Sep, 2010 anthony kim always chokes down, on all his clubs actually. Jul 29, 2019 video surfaced of garcia gouging the tee box with his driver after hitting a tee shot on no. The spaniard has amassed 33 professional victories to date. It looks as though his hands and arms drop almost straight down toward the ground, causing the clubhead to lag far behind his hands well into. If the club is on plane in the downswing, the club will travel straight down the target line. Sergio garcia golf swing with a 6iron downtheline and faceon views including slowmotion, on the 11th hole uphill par 3 of 188 yards at. A few years later, nick faldo retooled his leggy, highball hitting motion by inserting mechanisms that helped him lower. Garcia swing sequence, 1 proper alignment sets the tone for a good swing, and sergio has it. That golfer, jack nicklaus, spent the better part of a year relearning the golf swing in heavy florida winds. And im going to scroll down here and pick out a video of sergio that ive already preloaded for us. Much like ernie els and sergio garcia, rory gets his trail side to extend a lot early on the backswing. Garcia would go on to finish one under for the week, t40. His feet, knees, hips, shoulders and eyes are all aligned square to his target line.
Sergio garcia golf swing with driver downtheline and faceon views including slowmotion, from the tee on the 7th hole par 4 of 428 yards. The other consistent here is that all of these players have a driver club speed well over the average of 1 mph. Way more information than you ever wanted on how to fell a tree. Sergio takes out frustration on his driver swingu clubhouse. Look at the head of the driver in both pictures, on the left one is still behind.
As a whole, the 2007 season was actually pretty productive though. Oct 26, 2015 how does sergio garcia create that distinctive lag in his swing. Oct 27, 2016 from the down the line image on the right we can also see the golf club working slightly inside his hands which is quite common for someone with an upright posture and a right hand that begins on top of the golf club. His swing had similarities to the swing of the late ben hogan, whom many. Jan 07, 2016 in this analysis video, tyler ferrell compares sergio garcias swing style to ben hogan. The added weight in his shafts and counter balancing helps sergio keep his swing in control. Another thing i love about the sergio garcia swing sequence is how the power he produces catapults him through to a very strong finish position, where he once again. Sergio garcia swinging down the line has many elements of release that are similar to ben hogan more that just the shaft flattening in. Apr 22, 2018 thats not what garcia did on friday afternoon at the valero texas open in san antonio. The clubs still going back, and the lower body starts down. In transition from backswing to downswing both ben and sergio are seen to flatten the club shaft and increase the angle. First well start by looking at how sergio sets up to the golf ball. Rory mcllroy swing driver vs iron incredible contrast. Jude invitational he violently slammed his driver into the.
Driver shaft length too long for most players clubs, grips. Proper alignment sets the tone for a good swing, and sergio has it. A common comparison because of the narrowing movement in transition, but as youll see in this video, a. How masters champ sergio garcia changed his swing and became. Sergio garcia is back with a big win in thailand this past weekend. In this video were going to discuss some of the key focus points that sergio works on to build that massive amounts of lag and club head speed.
Apr, 2018 sergio garcia is known for being an exceptional ballstriker, and the way he gets the clubhead to lag behind the movement of the arms and body in the downswing helps him hit it pure. Few pros create more downswing lag than sergio garcia. Latest sergio garcia outburst raises further questions about. In this sergio garcia lag and release video, youll find out. Sergio is definitely a player that likes the shorter length in his clubs, especially his woods. Were also going to point you in the direction of some of the videos on the website that you can use to help build some lag into your golf swing. The swing plane, explained, or according to sergio garcia. By staying tall on the backswing hes able to create more. May 01, 2004 in the late 1970s, the greatest player in the world came to the realization that he had to change his swing in order to better control his golf ball in the wind. Sergio garcia super slow motion 73rd annual wyndham championship. Aug 21, 2012 sergio garcia super slow motion 73rd annual wyndham championship. Sergio garcias incredible golf shot adam young golf. The slow motion replay revealed something which almost every golf teacher knows, but apparently many amateurs werent aware of watch the slow motion replay at 45.
