Listen to his graham bensinger interview. Kid seems like his head is on straight
I’ve never seen a single college or tour player in the modern era have the same level shoulders with the driver as Bobby Jones in this picture.
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Here’s Annika.
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Michael Campbell, European Order of Merit winner & US Open champion. You’d probably see more level shoulders in the players that let their heads release a little earlier, like Annika Sorenstam, Henrik Stenson and Michael Campbell.
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They’re from the 2000s-2010s, I’m talking about 2020s players now. Henrik is 47 so he’s past his prime at this point. Did you watch the NCAA championship that was on Golf Channel? Steep shoulders and ballerina footwork everywhere, yuck.
I didn’t see the NCAA, but I know what you mean. Back issues in their future, just ask Zalatoris.
Not really about the swing, but a very cool course showcased here. Very short but extremely challenging.
https://youtu.be/uXljFWcxT44
This is incredibly impressive to me. Next time, they should give him the number though.
https://youtu.be/-9fL36t8B60?si=mxoa1X6uyKsqwhYm
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Saw a current PGA players swing on a GEARS video today. Holy side bend and steep shoulders . These kids learning this stuff are going to break their bodies down way sooner than even suspected.
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More horrible stuff these kids are learning and the equipment is encouraging. The body isn’t built to do this for very long.
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That kind of crazy twisting and bending with young pups when not really necessary might be good for a while but it is not sustainable over the long haul- they’ll have to visit Old Man Time’s medical marijuana stand for a fix. 
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I think it’s ok for the left heel to rise through impact (yes, the left) but not like that.
Henrik Stenson, George Knudson, and Bobby Jones had a jump with their left heel when they hit driver but they used their left toe as a pivot.
They flared their left foot out through impact strictly in a circular direction, as in their left heel was closer to the target line at the finish. Which is the opposite of moving away from it like you see modern players do at their finish.
I like to put a water bottle directly behind my left heel pretty much 1 cm away and never touch it throughout my swing. That way I know I did a proper jump for maximum speed like Bobby Jones did.
As I see it, a good example of not using ground properly and jumping on a pogo stick, the jumpers I call them- resulting in immediate throw-out and the club gets long. Now, if one can get throw-out while the club stays shorter that player is enjoying a pinned centripetal event.
This is the modern fly swatter swing for power. Add extreme side bend for better control and left foot landing behind to left for righties for even more power. Before ABS i watched Bhatia and Bubba and thought i needed to be more open at impact. These kids usually get close to 430 line then flyswat/jump.
Apparently there was some amateur kid bombing over the bunkers on 1 into wind and 5 and now AGN/Ridley on board because the have no more land….still plenty of money. 325 carry! Someone needs to make a decision soon these kids are hitting it further and further. There is a reddit post where i sawthis and some call for augustA to lead the way…persimmon and balata on that courae now would be par good score
No wonder why she quit for a while…
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Lydia Ko was taught the fundamentals at a young age from an old school club pro, Guy Wilson, in NZ. Despite changing coaches after turning pro (she won twice on the lpga before turning pro at the age of 16), the fundamentals have stuck with her
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That might be so but Rory has been in the top ten players for 12 going on 13 years now and if I remember correctly never lower than the worlds number 4. Not a single player that was in the top twenty five 13 years ago is in the top 25 today except Rory. He is the prototype for acceptance of his game and getting the most out of it even when the driver is off.
But the money is so good now none of these modern players are even thinking about being able to play on the Champions tour like players from the 80s & 90s thought about. I have to talk to parents on a weekly basis about how I don’t want to hear the word distance until the child turns 14 or 15 years of age. I have parents of 11 year olds that call me after a tournament and ask how can we get more distance. I take a deep breath then go into education mode.
When I remind them that chasing distance usually equates to skill and technique flaws that can take a full season to flush out they become grounded again.
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