Trevinos key swing thought was to start his takeaway by keeping his left shoulder and arm connected with the shaft. It went outside first and then came back inside and when you watch him in action that's what he seems to do. Moving the foot back gets the hip out of the way, and helps you come from the inside.. However, if you are willing to work your way through these problems until you find a light at the end of the tunnel, you just may be rewarded with a useful and repeatable power fade that you can take with you to the course. Neil Even though it feels odd, stick with it and commit to this position if you are going to work on a power fade. Luke Kerr-Dineen is the Game Improvement Editor at GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. Luke Kerr-Dineen is the Game Improvement Editor at GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. Start the New Year right with InsideGOLF ($100 value - just $20). pic.twitter.com/rdjDXX1kWn. The proper takeaway moves the clubhead directly behind the ball picture it following the target line. I dont play much anymore, but I practice every day.". You can check out video of it below, but his answer came in response to a simple question: A post shared by Luke Kerr-Dineen (@lkd_golf). However, do you think that many players of today try to copy someone else's swing instead of using their own best swing? [attachment=2450785:185850.jpg] It has also allowed me to take the swing to the course and last few rounds were in the 80's. As Trevino started hitting balls, he seemed to aim at nothing in particular and send balls into the distance that ended in a wide, empty space in the driving range. An alumni of the International Junior Golf Academy and the University of South CarolinaBeaufort golf team, where he helped them to No. As the old saying goes, 'there are no pictures on the scorecard'. My friends couldnt fathom how I was so left of the target with my body, but hitting it pretty straight! But I'll get to see him tomorrow.". Remember, this swing goes against some of the commonly-taught fundamentals of the modern game, so you will need to be open to new ideas in order to give this swing method a try. Enjoy! But at the end of the day I "think" what some call "cookie cutter" -- others would call trying to keep things consistent, simple, and most efficient. Lee Trevino, one of the best ball-strikers of all time and a Hall of Famer who used his bullet fade to win six major championships, turned 82 on Wednesday. In years gone by, golfers had very distinct swings, many of which were homemade and only honed through trial and error. 2023 The American Express - Discussion and Links, In-hand photos of 2023 TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus, Stealth 2, Stealth 2 HD drivers + fairways woods, 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions - Discussion, 2022 PNC Championship - Discussion and Links, Rickie Fowler - WITB - 2023 The American Express, OFFICE CLEAN OUT LOTS OF GOODIES Tour Issue TM, Ping Blueprint, Ryder Cup Shoes, TBC Headcovers, Greyson Headcovers, Scotty Cameron Weights. This proper sequence of action is known as. This is the part of the setup that will most likely give you trouble. The six-time major winner sent ball after ball down the range with the not a hint of movement in either direction. Experiment with different ball positions for various clubs until you settle on a spot that seems to allow you to make solid contact consistently. Once you find it you need to lock it in for consistency. Golfers Want a Cure for Bent Elbow Syndrome, March 2013, 10 Best Caddie Responses & 24 Laws of Golf. In honor of Lees birthday, were diving back into the archive and finding a gem of a tip that he says will solve two problems at once. 34" Piretti Bosa, GripMaster Pistol Grip Trevino and every other pro found the right swing motion for their driver and irons. Bottom line - one man's "cookie" cutter purity will always be another's poison. Most players think that they need to hit a draw in order to hit it long, so they work tirelessly trying to learn how to shape the ball from right to left. His little happy feet movement in the preshot moved the ball more to the center of stance. He unwinds The important element to understand it that there are different ways to create a left to right shot shape, and some are better than others. He hits golf balls every day, and he'll give advice to any golfer who asks him for it. If you want to hit a draw, close your stance a touch (and open it for a fade). 1 in the national NAIA rankings, Luke moved to New York in 2012 to pursue his Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University. Reforming/relapsing club addict. As with any swing change, you are likely going to have trouble with this technique at first. It also, as he went on to say, helps prevent you from coming over the top. "Non rinunciare mai quello "All I did was play the pitch and putt, then hit drivers," he says. Trevino raised in a decade where teaching wasn't like today. He releases the club effectively. He doesn't play all that much, but practicing? One of the best things that have happened recently in my swing and resultant more solid contact was to stop making videos and analyizing (or having been analyzed, often unsolicited) every nuance. a lot to be said for the above. In the modern game, Bubba Watson drives the ball ridiculous distances off the tee while playing a fade the majority of the time. "The caddie says I cant caddie for you, I don't know where you're aiming," he says. Lee had a looping swing from his takeaway to his downswing. Easier to say that publicly than accuse AN of being the waspy little joint that it was/is. That is not to say that anyone would not benefit from having a professional instructor or coach take a look. If it isn't taking a big curve to the right, but rather just heading straight right, you are hitting a push. I recently found a blog titled: Trevinos Left Hand Secret. I've sometimes wondered why Lee won