This will help you maintain the width of your arms and prevent you from getting scoopy. Dec 24, 2016 hunter lived off his ball striking it and it went way down like due to both not enough practice time as father of 3 under 5 years of age and making changes to try to regain distance. Sean foley how golfers of any age can add 4060 yards to every single drive without changing. Select 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2020 pga season overview. Hunter mahan pro golfer swing sequence golf info guide. Pga tour stats, video, photos, results, and career highlights. Apr 02, 2012 humble with his man having done it, with hunter mahan heading back out onto the 18th green to become the first player to accept two trophies this season, caddie john wood calls it like he sees it. Feel tall, she says, like your chest stays nice and high when you hit shots. This story first appeared in the november 2018 issue of golf digest. You dont want to slide your lower body away from the ball on the backswing, only towards the target on the way down. Movableweight technology offers a simple way to customize your driver for a desired ball flight so you can hit a lot more fairways.
Hunter mahan driver golf swing slow motion hd hunter mahan and justin rose coach. Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. Three players managed to have 15 one putts in a round. Luke donald had 483 consecutive holes without a three putt and kevin na made 676 out of 676 from inside three feet. If you ask any pga tour player whose tee shots would they like to swap theirs for, many. Chris dimarco and travis fulton share how hunter mahan drives the ball long and straight. Event tour week year finish rank points weight adj. Aug 03, 2015 simple solution to get the correct golf swing plane. Wayne defrancesco golf learning center 74,646 views. Dec 17, 2017 hunter mahan slow motion driver swing pga tour. Michelle wie lands on cover of golf magazine michelle wie is the clear star of womens golf and she sounds like shes embracing that role these days. Hunter mahan driver 20 slow motion dtl swingvision duration. Hunter mahan stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. This swing thought keeps me from overswinging and puts my focus on making centerface contact.
Hunter mahan began dating kandi harris in december, 2009 and the couple was engaged in june 2010 at pebble beach. Its true that this image can help get the right shoulder to drop down on plane while the lower body rotates out of the way, both of which are desirable movements in the golf swing. Hunter myles mahan born may 17, 1982 is an american professional golfer who plays on the pga tour. In case you didnt know, hunter mahans wife kandi harris is a former cowboys cheerleader, as well as a former dallas mavericks dancer. Checkpoints for getting on plane the first mistake that golfers will do that gets their swing off plane happens immediately at the takeaway. Hunter mahans five moves to make your swing great golf. He has some moral authority here because hes 71st in driving distance, 30th in driving accuracy and, combining those two in total driving, 8thout of 191 players. Hunter mahan uses one swing thought to increase his distance and lower his scores. The 32 year old is also back on tom watsons radar as one of 3 captains picks for the ryder cup next month. Bubba watson, pink driver, white clothes and all, is your 2012 masters champion. For you, it might be a trusty fade with the driver or an easy 3wood. How to integrate hunter mahans swing tips eye on the tour.
Furthermore, the golfer should understand the potential dangers of hitting up on the ball versus the potential dangers of hitting down on the ball. You broke the driver youd been playing for the last three years on the second hole in the final round. In 2014, i finished seventh on tour in greens hit from 150. I have concluded that a golfer needs to understand that hitting up on the driver is not mandatory in any way, shape or form as shown by golfers like boo weekley and hunter mahan. Apr 09, 2012 bubba watson, pink driver, white clothes and all, is your 2012 masters champion. Hunter mahan driver golf swing slow motion hd youtube. A swing plane that is too steep tends to create fat shots and a flat swing plane tends to create thin shots though the reverse can be true as well. Sean foley is a highly regarded golf instructor whos worked with players such as sean ohair, hunter mahan and justin rose, though hes best known as the man who succeeded hank haney as tiger woods swing coach. Hunter mahan struggles to find balance and a missing swing. Hunter mahans five moves instruction and playing tips. How to get the body to pull the left arm down in the golf. Hunter mahans lonely quest to find his game golf digest. Such players usually have a more rotational focus and a more upperbody oriented set of swing keys.
A detailed analysis of the golf swing of hunter mahan. Youve got dinners every night not little dinners, massive ones, he said. Remember to like and comment if you enjoyed this video slow motion golf swing video. Golf swing perfect exceptional golf swing detail is offered on our internet site. Hunter mayans golf swing gets analyses by the boys at the purplegolf academy. The thing is that relates to the backswing and not the downswing. Mar 02, 2014 hunter mahan is taught by sean foley as is know as the best drawer of the ball on the p. Golf is enjoyed by many worldwide, and it is not a sport that is limited to one particular age group. For more golf tips and drills please make sure to check out. Hunter mahan practice swing at driving range youtube. The key thought for a good transition is body leading arms, and not vice versa.
Weve picked the winner of a bridgestone j40 445 driver. From golf magazines play like a pro instruction book, watch pga tour star hunter mahans swing in slow motion. Hunter mahan stats, tournament results pga golf espn. Hunter mahan pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Hunter mahan, 26, is 12th in the us points table with just two weeks left in their qualifying race, with the top eight earning automatic spots. These instructors believe the arms should respond passively to the body rotation. Hip turn is vastly overratedyour hips have nothing to do. Hunter mahan is a classic bodyswinger with a bodyrelease of the golf club. Hunter mahan using a new ping putter with grooves golfwrx. Subscribe to mattholmangolf to see more professional golf. Dec 20, 2012 1 hip slide weve often heard turn dont slide and relate that to being a bad thing. If you ask any pga tour player whose tee shots would they like to swap theirs for, many would answer that hunter mahan is the player they would swap with. I learnt a very simple way of creating your own perfect swing plane from the team at rotary swing follow these 3 steps and you will create your very own professional golf swing plane and hit the ball longer and straighter than ever before. With his 6th pga tour win on sunday at the barclays, hunter mahan served notice to the golf world that he is back to the form that made him a worlds top ten player 2 years ago.
