Johnny Miller's Swing Advice for Robert Allenby Examined

I find it mind-boggling that Johnny Miller is the most popular announcer in televised golf. I ask people why they like him and the usual answer is 'he tells it like it is", or "he says what's on his mind". OK, I get that, but what if he is telling it like it isn't, or if what's on his mind is some ridiculous notion about the golf swing or about a shot some player just hit that he can't possibly back up with any visual evidence. The fact is, he says stupid stuff all the time, and no one ever calls him on it. In this clip Brad Faxon makes a telling observation about Robert Allenby's swing, and Johnny follows immediately by completey, and seemingly unknowingly, contradicting everything Faxon has just said.

http://www.waynedefrancesco.com/golfers/johnny-millers-swing-advice-for-rober...

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• Robert Allenby
• Johnny Miller
• Brad Faxon
• Wayne DeFrancesco

[tronyellow133]

I could not disagree with you more. He was talking about how his arms fold up after impacts instead of maintaining their extension. It improves distance with the driver as well with the irons. Now J.Miller can be annoying at times but you don't win majors and dozens of tournament wins and become a hall of famer without some knowledge of the game.

[wdefrancesco]

@tronyellow133 Allenby is one of the best ball strikers on tour year in and year out. His hands come in relatively high and swing down and left through impact, exactly what Trackman data says is a superior approach to impact. He keeps his left arm pit closed up in the follow through, which which keeps the left arm rotating with the chest and makes it look to be narrow or "folded up". This is not the case, as is seen by the full extension of his right arm. Study the video.

[retreattodefeat]

johnny says things that he believes are true whether they are or not... so be it. As somebody trying to get people to watch your videos and learn the game, you making a 7 minute production trying to bash his intelligence is pretty weak.

[wdefrancesco]

@retreattodefeat You say "so be it". I say people are listening and deserve better. I find the nonsense coming from the TV announcers to be highly annoying. No one holds Miller and his cohorts accountable for anything they say. I don't think it's "weak" to do so.

[teamtumbleweed]

if moe or hogan saw this swing they would laugh.

[wdefrancesco]

@teamtumbleweed Or "puke", as Johnny would probably say. More likely, since Hogan respected anyone who played for a living, he would have nodded and gone about his business.

[jdstripper]

I agree with Miller. The follow through does look a little awkward and if Miller took the time to analyze it the way Wayne does then he could no doubt diagnose what the real problem is. As I see it, the left leg "collapsing" is what makes the swing look "funny". Most great ball strikers are bracing against the left leg.

[rrtmlt]

Could not agree more with Wayne. Well said Wayne because no one else has the balls to stand up to that rude and uninformed cunt called j miller. Thinks he's gods gift to golf commentary but if they sacked him tomorrow we would not even remember the rude cunts name next week. Craig parry wins at the blue monster and do you think miller would congratulate him on a great achievement. No he just shit canned him about his slicers swing. Most fucking rude fuck going on television hope the cunt falls

[rw5791]

these swivle heads don't have their left eye on the ball at impact.That's got to be a problem.None of the greats have that kind of action.The left side,including the eye,is in control and lets them just slam into the ball with all they've got.

I think that's what miller is getting at,how allenby and duval just seem cramped through impact.

[madaekror]

Wayne, I completely agree with you about Johnny Miller. For a colour commentator he really has no idea what he's talking about, and rarely has any empirical data to back up his statements. I'm sure he relies on the hope that 99% of the viewers have no idea either and so have no choice but to believe him. Put David Feherty or Gary McCord in the box, at least they're are funny. Miller has the personality of a week old stool.

[retreattodefeat]

So let it be annoying. Nobody's forcing people to listen to what johnny miller has to say. He is right about a lot of the things he says, let the viewers decide what to believe and what not to believe, and focus on your own career.

[Stickett]

It has nothing to do with JEALOUSY. Wayne makes a logical argument that is 100% correct and people attack him because "oh, fuck you johnny is great, win some majors!" Yeah great argument assholes.

[Stickett]

Awesome vid.