Sergio garcia golf swing analysis golf monthly exclusive. Oct 24, 2011 in my experience, the average player does better if the club points down the line, or is slightly across the line. In fact he was one of a few players that had the opportunity to win, but let it slip away. Okay, so, a couple of the key points in todays analysis is what sergio does very well in his golf swing in order to create this sort of lag. Dec 10, 2017 sergio garcia swinging like ben hogan is a much talked about comparison. Jul 23, 2008 sergio s left shoulder points down toward the ground and behind the ball late into the downswing. Im not a fan of lines and angles drawn on 2 dimensional video to make a point about lag etc.
Sergio garcia does it as well, but im not sure if he does it with his driver, definitely with irons though, about 1 inch. Three years ago, i wrote a golf digest article about elements of sergio garcia s golf swing that could be a future problem. The second is the amount of lag or down cock sergio. Sergio garcia has consistently been one of the games finest ball strikers over the past 20 years. Highlights sergio garcia s approach to 9 inches at dell match play in the third round of the 2018 world golf championships dell technologies match play, sergio garcia hits his 108yard approach. Sergio garcia wins with a unique set of clubs dlance golf. Sergio garcia pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles sergio garcia pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles as a junior golfer growing up, i heard a story from one of my clubmates who went to the went to the british boys amateur championship. First, the steeper shoulder angle keeps the left arm close to the body and enables him to create his famous lag. This is a fair likeness but there is something far more significant that makes their golf swings comparable and it happens in their delivery to the ball. As garcia reaches the top of the golf swing we really begin to see him wind up and coil to create his power. Mar 26, 2017 sergio garcia hit a driver off the deck this week, and the internet went wild. Sergio garcia is the only one consistently down with the driver, but he is also swinging his driver at 123 mph on average. In this analysis video, tyler ferrell compares sergio garcias swing style to ben hogan. The most obvious thing in sergio s setup is how far back in his stance the ball is positioned.
But this is because of the tremendous lag sergio generates on the downswing. While the ball ended up in an ok position, he mishit the shot. Sergio garcias swing gets analyzed by david leadbetter swing. May 18, 2015 sergio garcia s swing, analyzed by david leadbetter. Second, the closed position of the shoulders prevents the club from coming over the top. Mar 22, 2018 sergios swing may look a little bit unusual at first. The most obvious thing in sergios setup is how far back in his stance the ball is positioned. Sergiolike swing is about elongating your left side using the pressure under your left foot as you unwind. Sep 02, 2012 sergio garcia super slow motion rollyourrock. Its an extremely powerful move, but as he notes in the quote above, it can lead to some bad. Sergio can show the occasional golfer some very solid swing elements. Garcia will be best remembered for coming oh so close at the british open.
For over unlimited access to 150 video lessons on any of your devices, check out golf digest all access. Take an analytic, framebyframe look at sergio garcias driver swing. Have a look at this slow motion video of sergio hitting a midiron. We are big fans of playing driver shafts shorter than standard, usually in the 44. Get lag in your golf swing like sergio golf digest. A wayward drive went left and garcia violently tossed his driver into the woods. Hes not as laid off, meaning the shaft doesnt flatten as much in the downswing, akins says. Sergio is well known for hitting down with his driver, and a big part of that is where he is positioning the ball. Sergio garcias golf swing secrets revealed by hank haney.
Mar 25, 2015 sergio garcias 3 secrets to hitting pure irons. Playing at the course he helped design, garcia melted down at the par4 fifth hole. My driver lie is 55 degrees according to the line marks, and yes this wont include shaft droop, but i hit a 75g v2 so its a robust stiff so call it straighter. Then im gonna go ahead and scroll back up so we can all see the screen here. Apr 03, 2018 akins has been watching garcia since his pro debut in 1999 and says only the most discernible eyes can recognise variance in sergios swing over the years. Sergio garcia pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. A photographic look at sergio garciaas golf swing from the 2016 masters. Sergio garcias swing, analyzed by david leadbetter.
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