Monthly poll time: best and worst swings on tour...

[JezzE]

Afternoon all,
Time for a bit of swing assessment in this month's two polls which are looking to find the best and worst swings on tour at the moment.

We've narrowed it down to 8 in each category and your votes should be for one of these players, though you may well be able to present pressing cases for more worthy candidates who have failed to catch the eye of our shortlist compilers!

And just remember - the owners of each and every so-called 'ugly' swing (and who am I to talk!) are all millionaires (even 'Two Gloves') often many, times over. Food for thought...

 

[john0]

Can you add Homer's name to the bottom poll please?

 

[bladeplayer]

Easy one for me that .. Eamon Darcy not on tour anymore so that ruled him out .. has to be the worst ever ,,he stil made money tho ,,

Picked Rory & Jeeve Milka

 

[EZprophet]

If I could have any swing it would be Charl Schwartzels but my favourite to watch is probably Sergio Garcia's. Obvisouly neither on the list but very happy to put down Luke Donald as I love the rhythm of his swing and that cool finish he does.

In terms of the worst I hate watching Ricky Barnes swing as I feel like if I watch it to much I might catch it... The way he's always off balance makes him look like a 20 capper... Works okay though! Tommy two Gloves has a tough swing to like but for some reason its strangely watchable... The one that got my vote though was Jeev Milka Singhs... Wow that swing is ugly... and if his short game wasn't as amazing as it is, he probably would be a 20 capper!

 

[NWJocko]

Els and Jeev Milka for me....

 

[USER1999]

Els and Jeev Milka for me....

Ditto.

 

[pokerjoke]

I would take any,they have all made a great deal of money.
I think a great tour player is one that can handle the pressure and produce the goods when it matters.
There is so much money in golf at the moment you dont even have to win to be a millionaire.

 

[Gillespie16]

I Pick Donald for best swing, And Jeev Milkha Singh for the worst swing.

 

[Aztecs27]

I Pick Donald for best swing, And Jeev Milkha Singh for the worst swing.

Same. All those "worst swings" are bad in their own way, but Jeev's is the one that looks most like Homer's

 

[HogansAlley]

Jeev Milkh is a no-brainer really isn't?

I love Donald but his swing's a bit too handsy for me (while we're being pedantic).

Francesco get my vote: beautiful turn through the ball, hardly any manipulation of the hands. The perfect body release. It's near impossible to hit poor shots with a swing like his.

 

[brendy]

Obviously more people have yet to experience Tommy Two Gloves Gainey's swing...dear god.

 

[G1BB0]

agree with Brendy with regards Mr Gainey, his swing looks bloody awful, works for him tho

 

[Aztecs27]

Obviously more people have yet to experience Tommy Two Gloves Gainey's swing...dear god.

It was a close call between Tommy Two Gloves and Jeev - But see my post above for reason's Jeev's pipped it.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Easy one for me that .. Eamon Darcy not on tour anymore so that ruled him out .. has to be the worst ever ,,he stil made money tho ,,

Picked Rory & Jeeve Milka

Eamonn Darcy was once I believe described as looking like an octopus knitting a jumper

 

[Losttheplot]

Voted for Rory and Big Jim.

Thought the Open Champ Oosthuizen might be on the top list. His swing is effortless and so easy.

Young Mannessero has a quality swing too!

 

[goldenbare]

I hoped jeev would be on the list as soon as I saw the thread title.
looks most like an amateur swing on tour than any other.

how you can you not vote for Rory at the moment?

 

[ScienceBoy]

I have been called "Tommy Two Gloves" all of the last two weeks while we had the rain and I had my MacWets on...

I hope it was not because of my swing too!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Went for McIlroy and Gainey. Loved the way Rory swung it under all that pressure at Congressional and just bulleted every drive and lasered every iron. Watching Gainey gives me hope that my blur of flailing limbs isn't necessarily as bad as I sometimes think for my own level of competence. It does look ugly. I love watching Bubba and I know he has to be A1 in his timing for it to work but when he's on its sublime

 

[LS14]

Really am quite fond of Rory's swing, it's just so fluid and metronomic. Nothing ever changes in his swing plane and it produces hugely consistent golf. Els too has a great swing, but McIlroy just pips it for me.

Gainey gets a pass because he's a likeable character and has a fantastic professional story to tell. His swing is also largely based on how he played baseball, whereas Milkha Singh has no excuse for that monstrosity

 

[thecraw]

Voted Donald and Jeev for the ugliest.

However if it was a free for all I would have picked Raphaël Jacquelin, think he was a super free flowing swing.