Gary Player Swing Analysis

Ben Hogan vs. Tiger Woods

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[mr3856a]

I love these guys like Gary who have a lifetime of experience in the game. You can learn so much from them. I'd bet 97% of instructors would go through 25 different things before they'd get to what Gary has boiled it down to in 3 minutes. It's biomechanics, and he's spot on. Neat video!

[timfrost08]

Player is 100% correct... but there is more. What he is proposing would help Tiger with his woods immensely. It is a far more mechanical body feeling that doesn't need to be timed. However it might impact Tigers iron game. With short irons his current handsy swing (cupped at the top and flipped through impact) works perfectly for someone with TW's athleticism, strength and body awareness...it allows great feeling and shaping. Question is: do you sacrifice woods or irons, or have two swing types?

[1tontomato]

@woo738 Bar none.

[timfrost08]

furthermore, his current swing is terrible for the Driver. Swinging with long clubs at high speeds and trying to control it with hands and timing is disastrous.. I can't do it and neither can he it seems! None of the long hitters do it this way either. However when I'm fit and playing well then his technique works beautifully for iron play. what Player suggest allows awesome ball striking but can feel like a less precise clubbing action.but who wants two swing methods? it is tempting though!

[gsclubv12]

hogan was cupped at the top and then had a special move to un cock his wrist at the top before the downswing

[DASH1ful]

Perhaps Gary Player would be the best player the world has ever seen if he understood Hogan's swing

[sethisawesome]

@avgolferguy Hogan certainly did not hit it as far as Tiger. In his prime with his "Five Fundamentals" swing he was hitting a low fade that favored control over distance. In his youth with his "Power Golf" swing Hogan was indeed a long hitter (averaging about 260-270, which was enough to compete in long driver contests), but he ditched this swing in favor of the fade because of the tendency to hook the ball off the face of the planet.

[sethisawesome]

@avgolferguy Hogan certainly did not hit it as far as Tiger. In his prime with his "Five Fundamentals" swing he was hitting a low fade that favored control over distance. In his youth with his "Power Golf" swing Hogan was indeed a long hitter (averaging about 260-270, which was enough to compete in long driver contests), but he ditched this swing in favor of the fade because of the tendency to hook the ball off the face of the planet.

[demoncleanser]

Yer your right Gary, Tiger Woods is really shit at golf, how did he ever manage to win 14 majors with that terrible swing?? as Tiger has won more majors than Hogan surely he is doing something right? Oh yer Lee trevino was reallly shit aswell as he had a bowed left wrist at the top of his swing!! Watch Trevinos swing and see how tucked in his right elbow is to his body, regardless of his wrists not b eing underneath the shaft at the top. Rant over.

[TheDistilledMan]

proven correct by the current swing change

[zedomax]

White and black. hahaha.