Tiger Woods & Zach Johnson comparative swing analysis

Recent footage from this year's President's Cup. Analysis of differences and similarities by top PGA teaching pro. Common denominator in all efficient swings... No upper spine tilt towards target during backswing unlike stack and tilt advocates.

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[mtb2004uk]

Let me get this straight...

Center of the right hip to the left ear...is where you think the spine is...

As an exercise use a sequence taken from the back view with some golfer wearing something that allows you see the true spine behind the clothing and draw it on the golfer. You just might learn something....

[hogansking]

I'm not going to listen to the minutia of what I said but I drew line from left hip (not the right) to left ear approximately as if the body was transparent and we can see the skeleton from the face on view with the head, rib cage and pelvis rotating with the spine. Where I drew the lines at the top of the backswing are pretty damn close especially in the fact that Zach dramatically shifts his lower spine during the backswing. ...

[hogansking]

The perspective as you know is much different from the face-on view than from behind as you can clearly see from the Zach Johnson swing I posted. Anyway the video is simply there to show interested golfers differences & similarities in helping them figure out what may work best for them. Thnx.

[pecky1234]

easy way to get the spine angle, from any angle. draw a spot perfectly between the shoulder points, and then connect it to the tailbone. from the face on view, even when the player has made a backswing you can still draw an accurate spine. no need to do the "left hip to left ear" rubbish

[hogansking]

Sorry to tell you but not true Pecky from the face-on view. You have to look at the body as if its transparent. From face-on you can't simply draw a line from the tailbone to between the shoulders and expect it to be accurate at top of backswing. How's your game coming along by the way? I noticed you communicate with Clemshaw on occasion. He and I go way back.

[juicyfruitzy]

makes perfect sense. So everyone uses stack and tilt at some point in the swing. Those who have problems rotating their hips to shift the way from right to left should use this method (stack and tilt) which simply presets the weight to already be on the left leg so when they come around they don't have to worry about the turn. Correct me if I'm wrong.

With that said, stack and tilt users strike the ball more consistently but there should be some power loss when they strike the ball right?

[hogansking]

Exactly.With regards to power loss that's not necessarily true. The radius of the arc may be smaller possibly resulting in a loss of power but...there is the possibility of faster & proper trunk rotation resulting in more arm speed & clubhead speed at the moment of truth. With the weight already more on the left side at the top & a flatter left arm plane (single plane) golfers can turn back to the target without having to shift much & worry about being over the top.Good technique for many

[lefty5496]

It just goes to show you how little some people know... Never listen to Clown's like this. This hogansking guy is an idiot........ He should be talking about the most important thing in golf which MOMENTUM!!!!!!!! Not once did this 'know it all' talk about the importance of momentum!

SHUT UP FOOL & TRY HITTING A GOLF BALL WITH A TENNIS BALL TIED TO A PIECE OF ROPE!!!!!!!!

[1BoomerTEE]

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Good golfing in 2011 ZACH!

[golfmaniac007]

thanks....you gave something new to work on at the driving range

[NikeGolf118]

That's because the spine tilt is away from the target. Where do you think their spine is on the moon?

[gsamov2]

Great analysis of the mechanics of the swing. You should get a soft screen between your mic and mouth to prevent those "percussive" sounds like "k" "p" "s" etc from sounding.

[shyamvijay123]

why would you measure the spine angle from the right hip to the neck.. if you do that obviously the tilt would appear to be away from the target!

[xvizionsx]

move the dam mic away from ur mouth asshole

[emberfire13132]

it kind of seems wierd that you just took 10:00 mins. to teels us how they swing when it takees pros like 3 secs. to do all of that by the way great vidio

[machinenamon]

is Zach's swing similar to Duval's swing?

[KnowYourTeam]

you don't do yourself any favours with this comment.