This move is a major power-booster used by the pros

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Identical to snowflakes (that are within the forecast for many people this winter), each golf swing is exclusive. No two swings are precisely alike, and everybody has their very own aptitude that makes their transfer distinctive.

That individuality doesn’t imply there aren’t some similarities, although. Whereas every swing is exclusive, there are nonetheless some commonalities which might be shared — particularly amongst elite gamers.

Take the transition feeling defined within the video beneath, for instance. Originally of the compilation, Bryson DeChambeau — one of many longest gamers within the trendy sport — explains that he seems like he’s “pulling” his lead arm down to begin the transition.

“It comes from the lats,” DeChambeau says. “I’m pulling the membership down as arduous as I probably can. I pull up and I pull down, after which I’m going again and away. And that’s what I’ve completed to create velocity.”

Sergio Garcia shares an identical really feel within the subsequent a part of the video, whereas we are able to see Rory McIlroy ingraining the identical feeling within the following clip. Should you had been to have a look at every of those gamers’ swings as a complete, you wouldn’t suppose their strikes are very related. Nevertheless, while you look a bit nearer — such because the transfer they use in transition — you’ll be able to see the similarities. Heck, even Sam Snead cited an identical “pull down” feeling to create energy way back in the 1960s.

What does this inform us? Properly, it reveals that the “pull down” feeling is one that’s shared by lots of the video games nice ball strikers — and that the transfer has been used for a number of generations.

Should you’re on the lookout for a bit further oomph off the tee, it is perhaps price attempting the sensation in your personal swing.

Zephyr Melton

Golf.com Editor

Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com the place he spends his days running a blog, producing and enhancing. Previous to becoming a member of the staff at GOLF, he attended the College of Texas adopted by stops with the Texas Golf Affiliation, Group USA, the Inexperienced Bay Packers and the PGA Tour. He assists on all issues instruction and covers beginner and ladies’s golf. He may be reached at zephyr_melton@golf.com.