Who's swing do you admire most on tour?

[holeinon3]

Jim Furyk.









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[Texian]

I admire any professional whose swing appears effortless. The Frenchman,

I got into this discussion a little late, but Jacquelin came to mind immediately when I saw the thread topic. Just wish he would win or finish high enough more often so we could see more of him on the European tour coverage.

I could watch Jacquelin for 10 minutes before a round, and it would do more for my score that day than 20 minutes on the practice tee. Another golfer who most of you are too young to remember, who had the same effect, was Julius Boros. He won the '68 PGA at the age of 48, and is the oldest golfer to win a major. Jack was two years younger when he won the '86 Masters. Here's part of the Wikipedia entry on Boros: "...While other players often walked around a hole and studied the green for several minutes before putting – sometimes from their knees, Boros is remembered for not wasting any time. He would walk up to ball and 'just do it.' Noted for his relaxed, nonchalant looking swing and manner, he is remembered for his catch phrase 'swing easy, hit hard.'"

[stianvm]

There's one on YouTube where he hits a driver in some Asian tournament and you can hear him saying: "Take that, bitch!" in French as the ball zips away. So I guess even smooth swingers like to rip it...

Tried to find it on youtube but to no prevail. You happen to have the link ?

[Tiger Spuds]

Tried to find it on youtube but to no prevail. You happen to have the link ?

search Youtube for 'Raphael Jacquelin Shenzhen' ,should be second on the list.Commentary is in French too unfortunately.

[The Recreational Golfer]

Since the question didn't specify which tour, I'll mention Helen Alfredsson. Smooth, stable, powerful swing.

[Underthewind]

If you're going for pure style, you can't say Ryo Ishikawa doesn't have the coolest looking swing on tour. As for the BEST swing, I'm sticking with the young guns and throwing Rory McIlroy's name out there.

[lumpuckeroo]

Fred Couples!

[gerryg22]

rory mcilroy perfect swing

[alo1984]

Not on the tour right now, but I'd have to say Gary Player has one of the greatest swings I've ever seen. I was reminded of this while watching a rerun of "Playing Lessons With the Pros" featuring Gary. It is really encouraging to see his swing and distance from such a small frame!

[Tiger Spuds]

Yep, beautiful.

[bwdial]

McIlroy's swing is a thing of beauty.

[vct33]

Davis Love III is my all-time favorite player and I absolutely love his swing. I even like the "tempo" with which he walks the course.

Lately, I've found myself watching the LPGA much more frequently than the PGA. There are a few swings on the ladies tour that I really, really like.

[beachbreak]

Jim Furyk. I'm partial to unique, self taught , repeatable swings. Lee Trevino's was my favorite swing of that generation.

[iacas]

Jim Furyk. I'm partial to unique, self taught, repeatable swings. Lee Trevino's was my favorite swing of that generation.

Jim Furyk is not self taught. Lee Trevino never had a swing coach but he too is not self taught.

[Chilli Dipper]

Not on the tour right now, but I'd have to say Gary Player has one of the greatest swings I've ever seen. I was reminded of this while watching a rerun of "Playing Lessons With the Pros" featuring Gary. It is really encouraging to see his swing and distance from such a small frame!

Player would do all sorts of things to get that little extra out of a shot. When he shot a 30 on the final nine holes to win the 1978 Masters, he completed every followthrough by swinging the entire right side of his body (flailing leg and all) around his left, like a saloon door.

[alo1984]

Player would do all sorts of things to get that little extra out of a shot. When he shot a 30 on the final nine holes to win the 1978 Masters, he completed every followthrough by swinging the entire right side of his body (flailing leg and all) around his left, like a saloon door.

Isn't that great! It really goes to show what immense talent he possessed to be able to play the way he did. What a great swinger of the club!

[gogolfing]

Rory McIlroy gets my vote.

[CG031]

Els, Couples, Donald, Rory, Sergio (LAG!)...just a few off the top of my head.