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I've noticed a big trend on YouTube concerning swing preference style.It seems, that most if not all prefer a steeper backswing. That leads into a shallow downswing inside approach.The swing has a noticeable loop action in it

 

Ironically enough many a range warrior at my course are adopting it as well.That distinctive loop looks pretty cool and unique.But wondering if this will just be another fad.I wonder what the swing will look like hundreds of years from now.Thoughts?

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any swing that relies on perfect timing at impact for someone that doesn't do it day-in-day-out hundreds of times per day is risky ... at best.

 

JT is one of the most recent examples I can think of.  If you look at his left arm in the backswing it seems as high as it can possibly go...but then he brings it down, loops it around and squares the face at impact.

 

the ability for a weekend warrior to be consistent at doing that seems to be really slim...

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Yeah, this is a timing swing. Generally a swing that relies on timing is inconsistent at best. Look at Hideki Matsuyama, he has the pause which relies on timing to get the face square. When his timing is perfect he is one of the best in the world. When his timing is off he fades way back in the world rankings.

In my opinion it is not a great swing for weekend warriors. That being said it is probably better than what a lot of them do now.

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The current swings require an extreme amount of maintenance.In a few hundred years less maintenance swings will be the norm. I bet the swing will go back too a more natural motion. Which would be more of a steeper vertical arm swing. The equipment advances will undoubtly accommodate a more natural motion as well . Guys like Mike Malaska are way ahead of the bell curve already . Where swings that are being taught with a high maintenance pivot move will be a thing of the past. And will be looked at as more an unobtainable nuisances. Golfers in the future will have even more time constraints that we have now. Quick - efficient - repeatable and little practice time will be the future norm of where golf is headed

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I've noticed a big trend on YouTube concerning swing preference style.It seems, that most if not all prefer a steeper backswing. That leads into a shallow downswing inside approach.The swing has a noticeable loop action in it

 

Ironically enough many a range warrior at my course are adopting it as well.That distinctive loop looks pretty cool and unique.But wondering if this will just be another fad.I wonder what the swing will look like hundreds of years from now.Thoughts?

There definitely are some basic fundamentals to achieving an effective swing but just like any destination there are many different ways to get there. On this forum there is a strong contingent of folks that adhere to the “if it ain't broke don't fix” school of thought.

My common answer to that way of thinking is both supportive and challenging.

 

I support anyone who has developed a repeatable motion that provides consistent and predictable results. However, any deviation from solid swing fundamentals will create some self imposed limitations.

 

The journey to better golf is an arduous one. Many of us simply lack the overall talent and or physical ability to maximize the tried and true swing methodology so we either adapt our swings to fully maximize the abilities we do have or we continue to chase the tenants of a “perfect swing” in peril.

 

Recently I completely an 11 hour hike to the top of a local mountain here in Hawaii. It was physically exhausting but what keep me going was the burning desire to reach the top. Torn, tethered and tired I stood a top that mountain somewhat disappointed. You see the joy was through the challenge of the journey and not from the destination.

 

Don't get so caught up in the end goal that you don't both trust and enjoy the process. There are many different ways to make that climb. Just keep playing golf 🏌️ so that we stop seeing Courses close their gates

 

 

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There are some swings that teach the golfer to do the re-route which will make it timing swing while others the flattening happens as a result of proper sequencing like what GG teaches. Lower body movement drops the club whikecthe arms remain quiet and the hips rotate that then initiates the chest, arms, hands and the body rotation is what squares the face

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You had me at range warriors. ❤️

 

I'm 37, my focus on how the swing worked began at age 7 and at that time the big guns were Tom Kite, Norman, Faldo, Seve and Langher (among others). There was no true “swing” that dominated the tour. As Faldo said during a recent Mizuno biopic/product introduction, in his day the goal was to smash the ball. Impact was focused on that direct contact and however the club made it to the ball was up to each author.

 

Fast forward to the 90's and the Tiger swing. The likes of Daly, Phil and Duval propelled the idea of length in your backswing to create lag. In 1998 at the US Amateur we were introduced to Sergio and the first modern day concept of the Hogan swing was front and center.

 

Today it's something. I couldn't tell you but if I had to guess it is a mix of using the ground to propel yourself upwards while focusing on extension through the ball.

 

It's fascinating to me how it's evolved in such a short period of time.

 

 

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