Don't Get Hung Up on Your Unorthodox Swing

However, on reflection Scott is right. That’s simply not the important bit. He then went on to point out the poignant example of Jim.Furyk. Scott said that if Furyk had got analytical and hung up about his backswing, then the poor chap would be in a lunatic asylum or some very expensive Californian rehab joint. In fact, that Dechambeau character would probably be going down the same path. The Fosbury flops of backswing technique? Never. But it doesn’t really matter.     

It turns out that my problems come through the ball at impact and not clearing my body away so that I can maintain the club face on target. Ergo the severe hooks!

Scott then talked me through and illustrated the swing dynamic with the aid of the new Trackman video technology. That’s some piece of kit. I was bowled over by this actually and surprised to see that I have a fairly high swing speed. In fact, higher than Matt Kuchar at 110mph. And all I can say to that is ‘coo’.

However, on the downside Scott pointed out that I had a pretty bad smash factor. 1.4 I think.

But I already knew my smash factor wasn’t in good shape and have come to terms with it. As have Cynthia at number 17, The Links and that rather grumpy guy with the nice Ferrari.

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