By John Burckle
Photos by Gordon Seay
Adam Scott and Rory Mclrory have two of the best swings in golf. Just watching them swing the the club is a delight for all golfers to watch. Their swings are so effortless and yet create so much power. We can dream but most of us wont be able to swing like these two, but we can learn a lot from both of their swings.
The first and most important is posture. Adam and Rory have two of the best set ups in golf. They are so athletic from the start. Both have just the right amount of spine tilt and knee flex. Their arms hang down from their shoulders with perfect spacing between the hands and body. Shoulders and feet parallel to the target. Both ready to go!
Now look how they both take the club away from the ball. As in most top players they keep the club head in front of their hands. This so important in getting the club shaft on the proper swing plane. It’s called setting the club. If you want to have a good transition from backswing to downswing the set is everything.
In these next set of photos we look further into the backswing setting of the club. Adam is right on plane where Rory is a little steeper with the shaft. Almost all top professionals will be on plane at this point or slightly steeper to the plane line. We never want the club going back inside or under the plane as that can cause problems in the transition to the downswing.
The completion of the backswing is so good for these two. Because of Adams fantastic posture at address and correct setting of his club on the takeaway he gets the club in a picture perfect position. Rory at the top gets the club in a little different position because his takeaway is slightly steeper than Adam’s and he makes a bigger shoulder turn than Adam.
Remember it all starts with a proper setup. From there you to can learn to get the club on plane with the correct setting of the club just like Adam and Rory.
