The most misunderstood swing in golf the diy golfer. On october 2010 weir said he was planning to rely less on swing coach mike. Indeed his 2003 season was his best, winning the bob hope chrysler classic and nissan open in february of that. He plays golf lefthanded and is best known for winning the masters in 2003. Phil mickelson, bubba watson, bob charles, mike weir and the late ben hogan. He is at this time also considered the 2nd best left handed golfer in the world behind phil michelson. If youre swinging identical swings with both clubs i. Weight forward 5545 for irons, 6040 for driver and woods. Mike weir claimed the green jacket in 2003, the year before mickelson won the first of. Brad fritsch, ben crane, rory sabbatini, jerry kelly, charles howell, mike weir, carl pettersson, scott verplank, justin leonard, stewart cink, ye yang, ross fisher, mark leishman, dicky pride, john merrick, geoff ogilvy, richard lee, troy kelly, jin park. With a tightened swing, this lefty is poised to become one of the tours most consistent drivers. In the video,mikeis trying to hit a slight control fade with an 8 iron and watch the golfball trajectory probably faded about afew yards from. Woods are typically easier to hit from a fairway than a comparable iron, because a wood is a more forgiving club.
Masters champion mike weir golf swing with an iron including famous preshot routine matthew parry. One common mistakes that amateur golfers make is assuming that they can treat their iron golf swing the same as their driver golf swing. All but four of them play or have played on the pga or lpga tour. The pivot is going to be more core driven, so the arms may set a little bit later. Mike is focusing on his preshot routines and staying on plane during his swing. How to swing titleist irons golf tips and tricks golfweek. Mike weir pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles.
Mike weir pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles there must be something about augusta national where they play the masters, it really suites the left handers. Just ask corey pavin, mark wilson, mike weir, fred funk. We took driver and 7 iron swing speeds around 800,000 shots total and separated them by handicap level. Michelle wie face on driver golf swing footage from the 2017 cme group tour championship tournament at tiburon golf club in naples florida. Yes, typically very short drivers of the ball are better iron players or wedge players. There are a lot of criticisms of the stack and tilt swing, but certainly not much.
Driver vs iron swing, the correct start position and swing in this golf tip we are going to look at the correct start position and swing for using a driver verses an iron. My left hip has rotated in a counterclockwise direction more aggressively than it would with an iron. If you think a girl cant play golf, you need to check out these girls in person. Mike went to brigham young university in the united states and studied recreation management. It also mentions in the sequence page how his club was and. Interestingly, a gentle high draw wasnt much trouble to produce either, and the clubs distance control was bangon. New golf swing videos will be added regularly so please subscribe to see the best players in the world show you how to swing the golf club with amazing consistency.
Masters champion mike weir golf swing with an iron including. By contrast, you want to swing your irons on a steeper plane more up and down. Im no tour van fitter but it seems like mike might want to rethink his shaft choices a little bit. Brad fritsch, ben crane, rory sabbatini, jerry kelly, charles howell, mike weir, carl pettersson, scott verplank, justin leonard, stewart cink, ye yang, ross fisher, mark leishman, dicky pride, john merrick. Initially, if we look at the two clubs, a driver and a 7 iron, you can clearly see that. Masters champion 2003 mike weir driver swing, slow. I was interested in finding out the relative swing speeds of golfers based on their handicap level, so i had my friends over at swingbyte run an analysis. Floridas first coast of golf has gathered some of the top tips and videos for.
Golf swing faceon driver view of pga tour pro justin thomas. First, you can learn how and why all the pieces work and start to develop an effective swing from the ground up. There are an average of four swings for each golfer. Michael richard weir, cm oont born may 12, 1970 is a canadian professional golfer who plays on the pga tour. A number of players have left stack and tilt, namely mike weir and aaron. Home golf vacations luke donald 120fps slow motion faceon driver golf swing. The diminutive, canadian left hander, mike weir is arguably canadas most successful golfer of the recent era. Extended preshot waggle video by pete styles we often watch the tour players and then become kind of they become synonymous for one particular move in their swing and mike weir the left handed canadian. Golf swing faceon view of pga tour pro and former no 1 player in the world, luke donald, during the 2016. Pga tour players like aaron baddeley and mike weir to breakthrough victories. The fundamentals of hitting fairway woods are no different, whether youre a righty or a lefty. Mike weir pro golfer swing sequence golf info guide.
