Unothodox styles

[Jon_T]

What do you think of unothodox styles? Do you see many on the course and if so what and do they work the same or better than more orthodox styles?
The most obvious unothodox style tour is Bryson Dechambeau and his outlook on the golf swing and differing style to the norm seems to work for him.
I like to tinker with my swing and golf game and don't mind trying different styles. I look at the hole when putting for one, which always gets commented on but yesterday I saw a video advocating side saddle chipping and as it was a nice day and the lawns freshly cut, I got a wedge out and had a go and to my surprise chipping was easy like this and chipping is not my strong point. The question is how unothodox could you be without being self conscious on course or do you just stick to traditional methods?

 

[bobmac]

What do you think of unothodox styles? Do you see many on the course and if so what and do they work the same or better than more orthodox styles?
The most obvious unothodox style tour is Bryson Dechambeau and his outlook on the golf swing and differing style to the norm seems to work for him.
I like to tinker with my swing and golf game and don't mind trying different styles. I look at the hole when putting for one, which always gets commented on but yesterday I saw a video advocating side saddle chipping and as it was a nice day and the lawns freshly cut, I got a wedge out and had a go and to my surprise chipping was easy like this and chipping is not my strong point. The question is how unothodox could you be without being self conscious on course or do you just stick to traditional methods?

Watch the best in the world and copy what they do

 

[Jon_T]

Watch the best in the world and copy what they do

I get where your coming from Bob but you could argue that they all do something different and no two are the same.

 

[Orikoru]

I say do what works as long as it's legal. I would not care if I had the ugliest swing in the country if it was knocking shots off my rounds.

 

[bobmac]

I get where your coming from Bob but you could argue that they all do something different and no two are the same.

Then pick your favourite and copy him/her.

 

[pieface]

I played last week with a guy who had the strangest swing I have ever seen, he would stop halfway up his back swing, pause the do the full swing. He was a brilliant player though and it clearly worked for him.

 

[garyinderry]

I fully believe players must find out what works for them, what doesn't work and then go out and practice till you know you can pull off a certain shot.

These are great words from brandel about Mr Hogan.

[video=youtube;n9C4BpbAP34]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9C4BpbAP34[/video]

 

[r0wly86]

Then pick your favourite and copy him/her.

Can't say anything like this about golf because I just don't have the data. But cricket had a huge problem with coaches trying to change fast bowlers' techniques into text book techniques and it caused huge problems for the bowlers. They changed Jimmy Anderson's technique at the beginning of his career and it cost him years of cricket as his accuracy went completely.

And Flintoff's injury problems can be traced to a change in his technique that cause more stress on his front foot, because it's not what his body wanted to do.

I am a great believer that everyone's body will try and do any particular movement in a particular way that suits it. Trying to force it into a position is naturally doesn't want to go will only cause problems further down the road. In my opinion the body should be allowed to swing the club as naturally as possible and then a good coach will work with that and refine it to make is the best possible version of that swing as possible

 

[bobmac]

In my opinion the body should be allowed to swing the club as naturally as possible and then a good coach will work with that and refine it to make is the best possible version of that swing as possible

I agree but you can't ignore the 5 laws

 

[londonlewis]

I agree but you can't ignore the 5 laws

what are the 5 laws?

 

[bobmac]

what are the 5 laws?

• Angle of approach
• Club head path
• Face angle
• Centerness of contact
• Club head speed

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Something I'm working on (as part of the changes from London Club) is keeping it as simple as I can, with as few moving parts as I can.

 

[thesheriff]

• Angle of approach
• Club head path
• Face angle
• Centerness of contact
• Club head speed

They don't sound like laws to me, more like categories.

 

[NorwichBanana]

Unorthodox styles are the best. I have a slightly more run of the mill looking swing, but play with a few golfers who have their very own natural swing. I love watching them and see how they hit the ball. Its refreshing to see it doesn't take just 1 'robot' esque swing to get the ball around the course!

 

[Orikoru]

Unorthodox styles are the best. I have a slightly more run of the mill looking swing, but play with a few golfers who have their very own natural swing. I love watching them and see how they hit the ball. Its refreshing to see it doesn't take just 1 'robot' esque swing to get the ball around the course!

Everyone's swing is different, particularly at amateur club level. One of my mates who I play with seems to lean right onto his leading (left) side even before completing his backswing, but he strikes irons really well. I played with an old timer whose fingers on his right hand were seemingly stuck in a kind of arch position (I didn't ask what condition it was), so he had to grip the club in a very weird way, but he still gets round and plays off 24. A different old timer I played with, whenever he had a short putt he gripped the putter really low down, like half way down the shaft, so his hands were not even on the grip part and he was really hunched over, lol. It was bizarre but I guess that's what he reckons works for him.

I agree that observing how other golfers hit the golfball is all part of the fun of club golf. Would be dull if everyone did it the same.

 

[the_coach]

pro's that are considered to have a more unorthodox action continue to have them cause they come with a high degree of functionality

for the most part most index players with what's considered unorthodox swing actions don't possess that level of high degree functionality - why tons of folks at all index levels tend to plateau out at 'a level' - usually if these folks want to develop further to get off the plateau they are stuck on - then simply 'stuff' has to change & majority of folks tend to not be so good with change

 

[Imurg]

Watch the best in the world and copy what they do

Whilst I know what you're saying Bob, an overweight 55 year old trying to copy Rory's swing is going to result in a Fraggeresque stay in Hospital..

 

[Jacko_G]

Another victory for the unorthadox Bryson DeChambeau last night. Think that will cement him as an automatic pick now.

Kinda really like this guy.

 

[Britishshooting]

I like him, good to see a different style being successful.

His same length irons are just not for me but it seems to work well for him.

 

[Carpfather1]

Dechambeu just keeps everything as simple as possible and it works have a look how straight his arms stay throughout the back swing and down swing they don’t move off plane plus his one length irons ect .They keep saying his short game suffers as a result but he seems to be getting around the course ok lol