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Chamblee on McIlroy: “Insufficient”, or Less Than Stellar Lower Body Movement

By on Jun 14, 2013 in Videos: As Seen On TV and Extras - Comments { 4 }

  I happened to be flipping through channels when I caught this short piece, and when I heard Brandel ripping Rory and comparing him to Byron Nelson I knew I had another video in the can. Chamblee is mind-boggling: he takes the best players in the world, waits for them to have a bad round or a bad tournament, picks their worst shot, and does an analysis showing how poor their technique is and states that this is why they missed the cut, or lost the tournament, or hit the odd bad shot. Of course, he knows beforehand that the shot is bad and that they played poorly, but just wait a week or two when the player plays well [...]

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Swing Analysis: Scott, McIlroy, and Stricker Hit the 100 Yd. Wedge

By on Jun 7, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 1 }

  I thought this was a fairly rare occurrence, with 3 of the best players in the world playing together and hitting almost the same shot on the same hole, while the cameraman actually does a nice job of positioning himself for a down the line shot of each one. Stricker is a recognized maestro with the wedges, and here we see an example of his relatively wrist-less technique. Scott has beautiful lines and a slightly fuller action, while McIlroy seems to take a bigger cut at it and yet brings the ball in lower than the other two. All 3 shots end up within 3 or 4 feet of the hole, and the disparity in the techniques just goes [...]

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A Few of My Favorite Swings: Part 2

By on Jan 11, 2013 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 1 }

Here is the second batch of what I am calling “interesting” swings: Bobby Jones Anthony Kim George Knudson Tony Lema Mickey Wright Dick Mast Len Mattiace Rory McIlroy Byron Nelson Jack Nicklaus Seung Yul Noh Mac O’Grady Louis Oosthuezin Cory Pavin Carl Petersson Join the forum discussion on this post

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McIlroy, Rose, Oosthuezin, Schwartzel, and Donald Battle in Dubai

By on Dec 28, 2012 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 0 }

  You know it’s a good tournament if these 5 studs are battling it out in the end. I caught the last 5 holes on DVR and grabbed some interesting shots to look at. Here I make some random observations of various shots, including some putts and short game shots, hit by the 5 protagonists coming down the stretch. Of course, McIlroy birdied every one of the last 5 holes to win, but it’s always cool to watch everything that’s going on with the guys fighting for the lead. Join the forum discussion on this post

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Swing Analysis: Tiger and Rory at the Barclays

By on Sep 4, 2012 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 0 }

  With Tiger and Rory playing together at the Barclays there were a number of holes where they hit similar shots on camera. Here we look at an iron shot on the par 5 7th, after hitting drives of 330 (Tiger) and 335 (Rory). The camera angles are quite similar, so we get a nice chance to compare their swings. What we see are two very different methods to hit the ball long and straight, while noting some similarities as well. They are the two most charismatic and interesting players alive, and being able to study their swings in detail is cool to say the least.

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Golf Swing Analysis: Rory and Tiger at the Honda

By on Mar 9, 2012 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 6 }

And speaking of Tiger, here we see that his swing is really coming around as his hands finally begin to track outward toward the ball starting the downswing instead of moving straight down.

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Swing Analysis: Rory McIlroy Revisited

By on Feb 8, 2012 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 2 }

I dedicate this look at Rory Mcilroy, probably the best player on the planet at the moment, to all the “stay level and swing down the line” knuckleheads who populate television.

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Hand Movement From the Top of the Swing: A Look at the Top 20 Golf Players in the World Rankings

By on Dec 6, 2011 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 17 }

The entire purpose of this video is to record observations of a particular part of the swing as practiced by the top 20 players (according to the “World Rankings”). Too many acceptable variations are castigated by TV announcers who have not done their homework when it comes to knowing what the best players do. Video swing analysis is a powerful tool when it comes to teaching a player how to improve his or her swing.

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TV Golf Announcers Just Make Stuff Up: Rory McIlroy

By on Oct 5, 2011 in Videos: As Seen On TV and Extras - Comments { 24 }

In this video you will see proof of what I have been saying for some time now, namely that when announcers (any of them) describe why a Tour player sends a shot awry they are making it up. The point is that the actual reasons a shot by a great player is missed are so small and fast that they are simply not seeable, even with a slow motion camera, unless there is time to do a side by side comparison with computer graphics of swings from identical angles and lies.

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Rory McIlroy Golf Swing Analyzed

By on Jul 22, 2011 in Videos: Swing Analysis - Comments { 28 }

Here we have Wayne’s analysis of what Rory changed in his swing after the Masters and before the U.S. Open.

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