The sidearm feeling of skipping a stone is a good thought for the start of the downswing, but a bad one through impact. Hunter mahan driver 20 slow motion dtl swingvision youtube. A common misconception is that the club should stay in front of the body during the swing. At all like what he teaches is very different he could have gotten 60% of the way there on his own and just borrowed 20% from mike and andy and arrived at a swing thats really similar but not 100% exact, and. May 17, 2016 pga tour star hunter mahan reveals to golfing world the club he has always felt most comfortable hitting. Setup address position, back swing, and down swing lessons in pictures. Remember to click 720 or 1080 in the settings at the bottom for the best picture quality. Hunter mahan driver swing analysis by chris dimarco golf.
Getty images by gregg steinberg, special to pgatour. I thought id get a bit more carry based on the above, but guess its enough length to work with given that id rarely have to hit anything more than a 5 irons into the par 4 greens on my course. Nov 21, 2011 weve picked the winner of a bridgestone j40 445 driver. Rafa cabrerabello go to club is his driver golf channel. Its a 6page, cohesive explanation of what he does with his favorite club, his driver. Seve ballesteros tried to fix his swing in an attempt to hit the ball straighter and win the u. And lastly, paula creamer says she likes to use the swing thought keep your height. If you dont know his story yet, get to know the man who drives a general lee, hits the ball a mile and is trying.
February is like when its the worst and the hardest to deal with. In a bodydriven downswing, the club drops to the inside and is powered by the turning of the body and soft, relaxed arms that lack tension. But it doesnt hurt to take a few good swing thoughts into the brief offseason. Hip turn is vastly overratedyour hips have nothing to. Tell us your experience with bridgestone clubs or balls to be entered to win a bridgestone j40 445 driver. Aug 25, 2014 with the announcement that tiger woods parted ways with sean foley, dont blame the swing coach for the former no. Although the story is primarily about hitting your irons better you can read that article at this link, he also did a short video about backswing basics. Sean foley remembers the first time he saw cameron champ swing a club. Just have something on call for those emergency situations. If youre paying attention, youll notice that what hunter is demonstrating is our old friend, the onepiece takeaway. Mar 05, 2015 in this video i continue working on lateral side bend, and i share my thoughts on hunter mahan, whom i consider to be one of the top 5 hoganstyle swings in the world. Ping i25 17 degrees with 18 degrees of actual loft shaft.
May 18, 2015 swing speeds on a driver was between 95100mph, 1. I started a skeptic who expected the same rehash of information. Hunter mahan sells luxe dallas house to jordan spieth. Not to mention, when you let yourself feel tall, youll get that added mental boost of also picturing yourself as powerful. Hunter mahan is taught by sean foley as is know as the best drawer of the ball on the p. Hunter mahan golf swing at driving range wedge shots, iron shots practice swing routine warmup routine how golfers of any age can add 4060 yards to every single drive without. Nov 30, 2012 we caught hunter mahan using ping newest putter, a scottdale tr true roll nb s model at the world challenge presented by northwestern mutual at sherwood country club in thousand oaks, calif. February is like when its the worst and the hardest to. Im kind of still working on a few things, making some kind of swing. His driver is back based upon the past couple of tournaments but. Amazing top tips for improving your golf swing ideas. The rosaforte report hunter mahans lonely quest to find his game once no.
Swing thoughts that really work golf tips magazine. He is a winner of two world golf championship events, the 2010 wgcbridgestone invitational and the 2012 wgcaccenture match play championship. Sep 03, 2014 this week, mark analyzes hunter mahan s swing. These days, though, crisp contact is automaticmy irons almost swing themselves. I was chatting to a tour player about him who also hadnt noticed mahan has gone missing and was interested in my thoughts.
This motion allows for force to whip the lead arm and the clubhead through impact with. Hunter mahan only managed to make 219 feet of putts in the 4th round of the deutsche bank championship. Dec, 20 hunter mahan is golf digests cover story for january 2014. If you dont know his story yet, get to know the man who drives a. Highmoi model generates low, stable spin with the shotshaping control provided by the g410 driver familys movableweight technology. When you look up the word efficiency in the dictionary, you see a swing sequence of hunter mahan. Pga tour star hunter mahan reveals to golfing world the club he has always felt most comfortable hitting. A sixyearold golfer from ireland went viral this week after a video of his incredible golf swing made the rounds on social media. His driver is back based upon the past couple of tournaments but his irons are no where near back.
Sep 20, 2012 hunter mahan slow motion driver swing pga tour. Hunter mahan is golf digests cover story for january 2014. No question, one of my favorite golf swings on the pga tour is hunter mahans. Hunter lived off his ball striking it and it went way down like due to both not enough practice time as father of 3 under 5 years of age and making changes to try to regain distance. Who is bubba watson and why is he holding a pink driver. Mahan has spent 19 weeks in the top10 of the official world golf ranking. Many top golf instructors emphasize using body rotation to pull the left arm and the club down to the ball during a righthanded players downswing. Who is bubba watson and why is he holding a pink driver while. Hunter mahan says golfers should, pretend theres a pressure gauge under your left foot and push down as hard as you can as you bring the club down, when practicing with the driver.
While shooting the cover story for decembers issue of golf magazine, hunter mahan explains his five key moves for a solid swing. Star golfer hunter mahan has finally offloaded his fivebedroom mansion in dallasand the buyer will definitely enjoy the golf simulator in the downstairs gym. While hunter really never made that big move this week to get into the mix on sunday, his consistent play was no less impressive. This is the first putter weve seen from pings new true roll line, which is due out in 20 and uses a grooved.