only six majors and never the Masters. "I pick a new target with every shot," he says. Find the swing that gives you a consistent result and then groove that swing for your driver and another swing for your irons. [/quote] Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. EDIT: In the end each of us has to believe what we want and (IMO) learn to copy our OWN swing -- Lee certainly did as much. Left hand AHEAD of the clubface on the downswing. How an alignment stick can guide you into the perfect downswing, Beginners need to master these 4 clubs to get better, says top teacher, Want to take a divot with your irons? His work has also appeared in USA Today, Golf Digest, Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Why is Trevino intentionally trying to do this? In honor of Lees [quote name='Dinosaur' timestamp='1412789219' post='10255831'] The result: Daniel the golfer is developing a sound, modern swing, one that bears no resemblance to that of his famous father. Holding court on the range, Trevino ran through all manner of different interesting anecdotes about golf. Most think he had it before the lighting Not so many teachers, no Trackman, no high speed camera and more of a trial and error approach. I like to view golf swings of Tour Pros, and most of the players on tour today, all seem to have the same "Cookie Cutter" swing, displaying all of the "Requisite" moves which are endorsed by the instructors of today. One being was Lee specifically someone who's swing is worth copying and the other being should we try harder to own our individuality rather than trying to be so mechanically pure in every way as modern swing instructions seems to suggest. straight at the target, but. the ball goes where you wanted it to go, (right distance, right direction, right location), ..are you going to try to change your swing so that it looks exactly like McIlroy's, even though you now slice the ball 40 yards into the "Duck Pond" on every swing? The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. If you have limited time to practice, hit lots of wedges, and lots of drivers. Of course, so many great players of the past have done the same thing. He unwinds using his lower body and gets to his left side at impact. For the next hour, Trevino held court on the driving range, cracking jokes, telling stories, and sharing a series of ingenious insights about the game. I would agree to your observation that instruction has influenced the "look" of the average tour swing. [/quote] GOLF.com and GOLF Magazine are published by EB GOLF MEDIA LLC, a division of 8AM GOLF, Lee Trevino explains how to get more distance and hit it straighter in just 45 seconds, Max Homa isnt normal. Wondering how to hit a high spinny pitch shot? At 81 years old, the darts may not fly as far as they used to, but they still fly straight and pure. Privacy Policy. Back in the 1970s, Trevino was actually a playing editor at GOLF Magazine. Technique is crucial in golf, and you have to be using the right technique in order to deliver the club to the ball with power and control. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. I like to view golf swings of Tour Pros, and most of the players on tour today, all seem to have the same "Cookie Cutter" swing, displaying all of the "Requisite" moves which are endorsed by the instructors of today. Hello: I have a swing compilation video of Lee Trevino that I downloaded from Youtube. .too bad one and only one way of swinging the club isn't universally accepted and one and only one "guru" doesn't have all the answers. Keeping these components together makes it easier to produce a proper takeaway. That, Trevino says, is how he got so good. Bottom line - one man's "cookie" cutter purity will always be another's poison. It looks pretty standard to me. With his closed stance, this can look weird to outsiders, as Trevino explains with a funny story about a recent conversation he had with a caddie. The ball should be in front of the middle of your stance, but not all the way up to the left foot. If the other guys ever learn that it is the back of the left hand that controls the clubface, there would be a lot more winners, and I would have a lot more to worry about, he says. And, as the PGA Tour slogan goes, "These Guys Are Good." [/quote] Lee Trevino is known for his outgoing personality and quirky swing. However, in his defense and by his own admission, he was a blocker. Trevino produces the left-to-right spin necessary for a fade by delaying the release (rolling over) of his hands through impact. Not to get off on a tangent butThe American Professional Golf Community of the past was not very kind to people of color, ethnic minorities, financially challenged, or golfers with little education. In the book that I have with these pics, the author talks about how Lee's set up was all based on extremes: extreme strong grip, extreme open stance, extreme late release, extreme leg drive. Show more Show more Comments Lee At one point Trevino explained how he got so '"good at golf." Driving. swing these days. The point should be very clear swing the club in a way that helps you play great golf, not in a way that will impress your friends because it looks pretty. Any swing which does that is a good one. All Rights Reserved. Practice to improve the consistency of your golf swing with GOLFSTR+ and find out what works best for your clubs the way Lee Trevino has done. But he does admit that the best years came when his putter was at its hottest, because his ball-striking was dependably rock solid. The way Moe Norman was treated is a shame. Hello: I have a swing compilation video of Lee Trevino that I downloaded from Youtube. You have reached the maximum number of submissions for today. Buy one today at www.GOLFSTR.com. If the pull becomes a consistent problem on the range, work hard on the movement of your lower body. Lee often skipped the Masters because he was convinced he didn't have a shot. I am sure there is a lot written on the subject, but I've not really taken the time to look it up despite my "wondering". Lee Trevino declared war on slow play in 1973. THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, TRANSMITTED, CACHED OR OTHERWISE USED, EXCEPT WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. 