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play4him Well Established Member

play4him

I was thinking about this the other day. It seems like you don't see as many unique swings as you use to. I'm talking about the likes of Lee Trevino, Ray Floyd, Hubert Green, Miller Barber, Chi Chi Rodriguez, etc. Nowadays, it seems overwhelmingly that most swings are close to text book. The one exception is Jim Furyk.
I think the main reason is because back then there were a lot more players who learned the game without a teacher. They developed their own style and made it work.
So what other current players or past players come to mind when you think of a unique swing ?
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I was thinking about this the other day. It seems like you don't see as many unique swings as you use to. I'm talking about the likes of Lee Trevino, Ray Floyd, Hubert Green, Miller Barber, Chi Chi Rodriguez, etc. Nowadays, it seems overwhelmingly that most swings are close to text book. The one exception is Jim Furyk.

Arnie.

But, of course, Arnie had a teacher. Also, Calvin Peete, Jim Thorpe & Doug Sanders.
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Errr... Me?

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Franco!

Like, a lot of swings have little things about them that make them really unique.
Annika's followthrough, Phil's body sway, Sergio's laid off position at the start of the downswing.
So, there are a lot of unique swings. Nothing crazy like Furyk's or Jim Thorpe's spasms that equate to a followthrough, but unique.

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Dent

Ben Curtis has a unique swing as well.
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Like 2 weeks ago I was watching the Nationwide Tour and they showed Josh Broadaway and he swings righty clubs, but grips it left-hand-low. I'm going to try and find a link for you guys.

Here is the swing (it starts at 0:27):

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