Charles Howell Swing Vision

[badgolfer997]

@thechangeling613 Ya..must be really bad being one of the top golfers in the world. Excuse me, what are you one of the top in the world at? (besides being an ass and a hates on other's success)

[SoulSurferGS8]

Shouldn't the ball position be closer to his left foot using a 3 iron?

[remmy100]

@SoulSurferGS8 Actually, its personal preference. Moving the ball forward will help get those longer clubs in the air, but if u've good clubhead speed and skill, or u find it hard to solidly hit the ball when it's forward, then by all means keep it in the middle of ur stance.

[stevepising]

mega lag, maybe too much

[teewoods]

there is no way in hell i;d be able to swing life this! This is for skinny and flexible guys like sergio, howell, e.tc not fat lards like phil

[enterjcs]

Look at the shaft at :24!!

[tihannorubato]

blocked it too because he didn't turn his hips fully.

[BenJogan]

@tihannorubato I agree. His body is so still through impact ad beyond, so he HAS to retain those angles in the follow-through in order not to hook the ball badly! That's for the "Conservation of Angular Momentum".

[NikeGolf35]

he cups his wrists just like like tiger !

[mizuno547]

Come on Chuck close out a tournament!!! If he didnt fold last 3 holes of every tourney with a lead he would be top 10 in the world ranking

[sauce2034]

Not for nothing here but this is certainly NOT a hitter swing, he is by far a 'swinger' Hitters cut off the backswing well before he cuts this off. a very wide and long backswing = swinging. Chad Campbell, Boo Weekley, Jack Johnson, Ben Hogan after his back issue are/were hitters.

[wherezmyfreakinpie]

He has the same name as my dad! Ha!

[phildrummer1]

incredible clubhead speed when he releases his lag

[jpdeas66]

Pound for Pound the BEST golf swing on tour Nowadays!

Not the best scorer but certainly the best swing!

[bigspagetti]

Id just like to know how many of the "profesionals" with extra dumb comments here play on pga...

[ynot1688]

wide as to wider perimeter on the upswing, narrow as to the lag he has on the downswing.

and wide again after impact to the follow through.

The actual power of this swing comes from the lag.

[bossofalltime]

Leadbetter has said that Howell sometimes has trouble with his distance control because of how much he delofts the club (especially with short irons and wedges) but says they've been working on it and he's playing better now. This was around February 2007. Golf Digest will have the article

[proslayar]

thats how you hit our PW 150 yards

[bossofalltime]

Haha yeah I know, probably had trouble with controlling the spin aswell, kinda like what Tiger was saying of his swing in 1997.

[Caw5ey]

He caught that off the top of the face a bit didnt he

[dannymac23]

"wide to narrow to wide"

he blocked it a little

deep divot and high of the face

why would you want to swing wide to narow to wide?????

[sackmanjb]

making a wide arc on the backswing means you can increase your shoulder turn and getting narrow on the downswing creates lag to hit down on the ball ang generate more power. It's the way tiger swings the club so it cant be that bad.

[sdz101090]

you can have too much lag! too much lag causes you to deloft the club so much that you have no control over the distance you hit the ball

[hmor333]

The deflection of the shaft during the divot is unreal.

[speedracer68]

You can't have too much lag..=)

[proslayar]

yes you can, too much lag just leads to blocks, its called being trapped and is the exact reason why he changed his swing.

[simmi352]

is it good to have that much lag? I think his lag comes from having a strong grip. i think its easier to keep the lag for longer coz you hinge towards the back your hand. Sergio does the same i think and he's got a huge lag as well, but is it good???

[mizunogolfer123]

ya he had to much lag, and he has improved alot, but i havent herd of him much for a while now

[brettles86]

He creates so much lag on that swing

[christhebest07]

his swing is one of the best on tour, no question

[zdeacon]

Incredible swing...CH3 generates so much power for someone so small.

[dannymac23]

sweet golf swing (Y)

[paulski5]

Unreal transition....unreal impact....wow. Dunno what he is missing but he has talent that's for sure. Who has an old one? All this talk about improved....I'd like to see anyhow. Not sure what y'all mean.

[marklang]

Fantastic--This swing is so great--You're right about his improvement.

[cgasucks]

He's really improved a lot this year!!