred might need a hip surgery when he gets older due to the fact he must really drive his hips.

Don’t swing like Fred if you want to play golf for a long time but Fred is still one of the straightest drivers on the tour.

Here’s Fred Funk’s funky swing in action:

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Robert Allenby Driver Swing Analysis

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Robert Allenby is one of those guys who don’t win often but ALWAYS finishes up at Top 10 at most PGA tournaments.

Let’s look at the Aussie’s swing.

At address, Robert looks pretty good with a textbook setup.

At takeaway, Robert is in perfect plane.

At half-way, Robert goes slightly upright but it’s okay.

At top os Robert’s swing, he is slightly upright again but it’s acceptable.

Half-way down, Robert is poised nicely for an inside-out hit.

At impact, Robert looks perfect. I love this position where hips and shoulders are just slightly open while the left arm and the club are very straight with the right elbow bent slightly.

After impact, Robert’s club is on perfect plane, standing very tall. All great stuff, no wonder this guy’s always on the leaderboard.

Finish looks great. Now, Robert Allenby’s swing really reminds me of Stuart Appleby’s swing. Is that because they are both Aussies and the fact that both of their last names end in “by”?

Lol… we never know but Robert Allenby must be a distant cousin of Stuart Appleby for sheezy.

Here’s Robert Allenby’s Driver swing in action:

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Tags: aussie, aussies, distant cousin, great stuff, left arm, lol, one of those guys, pga tournaments, right elbow, robert allenby, s driver, sheezy, shoulders, Stuart Appleby, swing analysis, takeaway, textbook, top os
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Tim Herron Iron Swing Analysis

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Tim Herron Iron Swing Analysis

I remember when Tim Herron won his 1st PGA tournament. Tim Herron has always been one of those players who could win a PGA tournament any day. Let’s look at his swing.

At takeaway, Tim is in perfect plane.

At half-way, Tim is again in perfect plane, maybe slightly inside.

At the top, Tim’s slightly outside the plane, which is perfectly acceptable.

At half-way down, Tim is in good position, maybe slightly outside the plane.

After impact, notice how tall Tim stands and the triangle formed by his arms and shoulders, nice….

What I like most about Tim’s swing is his finish, his body perfectly straight. This type of finish is very good for your back.

Here’s Tim Herron’s swing in action:

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Tags: pga tournament, shoulders, swing analysis, takeaway, Tim Herron, triangle
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Jeff Overton Iron Swing Analysis

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Jeff Overton Iron Swing Analysis

Jeff Overton is one of those young guys on the PGA Tour who haven’t really proved themselves yet but have a lot of potential to do so. Let’s look at the young star’s swing.

At address, Jeff sets up with his hands way ahead of his ball, an unusual setup.

At takeaway, Jeff breaks down his wrists early.

At top of his swing, note the position of his head.

Look at how far his head has dipped at half-way down.

At impact, notice that his head has dipped probably around 5-8 inches from his backswing.

After impact, Jeff does pretty good in extending the club.

At finish, Jeff’s left foot AND right foot has slided about 10 degrees to his left, sign that he needs to work on his footing.

Jeff Overton’s swing may not be the worst on tour but he really needs to work on not dipping as much and his footing.

Clearly, this isn’t a swing that can win majors or any PGA tour tournament unless his short game and putting is just like a miracle.

With some swing changes, this young man could really win some tournaments though. It’s hard to believe even that he made it to the PGA Tour with this swing.

Here’s Jeff Overton’s swing in action:

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Tags: footing, Jeff Overton, majors, miracle, pga tour tournament, right foot, short game, swing analysis, takeaway, young guys, young man
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