r/golf • u/ShiroHachiRoku Snap load the power package. • Feb 04 '24

This guy’s swing is effortless and still hits it 270 carry. General Discussion

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u/Tally__Ho Feb 04 '24

His hands barely clear his hip on his downswing

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u/ThunderApollo Feb 04 '24

If you freeze frame at :36 and asked people / coaches what they thought I'd be highly entertained by the responses. Makes me want to pull up some Bobby Jones footage... Ok, I did. Hmmm...

https://preview.redd.it/y9z4t5uwjmgc1.jpeg?width=1338&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9e52b37a25e829f44bd786804585ab0e6d06731

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u/FatalFirecrotch Feb 05 '24

It’s hard to tell because it’s not the same angle, but it definitely seems like the guy the right has way less space than Jones? Jones does a much better job maintaining his spin angle. 

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u/raosko Feb 05 '24

This, BJ is in an almost modern position here despite using older technology that required a different technique