Colin montgomeries best driver lesson golf channel. Stewart was matched against colin montgomerie in the final singles of the recent ryder cup and had taken issue with the home. Colin montgomerie upper body tilt golf tip video by pete styles. You must lea colin montgomerie swing sequence golf tip todays golfer. Colin montgomerie demonstrates the techniques, style and skills that helped him reach the top of the golfing world.
He hits the ball very high with a big left to right fade ball flight and that comes from. Colin stuart montgomerie, obe born 23 june 1963 is a scottish professional. Although he was born in scotland, montgomerie grew up in yorkshire, in the north of england. Amateurs who say they hit it 250, thats a long way. I blogged a few posts last year on francesco molinari winning the quicken loans and also the open championship with his excellent classic golf swing action well, imagine my amusement when i tweeted on the perils of the modern golf swing last week and received a response from molinaris swing guru, mr. Xander had 16 clubs in his bag prior to competition. Colin montgomerie describes the moment at the 1997 masters when he knew tiger woods was going to be special. Golf swing tips driver basics with colin montgomerie. I have talked about the key to ben hogans swing being found in the pivot and not anything else he was doing, and there is one picture that you want to look if youre trying to figure hogan out. Hogan said swing plane was similar to a plane of glass that runs just above the shoulders down to the ball. For more tips like this, watch best lessons ever on tuesdays at 7pm et. Golf swing tips swing basics with colin montgomerie youtube.
The full lunch with a legend with colin montgomerie can be watched above. He is regarded as one of the greatest ryder cup players of all time and was also the winning captain of the 2010 european ryder cup team, so its safe to say that hes one of. With my normal length driver and a good hard course swing not long drive swing i had 5 mph of club speed and 202 of ball speed on my best onenearly 1. I took a look at my latest, nearlythere swings right arm only, and again i was struck by how amazingly neutral my swing plane is using the mcs golf swing model there are of course three types of swing planes neutral or onplane, steep and flat, with the neutral one of course being the preferable one, and ill tell you why i believe that is. Colin montgomerie stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. But youll excuse colin montgomerie if he doesnt get all warm and fuzzy about returning to the boston area. After a sterling career marred by near misses in golfs biggest tournaments, colin montgomerie bagged backtoback champions tour majors last year.
One plane golf swing or two do you know the difference. When i hear an instructor talking about keeping the golf club on plane i. Simple swing tips colin montgomerie golf clinic part 1. Colin montgomerie fired a finalround, 9under 63, then edged bernhard langer on the first playoff hole to win the invesco qqq championship. Equipment accurate as of the waste management phoenix open. Gene littler, peter senior, craig parry, colin montgomerie, graham marsh. View colin montgomeries official world golf ranking from 1996 to 2012. Theres a beforeafter illustration of his swing, before and. Hitting the driver straight duke university golf course. If you are looking for a model to follow when working on your own golf swing, there are many lessons you can learn from watching colin montgomerie swing the. The golf swing plane is the path that the arms and club take as they swing around the body. Recent pga champions winner colin montgomerie was one of the best guests ever to appear on the fitting room. Back in 20, when you turned 50, do you remember being excited about the prospect of playing seniors golf.
The difference between one and two plan swings kevin flynn. Colin montgomerie is vertical swing surgeon don trahan. In this video european tour legend colin montgomerie shares his some simple tips, including gripping it lightly and hitting through the ball. Pga tour stats, video, photos, results, and career highlights. I honestly believe todays golfers have less knowledge of the true golf swing than at. Colin has been very controversial because of statements made during the ryder cup tournaments.
The driver left photo will promote a flatter plane. Perhaps youve heard the rumor that ernie els and steve marino a colorful member of the tour in his own right put back a few and let the fists fly. But it could not really be said to apply to colin montgomerie. One plane v two plane golf swings whats the difference. The plane truth part 4 matt kuchar natural born one.
Colin montgomerie pga tour champions profile news, stats. Colin montgomeries golf swing down the line in slow motion. He was inducted into the world golf hall of fame last year and has since made his transition to the champions tour. Colin montgomerie had to hear plenty of best player to never win a major talk during his years on the regular tours. One of the most consistent deliveries of the face in the history of golf. Simple solution to get the correct golf swing plane. Kuchar vs dechambeau single plane showdown youtube. Colin montgomeries golf swing down the line in slow. The question you have to ask yourself is are you naturally someone who likes to swing around or are you a more upright hands and arms swinger, like a colin montgomerie. Pga tour, champions tour and the swinging golfer design, and. World golf hall of famer colin montgomerie shares his best advice for amateurs to hit better drives. Colin montgomerie may have swung to parallel and had some extra movement on his finish, but theres no doubt that he is a vertical swinger.