2023 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, 9 Lee Trevino gems on fixing hooks, hitting spinny chips, and 'getting good', There's a trendy new swing move at the PNC. When someone finds him/her -- please let the rest of us know who he/she is. In his role he oversees the brands game improvement content spanning instruction, equipment, health and fitness, across all of GOLFs multimedia platforms. Lee Trevino continues making it all look a little too easy pic.twitter.com/YShoTVUJrs. According to Trevino, his routine produces more power than the traditional technique. An alumni of the International Junior Golf Academy and the University of South CarolinaBeaufort golf team, where he helped them to No. SLDR 17 deg hybrid His swing looks so "Uncluttered" and efficient. Mizuno St-Z 220 9.5/PX Hzrdus Smoke Blue Rdx 6.5. If you are used to hitting a draw, or even a big slice, you will have developed methods for picking targets that leave your ball as close to the hole as possible. He loads into his right side and gets his shoulders behind the ball on the backswing. There are too many players today who want to make pretty swings instead of focusing just on playing great golf. In 1972 Clifford Roberts, the Chairman, became aware Trevino wouldn't go into the club house, indeed changing his shoes in the parking lot. All "tips" are welcome. I'm not trying to over simplify his swing, but it just looks so"This is MY SWING!" You don't just want the feet pointing left of the target while your hips and shoulders are square you want the entire stance to be open to the line. But since there will always be fragmented beliefs about HOW to do that -- then there will always also be those who sit firmly inside their "camp" and even call BS on what the other "camp" says. Registered Bladeocrat The pictures from the top showed the swing as almost a figure eight motion. Learning how to use a new shot might not be as easy as you would think, even if you are getting good at executing the mechanics of the swing. Why do you think that this is so? Im sure a lot of that early stuff bleeds into my more 'convential' (well trying to be!!) Open stance. He acknowledges that the ball will finish right of the target, but suggests simply lining up the body and clubface farther left to compensate. Hook sufferers often try to keep the club square, but end up closing the clubface, producing their hooks. Now I just stick to a certain routine, set up, and general swing thought(s). The foundation of the swing is the backswing, and these tips from a World Golf Hall of Famer will help you make sure you nail your takeaway. [attachment=2450789:20141008_185953.jpg] Lee Trevino, one of the best ball-strikers of all time and a Hall of Famer who used his bullet fade to win six major championships, turned 82 on Wednesday. There is a long list of items that caused Trevino's swing to stand out from the pack, and those points will be covered in the content below. Rules Guy: What do you do if your ball moves as you are preparing to address it? Jack Nicklaus was known for hitting a fade in his prime, and he was one of the longest hitters of that generation. I've sometimes wondered why Lee won only six majors and never the Masters. TRY LEE TREVINO'S OPEN STANCE GOLF SWING My Swing Evolution 59K subscribers Subscribe 171 Share 18K views 1 year ago Lee Trevino is one of the greatest ball strikers in history. Im sharing this description to These extreme positions and actions are what made Lee such a consistent and repeatable ballstriker. His hips are turned through impact so that you can see both cheeks from behind. Lee Trevino Golf Swing Sequence. Many years ago Lee Trevino offered a tip that is helping me and may address Bob Kuhns concern. World Golf Hall of Famer and six-time major champion Lee Trevino shows how gripping the club properly can help you hit it farther. As someone here stated already, there are some movements/patterns in the swing to be achieved and this is how Lee did it. He says something like "If you had a kettlebell and were going to throw it as hard as you couldthat is a golf swingthat is your driver swing" I took a kettlebell, went outside, threw it 3 times, and the next time I went to the range the only thing I thought about when swinging my driver was throwing that kettlebell and it was incredible. [quote name='jacksonalex' timestamp='1412805852' post='10257203'] Of course, so many great players of the past have done the same thing. Instruction not desired. Watch how the handkerchief will follow all the way through, Trevino says. Luke Kerr-Dineen is the Game Improvement Editor at GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. Pretty much talked himself out of being capable of winning at Augusta. That includes A.N, and many top players of the past. In addition to being an exceptional golfer as evidenced by his six major victories Lee Trevino is also one of the most quick-witted players ever to pick up a club. Whether you are playing in a tournament or just a casual round with your friends, the only measure of your game is the score that you write down at the end of each hole. How an alignment stick can guide you into the perfect downswing, Beginners need to master these 4 clubs to get better, says top teacher, Want to take a divot with your irons? And the best thing about The Merry Mex is that hes never been shy in sharing it with others. If you position the ball up near your left foot, you will have trouble reaching it at impact. `` Non rinunciare mai quello `` all I did was play the pitch and putt, then drivers. So good. have a swing compilation video of Lee Trevino shows how gripping the square... 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