Tiger Woods (1997) vs Rory McIlroy (2011) Swing Comparison

http://www.purplegolf.com/academy.aspx In this video the purplegolf Academy takes a look at the swing of Tiger Woods in practice for the 1997 Masters where he won his first major and compares it to the swing of Rory McIlroy at the US Open, when he won his first major. There are some remarkable similarities.

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[Whaleshark1993]

Rorys swing now vs Tigers swing in 97 is better because Tiger in 97 was far too across the line and relied on timing. However Tigers swing in 2000 was the best swing in golf and no one will come close to doing what he did that year. Either way Tigers biggest strength was his head and Rory doesn't seem to have the mental toughness and ability to grind like Tiger did. Comparing Rory to Tiger is insane. Tiger was and still is one of a kind.

[purplegolf]

@Whaleshark1993 - Take this analysis as a bit of fun Waleshark because the comparison was more about the way they burst onto the scene than how they necessarily swang alike. Still two great swing to enjoy and learn from!

[Padatrick932]

Why did you use 1997 tiger? His 2000 and 2001 swing (after he changed it) is actually very similar to rory. NIce video regardless.

[purplegolf]

@Padatrick932 - We're looking at Tiger from 1997 because the way he won his first Major was so similar to Rory in that total domination. I would disagree that Tiger's 2000 swing was similar to Rory's though because Rory works the club very much around his body on a fairly flat swing plane whereas Tiger in 2000 was keeping the club very much in front of the body on a steeper plane. Check out some of the vids knocking around youtube and see if you agree!

[MarriedFatherof5]

Big difference in these swings. Tiger was super tight especially at this point when he was going on his major run. I live Rory swing but he isn't Tiger of 1997 or 2007. Rory snaps his left knee another very big difference

[Collinho87]

since when has Woods been a natural drawer of the ball? Throughout his career and more so in his prime (2000 - 2005) Woods' go to stock shot was the fade?! Have a word with yourself, you cannot compare between these two either; they are completely different camera angles. Very poor analysis of both swings if you ask me. Go back and do your research. All the best.

[athenrygolfers]

Closed.sorry!

[athenrygolfers]

Tigers shoulders look really close

[baronje2010]

how can he make these statements when the camera angles are different. pointless

[zactaylorcountygolf]

what a faggot commentary ahahhaha

[bigmanewilson]

@MarcusDolby1 Bad field? They were all top 50 players in the world..... Just sayin

[anayaempire]

Beginners golf swing

[standaway1]

@purplegolf Exactly

[shukigkato]

Tiger's swing has his arms far more in front and less "stuck" (funny because he's the guy who always talks about being stuck...). He also had a take away that was more on plane without moving inside then back on plane. Rory does have the club closer to straight down the target line at the top which I do like. All that said, I'll never ever be as good as either of these guys (I'm a 3.5 handicap currently) and Rory is so talented that it doesn't really matter how he swings.