Worst Swings on PGA Tour?

[GolfSpy_X]

There are some smooth swings like Freddy Couples...but what we want to know is...what do you guys think are the worst swings on the tour? Let's rank'em!

[jamo]

Worst or ugliest?

[GolfSpy_X]

Either would actually work Jamo

 

 

Worst or ugliest?

[jamo]

Off the top of my head (ugly): Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk (as much as I love him), Kenny Perry, Chris Dimarco.

Bad: Camilo Villegas, Phil Mickelson (though it has gotten better).

 

Those are just quick ones, not too in depth.

[Matt Saternus]

Furyk's is definitely ugly. I like Fowler's...I really like anyone with the giant two plane move.

 

Hard to say that anyone on tour has a "bad" swing. Those swings got them tour cards which is more than I can say about mine.

[Addicted2Golf]

Here is one writer's opinion back in 2005. With a few exceptions, I believe most of the guys are still on tour.

 

SI.com Article

[DJNiich]

You guys nailed the swing but i think Ben Crane's pre-shot routine ruins his whole swing.

[Matt Saternus]

Here is one writer's opinion back in 2005. With a few exceptions, I believe most of the guys are still on tour.

 

SI.com Article

 

I didn't really think about Kenny Perry earlier. That two part backswing - not pretty. But like I said, there isn't a "bad" swing on that list because all those swings have tour cards.

[Moecat]

Call me crazy, but I want whatever Allen Doyle is having. Short, ugly swing has done him quite well on the Champions Tour.

[GolfSpy Dave]

I didn't really think about Kenny Perry earlier. That two part backswing - not pretty. But like I said, there isn't a "bad" swing on that list because all those swings have tour cards.

Atypical maybe, bad/non-productive none.

Perry should be presenting the jacket in a couple of weeks...

[Dave]

Look, I'm going to say first that I shouldn't be saying anything about anyone elses swing, compared to mine but I will lol.

 

Dustin Johnson, no doubting it works, but its fugly. Fowler's I like but no way he is going to be able to do that in 10 years.

[jamo]

I didn't really think about Kenny Perry earlier. That two part backswing - not pretty. But like I said, there isn't a "bad" swing on that list because all those swings have tour cards.

 

He looks like he is just warming up, getting a little stretching in, and then he starts swinging, seemingly out of nowhere.

[Addicted2Golf]

Perry should be presenting the jacket in a couple of weeks...

 

Yeah, if he hadn't crapped himself thinking about a playoff...

[Jballmn]

Off the top of my head (ugly): Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk (as much as I love him), Kenny Perry, Chris Dimarco.

Bad: Camilo Villegas, Phil Mickelson (though it has gotten better).

 

Fowler's ugly??

 

Wow! It's definitely quick, but I don't know about ugly!

[jamo]

Fowler's ugly??

 

Wow! It's definitely quick, but I don't know about ugly!

 

It's very loopy, ugly in my book, but effective nonetheless.

[Addicted2Golf]

Wow, I like Fowler's swing. I like his aggression through the ball - almost like he is trying to go for it every time (except in Phoenix where he seemingly loses his sac).

 

Of course, any pro swing would look good compared to mine.

[NGage]

Ain't no bad swings on Tour.

[Jballmn]

Ain't no bad swings on Tour.

 

True true.

[lmh3]

As mentioned several times, the swings work for the guys that make them, but they aren't too pretty on the eyes.

 

Jim Furyk

Kenny Perry

Chris DiMarco

Jim Thorpe

Nick Price

Laura Davies

Rocco Mediate

JB Holmes

Bubba Watson

John Daly

Chad Campbell

Justin Leonard

Natalie Gulbis

Paula Creamer

 

Some older ones:

Arnold Palmer

Gary Player

[Matt Saternus]

As mentioned several times, the swings work for the guys that make them, but they aren't too pretty on the eyes.

 

Jim Furyk

Kenny Perry

Chris DiMarco

Jim Thorpe

Nick Price

Laura Davies

Rocco Mediate

JB Holmes

Bubba Watson

John Daly

Chad Campbell

Justin Leonard

Natalie Gulbis

Paula Creamer

 

Some older ones:

Arnold Palmer

Gary Player

 

 

Looks like it might be easier for you to list the swings you do like, haha. If I was good, perhaps I would have a more discerning eye, too.

[lmh3]

Looks like it might be easier for you to list the swings you do like, haha. If I was good, perhaps I would have a more discerning eye, too.

 

It's not that I don't like these swings, in fact I like swings with some "personality" to them. However, they are not the type of swings that I would want to try and teach other than from a foot before impact to the follow through, from there they are text book (as you would expect from a tour player).

[Matt Saternus]

It's not that I don't like these swings, in fact I like swings with some "personality" to them. However, they are not the type of swings that I would want to try and teach other than from a foot before impact to the follow through, from there they are text book (as you would expect from a tour player).

 

Understood. Who has the swing that you would teach someone else?

[lmh3]

Lucas Glover has one of the simplest swings out there, nothing overly athletic about it other than the very strong wrists/forearms. It is a fairly easy move to make for almost every one, great lines and few moving parts, very repeatable.

[Matt Saternus]

Lucas Glover has one of the simplest swings out there, nothing overly athletic about it other than the very strong wrists/forearms. It is a fairly easy move to make for almost every one, great lines and few moving parts, very repeatable.

 

Thanks. I'll have to pay a bit more attention to him the next time he's on TV to see what you're talking about.

[lmh3]

[GolfSpy Dave]

Is that club almost vertical at the top of the backswing?

[Matt Saternus]

 

Thanks. He really makes a very modest shoulder turn compared to some of the guys on tour, I can see why that would rank as an "imitable" swing.

[NGage]

As mentioned several times, the swings work for the guys that make them, but they aren't too pretty on the eyes.

 

Jim Furyk

Kenny Perry

Chris DiMarco

Jim Thorpe

Nick Price

Laura Davies

Rocco Mediate

JB Holmes

Bubba Watson

John Daly

Chad Campbell

Justin Leonard

Natalie Gulbis

Paula Creamer

 

Some older ones:

Arnold Palmer

Gary Player

 

 

Beauty is in the eye of the .....sorry...is in the score on the card.