Masters champion mike weir golf swing with an iron. Ben crane, rory sabbatini, jerry kelly, charles howell, mike weir. The hands should be even with the ball at impact, not in front of it as it is with an iron. Golf teacher mike malaska says you must hit down and compress the ball between the ground. Before signing his agreement with taylormade, mike used to play hogan irons if you are familiar with the hogan brand and some of its designs, there are a few classic telltale design traits, including a higher straight very square hosel transition to the top line, a good. If my driver swing speed is 100 mph then my 6 iron should. Lefthanded r7 forged protos canadas favorite lefty. Most have iron and driver swings from down the line and face on.
Take a look at his driver swing and youll notice the differences are as clear as day. Canadian mike weir has won eight times on the pga tour including the 2003 masters where he beat american len mattiace in a playoff. Similarities between the iron and driver swings in golf video by peter finch pete finch pga teaching prowhen you are driving the ball or when you are hitting iron shots, there are lots of similarities between the two techniques, there is absolutely no. Swing secrets learn proper body coil through mike weirs swing.
There are two ways to use the stack and tilt swing and this book. Because the driver is the longest club in the bag and the most difficult to hit, its absolutely imperative you swing in the proper sequence. Mike weir plays with more offset than you can believe. Mike weir is now known throughout the golfing world and is considered to be canadas finest. Indeed, 2010 was a very good year for stack and tilt gurus, mike bennett and andy plummer. Mike weir slow motion 16th hole masters 2009 youtube. When hitting a driver, you want to swing the club on a flatter plane more around your body.
Driver vs iron backswing after setting up a little differently for the driver, we are going to make a few slightly different moves than in the iron swing. We are now going to look at mike weir swing analysis and again hes won the masters. I hit driver, 8 iron into a 520 yard par 5 last week. Obviously the actual differences are more complex different swing weights, swing planes, and the focus on accuracy mentioned above, i think a few mph below. He spent over 110 weeks in the top10 of the official world golf ranking between 2001 and 2005. Lefthanded pga tour pro mike weir, the 2003 masters champion, notes that even many professional golfers prefer hitting fairway woods to long irons. Driver vs iron swing, the correct start position and swing. During my time as masters champion mike weir s swing coach, we would reference a slapshot motion in order to work on covering the ball better in the downswing. Justin thomas 120fps slow motion dtl iron golf swing.
You dont need to employ any special technique when using titleist irons. I think the driver is one of the easiest clubs to hit. While weir has fallen off the radar a bit, due largely to a nagging wrist injury, hes already made his mark on the game. There are golfers out there that can hit their driver well but struggle to strike their irons and vice versa. Mike weir golf swing the release and the similarities between golf and hockey. Justin thomas 120fps slow motion face on driver golf. As the most lofted and shortest excluding the putter of all golf clubs, wedges are relatively easy to hit for the everyday golfer. Luke donald 120fps slow motion faceon driver golf swing.
Mike weir master champion prepares for the hp bryon nelson by hitting balls. Driver distance secrets what manufacturers wont tell you duration. New golf swing videos will be added regularly so please subscribe to see the best players in the world show you how to. Average driver distance is 276 and fairways hit at 56%. The mike weir golf show on plane swing drill youtube. Golf swing of pga tour pro rory mcilroy during the honda classic at. This is the main difference between the driver swing and the iron swing.
Michelle wie face on iron golf swing footage from the 2017 cme group. Ben crane, rory sabbatini, jerry kelly, charles howell, mike weir, carl. Golf swing hd features a big selection of your favorite professional golfers in wide angle, 1080p high definition, slow motion swing footage. This video shows you the difference between the iron swing and the driver swing. But if you can hit it 275 on your home muni track, that is at least 290 on a tour track with manicured fairways and perfect level tee boxes to hit from. Similarities between the iron and driver swings in golf. Brandt snedeker hands at impact slow motion iron golf swing1080 hd. That puts him at like 152mph ball speed, so like what, 101102 swing speed. According to the guy who posted the video of mike weir and this can be read in the comments weir says that hs doesnt actually tilt left in his swing, but just does it as a warm up in order to feel centered. The two swings are actually rather different, and understanding those differences will go a long way toward playing better golf. Hayes, paul stankowski, fred funk, mike weir, zach johnson and lpga tour winner kristi albers. On this episode of swing secrets kevin breaks down the secrets to mike weirs swing.
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