A oneplane swing is more difficult to learn, but requires less maintenance. Includes graphs with current and historical rankings, peak ranking and more. On the other side of the spectrum, you have golfers such as colin montgomerie, hale irwin, jack nicklaus and sean ohair who swing the club on a somewhat. The only club that i had in the bag to make the carry was a driver, so he. Colin montgomerie won the invesco qqq championship on sunday with a par on the first hole of a playoff after bernhard langer took four strokes to get out of a greenside bunker. Lets view swing plane as the hula hoop in the pictures below it is the angle upon which the arc of the swing travels. Advanced pga member duncan woolger of world of golf talks about the differences between a one plane and two plane golf swing. Colin montgomerie and other vertical swingers peak. A few years later at titleist, after some swing issues got the best of me, i had and only 185 ball speed with the same swing. Montys words of wisdom i used to say i hit a driver, 8iron at the 5th, but i realised pretty quickly that such boasting means nothing. The golf swing of colin montgomerie colin montgomerie is one of the leading money winners on the european golf tour.
Understanding swing plane and club path andrew rice golf. Extremely valuable information on swing plane and action through the ball from towards the target view. A personal view on the golf coaching style and lesson delivery of colin montgomerie when giving lessons along with a list of related videos that are included on. Michael breed looks at colin montgomerie swing golf channel. Im not competing, and its time to give up the hotels and the planes and. Colin montgomerie s golf swing down the line in slow motion. My driver flies about 270 yards, but into a bit of wind it might be 260. The official pga tour profile of colin montgomerie. Colin montgomerie on his fitting process callaway golf.
He has won a record eight european tour order of merit titles, including a. Meet denis pugh, the most lowprofile highprofile swing. Colin stuart montgomerie, obe born 23 juin 1963 is a scots perfaisional gowfer. Colin montgomerie, in full colin stuart montgomerie, byname monty, born june 23, 1963, glasgow, scotland, scottish professional golfer who had more victories 31 on the european tour than any other british golfer. Nick bayly sits down with colin montgomerie for a chat about his second career on the senior circuit, the future of the european tour, the ryder cup, and why, at 53, hes never been happier with his life and his game. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, breaks down colin montgomerie s swing and how high arms can lead to more consistency. Colin montgomerie in a mad state of mind the boston globe. Colin montgomerie is one of the greatest european players to have ever played the game. What is the shoulder plane in your golf swing and why does it matter. He has actually got a little bit of a quirky movement in his swing. Adam scott beginners golf coaching london birdie british open caddie colin montgomerie darren clarke dukes meadows. Colin stuart montgomerie, obe born 23 june 1963 is a scottish professional golfer. Omeara, gene littler, peter senior, craig parry, colin montgomerie, graham marsh.
Firstly, it is important to understand the difference between swing plane also referred to as swing direction and club path, because too many golfers believe they are one and the same. A golf lesson with colin montgomerie financial times. A 40yearold jack nicklaus led the pga tour in total driving in 1980, which is a combination statistic measuring where a player finished in driving distance jack was 10th and where a player finished in accuracy jack was th, giving the golden bear a total driving number of 23. Montythe one and only colin montgomerie, the hall of fame golfer from scotlandis the greatest active talker in the game today. Brian mogg gives advice on finding the proper swing plane for your driver in this 30 seconds to know. He is considered by some as the best player in the world never to have won a major golf tournament. And while nate and aj are busy recording new episodes, listen to one of our favorite episodes with the halloffamer that we recorded in january 2017 at the pga show. I learnt a very simple way of creating your own perfect swing plane from the team at rotary swing follow these 3 steps and you will create your very own professional golf swing plane and hit the ball longer and straighter than ever before. Technology is helping us hit the ball further, mainly because the ball stays in the air longer. In this video i compare the swings of matt kuchar and bryson dechambeau who are both often talked about as being single plane swingers. Golf swing tips swing basics with colin montgomerie.
Interest in plane lines, early setting on the backswing, big muscle. Golf news, golf equipment, instruction, courses, travel. Letter from europe the most lowprofile highprofile swing coach in golf personal tragedy and an inherent humbleness have kept denis pugh from becoming a bigtime instructor. Colin montgomerie swing sequence golf tip todays golfer. This is a trailer for my new movie about ben hogan. Stance, posture and the length of club will all alter the intended swing plane. At the end of the day, all of these great vertical swingers from the past show that a rotational swing shouldnt be regarded as the superior swing. The modern followthrough left, with the reverse c compared with. Driver vs 9 iron swing planeshawn clements wisdom in.
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