Excited to analysis the world number ones pattern. Him and his life long coach Randy Smith have done a fantastic job harnessing Scotties natural movements and allowing him to swing his swing whilst maintaining exceptional fundamentals.
1: Athletic setup and crisp posture. His arms hang naturally under his chest in a stable position.
2: His primary movement is wide with minimal wrist and clubface movement as his body stays strong and centered.
3: You can start to see the push pull in his legs indicating he’s using the ground as his lead arm reaches parallel and the club continues to work up
4: He continues to stretch up as he holds the ground beautifully whilst his upper and lower body coil.
5: Amazing vertical stretch up with a short iron as he reaches the top of his swing. You’ll notice how centered his body has remained and how his tail bone has coiled left towards the target and inside his left heel. Excellent combination of letting the hands arms and shoulder load up and the body coils.
6: In transition he lowers nicely into his lead side whilst keeping his head centered. His arms are working nicely back down and under his body and his feet remain stable.
7: Getting into delivery he remains centered as his arms continue to work back in towards his body and his lower half naturally starts to unwind.
8: Arms working in club working out as he approaches impact . His body has continued to uncoil and his lead side starts to work up.
9: Beautiful impact, his arms have vertically worked down and in towards his body as he produces a stable face to the ball. His lead side continues to stretch up and his body uncoils and he maintains a centered head position.
10: Post impact he demonstrates his signature move as his right foot slides back. This is a natural balance reaction due to his hands working under and in (left) which pulls his upper body forward and over the ball. The right foot moving back counteracts this force and helps match everything up.
11: He releases his head as his body continues to uncoil and his arms beautifully extend and release
12 Nice body extension as he folds his lead arm up to admire this short iron shot.
