The Greatest Swing Ever

[Christoby]

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Seve ballesteros is by far my most favourite swing,swashbuckling and just a sight to behold,Steve elkington and Freddie couples also have great swings..

[iacas]

12 minutes ago, Christoby said:

Seve ballesteros is by far my most favourite swing,swashbuckling and just a sight to behold,Steve elkington and Freddie couples also have great swings..

I think Freddie's swing kind of stinks.

[Christoby]

That suprises me,nevertheless you didnt touch on seve's swing and I like that..

[saevel25]

1 hour ago, Christoby said:

I searched the forum but found no topics like this but feel free to delete it moderators if it's been done recently

Seve ballesteros is by far my most favourite swing,swashbuckling and just a sight to behold,Steve elkington and Freddie couples also have great swings..

I am meh on Seve's swing. 

I would probably say Tiger's 2000 swing. 

I also always liked Adam's Scott's swing. 

[iacas]

2 hours ago, Christoby said:

That suprises me,nevertheless you didnt touch on seve's swing and I like that..

Seve's swing was… let's just say there was a reason why he had to develop such a great short game.

[Christoby]

I know in his latter years his golf fell to pieces,left or right,maybe the early onset of his brain tumour had an effect on the direction his ball went,I cant think of any other reason for it..

[Ty_Webb]

1 hour ago, Christoby said:

I know in his latter years his golf fell to pieces,left or right,maybe the early onset of his brain tumour had an effect on the direction his ball went,I cant think of any other reason for it..

I think he was always kind of like that - he hit it off the planet relatively frequently throughout his career. I saw him play a couple of times. One time at Walton Heath in the European Open. He was playing the 13th on the Old (dogleg right par 5) and his drive had gone through the fairway and found a patch of grass in the woods there to the left (the woods have now gone). He had an opening to play back to the fairway. Maybe 25 yards to reach the fairway and 65 yards to run through the other side. He was maybe 230 yards away from the green, but the trees made sure that was not a viable option (at least that's what I thought at the time). He pulled out a pretty long iron - probably a 3 and gave it a full blooded thrash. I watched this ball come out straight for about 40 yards and then it just turned hard left, but stayed in the air (still not sure how he did that). He started the ball at a point that must have been 100 yards right of the green and hooked it basically that whole 100 yards and the ball wound up on the front of the green. 

Shotmaking he was pretty much peerless. Not sure his swing was ever technically solid. Flowing and fun to watch yes, but not one you'd want to copy. 

As to the question, I have heard a few people suggest that Mickey Wright had the best swing ever. Frank Nobilo had a pretty sweet looking one. Bruce Lietzke's was pretty cool - he managed to maintain PGA Tour playing rights with basically little to no work on his game - got to be a lot said for that.

[Christoby]

10 minutes ago, Ty_Webb said:

I think he was always kind of like that - he hit it off the planet relatively frequently throughout his career. I saw him play a couple of times. One time at Walton Heath in the European Open. He was playing the 13th on the Old (dogleg right par 5) and his drive had gone through the fairway and found a patch of grass in the woods there to the left (the woods have now gone). He had an opening to play back to the fairway. Maybe 25 yards to reach the fairway and 65 yards to run through the other side. He was maybe 230 yards away from the green, but the trees made sure that was not a viable option (at least that's what I thought at the time). He pulled out a pretty long iron - probably a 3 and gave it a full blooded thrash. I watched this ball come out straight for about 40 yards and then it just turned hard left, but stayed in the air (still not sure how he did that). He started the ball at a point that must have been 100 yards right of the green and hooked it basically that whole 100 yards and the ball wound up on the front of the green. 

Shotmaking he was pretty much peerless. Not sure his swing was ever technically solid. Flowing and fun to watch yes, but not one you'd want to copy. 

As to the question, I have heard a few people suggest that Mickey Wright had the best swing ever. Frank Nobilo had a pretty sweet looking one. Bruce Lietzke's was pretty cool - he managed to maintain PGA Tour playing rights with basically little to no work on his game - got to be a lot said for that.

Thank you for that information,I would have loved to see him in person

[ChetlovesMer]

It's really hard to argue against the Tiger Woods 2000 swing. 

I like Rory's swing.
And, I've always liked Joaquin Niemann's swing. Although, if I tried to mimic Niemann's swing I'd probably end up in traction for 2 months. I was kinda bummed when he went to LIV cuz I almost never see it anymore. 

At the other extreme, I can't look at Bryson when he plays. Even if it's very effective, it's coyote-ugly to watch. 

I'd rather watch Charles Barkley than Bryson. ....

 

Edited June 16, 2025 by ChetlovesMer

[billchao]

22 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

it's coyote-ugly to watch.

What a coincidence, that’s what we say about your swing.

Is it Saturday yet? 

[ChetlovesMer]

3 minutes ago, billchao said:

What a coincidence, that’s what we say about your swing.

Is it Saturday yet? 

Oh so that's how it's going to be. .... And to think I was going let you get away with wearing a white belt this weekend.