Sean Foley Responds to Peter Kostis's Statement about Tiger's Draw

[mvmac]

Pete McDaniel talked to Tiger's golf coach Sean Foley about how CBS on-course reporter Peter Kostis got it wrong in breaking down Tiger's swing last weekend when he described Tiger's club face as being "toed-in'' when it really was the opposite.

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Foley went on to explain that the shot was actually executed with an open clubface. Through body rotation Tiger imparted right-to-left spin on the ball and that's what made it curve.

"His clubface was open say three degrees and his body rotation amounted to four degrees. That's what produced the draw.''

If anyone is confused by what Foley is saying, check out this article.  By "body rotation" I assume he means path And he's just giving an example he doesn't know exactly what the ratio is except that the path was further "out" than the face and that the face was aimed right.  But the point is Tiger's not hitting draws with a face aimed left of his target, unless they're ending up in the left trees.  Club face is a tool of projection.  To hit push draws the face needs to be aimed right of the target and closed to the path.

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[ThominOH]

OP.. you bring up a topic that has always turned me OFF from TV golf.. I'm so sick and tired of the TV talk heads yapping about swing mechanics and analyzing everything.. OMG, if I have to watch ONE more super slow motion replay of a swing while some washed up PRO tells me about the swing.. I'm going to puke.. LOL  Of the 2 leagues I play in, it's amazing how many do not watch golf on TV, and why..  They all say the same thing.. TOO much yip yapping about nothing, and not enough golfing..

[iacas]

Originally Posted by ThominOH

OP.. you bring up a topic that has always turned me OFF from TV golf.. I'm so sick and tired of the TV talk heads yapping about swing mechanics and analyzing everything.. OMG, if I have to watch ONE more super slow motion replay of a swing while some washed up PRO tells me about the swing.. I'm going to puke.. LOL  Of the 2 leagues I play in, it's amazing how many do not watch golf on TV, and why..  They all say the same thing.. TOO much yip yapping about nothing, and not enough golfing..

If they're going to talk about anything, I think a lot of golfers find the slow-motion stuff to be good. What they don't like is people yapping while we watch the FULL two-minute putting routine of some players.

It's just a pity that a lot of the slow-mo analysis - or the analysis in general - on TV is.... "lacking."

[Infamous 273]

Originally Posted by ThominOH

OP.. you bring up a topic that has always turned me OFF from TV golf.. I'm so sick and tired of the TV talk heads yapping about swing mechanics and analyzing everything.. OMG, if I have to watch ONE more super slow motion replay of a swing while some washed up PRO tells me about the swing.. I'm going to puke.. LOL  Of the 2 leagues I play in, it's amazing how many do not watch golf on TV, and why..  They all say the same thing.. TOO much yip yapping about nothing, and not enough golfing..

this.  if you ask 15 different pros something, they'll tell you 15 different things.

[Beachcomber]

So what you're saying is... There is more than one way to hit a draw.  That is why I like this site so much.  I never knew that - until I really started understanding the ball flight laws.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by mvmac

Pete McDaniel talked to Tiger's golf coach Sean Foley about how CBS on-course reporter Peter Kostis got it wrong in breaking down Tiger's swing last weekend when he described Tiger's club face as being "toed-in'' when it really was the opposite.

Devil's advocate. Did Kostis specifically refer to the target in his explanation, or was he talking about the path as has been the norm for the past 50+ years?

[Apotheosis]

I am really liking what I am hearing from Sean.  I am new to golf and professional golf in general so I wasn't around for all the controversy he stirred up but I like his attitude to coaching and his honesty when asked about his earlier coaching career and his missteps.

[Zeph]

I don't think Kostis knows himself what he's talking about sometimes. He knows his stuff of course, but sometimes it seems he just throws a random comment about the swing during a swing analysis using the Konica Minolta Bizhub Swing Vision camera. It would've been interesting to hear the entire comment by Kostis, to give some context.

[Phil McGleno]

Yes nd even if he didnt he was ambiguous which is bad too.[quote name="sean_miller" url="/t/61242/sean-foley-responds-to-peter-kostiss-statement-about-tigers-draw#post_755775"] Devil's advocate. Did Kostis specifically refer to the target in his explanation, or was he talking about the path as has been the norm for the past 50+ years? [/quote]

[RPMPIRE]

Originally Posted by Zeph

I don't think Kostis knows himself what he's talking about sometimes. He knows his stuff of course, but sometimes it seems he just throws a random comment about the swing during a swing analysis using the Konica Minolta Bizhub Swing Vision camera.

It would've been interesting to hear the entire comment by Kostis, to give some context.

It was annoying how Kostis was analyzing all the celebrity swings after the 17th tee shot at Pebble during AT&T; this year. It looked like most of those celebrities just weren't interested.

[zipazoid]

Originally Posted by Zeph

I don't think Kostis knows himself what he's talking about sometimes. He knows his stuff of course, but sometimes it seems he just throws a random comment about the swing during a swing analysis using the Konica Minolta Bizhub Swing Vision camera.

Like when he said Tiger was imparting spin on the ball when it was on the clubface .

[Mr. Desmond]

I try not to listen to their analysis and instead, watch the video.

With guys who have a center-pivot or S&T; swing, from what I've heard of Kostis, he's got to know the guy is center pivot, ala Charlie Wie, before he gets that part correct.

A lot of this analysis is incorrect, but they pay these guys to say something... anything, and they do.

[iacas]

Originally Posted by zipazoid

Like when he said Tiger was imparting spin on the ball when it was on the clubface.

That was Johnny Miller no?

[colin007]

Originally Posted by iacas

That was Johnny Miller no?

i believe it was johnny.

[zipazoid]

Originally Posted by iacas

That was Johnny Miller no?

Yeah I think you're right.

[bwdial]

What gets me is that Peter Kostis doesn't know that he isn't fooling us with that horrible rug.

I generally just watch the slow-motion swings and tune out the jibber-jabber.

[beachbreak]

If Tiger has anything like "3 degree clubface open and four degree body turn" in his head, no wonder he can't put four rounds together in a major.

Jeeeeze................................

[imeubu]

I'm so impressed with the elegance of "club face open to the target but closed to the path".  I've had many people over many occasions try to explain the "physics"/"mechanics"/"concept" of working the ball but no one I've met has ever been so concise and helpful.  Maybe I'm just easily impressed and/or a little slow but that is the most effective and useful description I've ever heard.