McIlroy Garcia side by side comparison from Firestone

[nevets88]

A harbinger for the PGA? Based on walking path, camera looks to be in the same place for the most part, McIlroy is standing more to the right than Garcia.

[shortstop20]

The part where Kostis said Sergio is "shallower" seems like BS to me. He takes beaver pelts with 4 irons. Heck he took a thin divot with his Driver that day.

Flatter swing plane? Sure. I don't think they're necessarily related though.  Curious what our instructors here think though.

[saevel25]

Hands at the top of the swing, Rory's hands are slightly more out infront of him. Sergio's shoulders are bit flatter, but I think he stands more upright than Rory, which can throw that off. If you lean Sergio over about 5 more degrees, then the positions would be very similar.

Look at when the shaft is parallel to the ground in the downswing. They are nearly identical. I think Rory clears his hips more at impact, and has a bit more space between his body and the club, but he also stands further away from the ball than Sergio.

I would say Sergio is steeper going into the ball, but only because Rory has more extension going into the ball.