Address the first ball, swing the club back, your left heel coming off the ground. The open stance has essentially become synonymous with low scores on tour. To open your stance, adjust your feet so the line points farther left for a righthanded golfer. Bubba watson is known as one of the longest hitters on the pga tour. In other words, move your front foot back, relative to a. Rollins said the more clubhead speed a player generates, the more spin his swing is capable of producing. Greg leave a comment this time around we take a look at bubba watson and how hes able to hit the ball as far as he does with the pink driver of his. Swing analysis tiger woods driver 2018 understand what may be contributing to tigers struggles with the driver. On the pga tour, the average driver clubhead speed is about 1 mph, but big hitters like koepka, johnson and bubba watson average more than 120 mph.
Jacks backswing looks suspiciously like bubba watson s. Low handicap players rarely create a flat backswing and steep downswing. Bubba watson 120fps slow motion dtl driver golf swing hd. The shot that won the masters for bubba watson wasnt the fourinch tap in on the last hole. Justin thomas 120fps slow motion face on driver golf swing. Bubba watson is one of many feel players on pga tour. First, heres a tally of what the top 10 in driving distance on tour are using by driver manufacturer. Top 10 shots of the 2010 pga tour playoffs for the fedexcup. Additionally, they swing the club on an equal swing plane during the backswing to downswing or create a slightly steeper backswing and flatter downswing. While he appears to use a lot of hand action to shape the ball, see how most of the hand action is actually in the follow through. In the final round of the 2015 rbc canadian open, peter kostis breaks down bubba watsons swing off the tee using the konica minolta swing vision camera. Then, he squaredup, missed over half his fairways and shot 70, 73 in the final two rounds. For example, brooks koepka hit fairway after fairway in shooting 6365 in the first two rounds of the 2019 pga. Bubba watsons slomo swing is analyzed at rbc canadian.
Maximizing driver distance using a trackman or flightscope launch monitor. In the third round of the 2016 travelers championship, cbs analyst peter kostis breaks down bubba watson s tee shot hole using the konica minolta bizhub swing vision camera. Golfs tough types can take it on the chin, but they give as good as they get. Patrick reed 120fps face on slow motion driver golf swing 2015 templeton 1080p hd. Was anybody able to actually and accurately measure the face angle of his driver. Bubba watson is one of the most creative players on the pga tour, so he likes to try every shot imaginable should a situation call for it. Tiger woods players championship round 4 2018 shot by shot. Golf digest may earn a portion of sales from products. Hitting a draw requires the club face slightly closed in relation to the club path. A downonhisluck drifter, stranded without money in the place of his rural missouri upbringing, hooks up with an old flame, and finds himself caring for his brothers infant child. Bubba watsons secret to hitting over 310 yards golf.
Bubba watson uses an open stance during the 2010 ryder cup. Bubba watson 120fps iron tee shot slow motion golf swing. A good way to experiment with this is to take a bucket of balls out with you to the range, along with your 7iron and driver. His imagination not only frees up his mind, but it also. A golf stance is square if your toes are on a line parallel to your target line forming what might look line railroad tracks. To hit the ball low, i play it off my back foot with my. Since he came to the pga tour, he had finished 1st or 2nd in driving distance. We took driver and 7iron swing speeds around 800,000 shots total and separated them by handicap level. How driving your lead foot down allows you to really explode into your downswing. With joe hammerstone, misty ballew, sylvia geiger, jennifer george.
Adam scott golf swing short iron downtheline and faceon, july 2016. In other words, at 100 mph of clubhead speed, a solid blow will send the ball at 150 mph off the face of a legal driver. Watson s golf ball almost never flies straight, which can be quite entertaining. Now that the 20172018 pga tour season is behind us, we can do a thorough examination. I was interested in finding out the relative swing speeds of golfers based on their handicap level, so i had my friends over at swingbyte run an analysis. Golf swing hd features a big selection of your favorite professional golfers. Nascars bubba wallace throws drink in face of sick driver. These players are masters at putting hitting the ball in the middle of the golf club face swing after swing. When im trying to affect the height of a shot, i take care of most of the work in my setup inset. Bubba uses ping 703 gold grips, with a grip reminder that puts the rib 10 degrees open. How to bomb a drive like bubba bubba watson swing analysis february 15, 20 by author.
Who is bubba watson and why is he holding a pink driver. Bubba watson spotted with new ping g400 driver at erin hills. Bubba watson, pink driver, white clothes and all, is your 2012 masters champion. Tiger woods players championship round 4 2018 shot by shot footage duration. In february 2015, watson reached a careerhigh 2nd place in the official world golf ranking. Swing analysis bubba watson bubba is a long hitter who loves to shape the ball. Its odd hed have everything else custom painted, then go with rawrust on the flatstick. Begin with a short iron, and work up to the driver. Bubba watson is a freak and a mess and thats what his friends rickie fowler and caddie ted scott have to say about the bighitting but socially awkward twotime masters winner. At the club level, driver swing speeds in the 80s and 90s are much more common. Golf swing face on driver view of pga tour pro justin thomas during the 2016 franklin templeton shootout at tiburon golf course in naples florida. As seen in bubba watson s bag at erin hills, the new g400 looks a lot like the previous g driver with similar dragon fly technology and turbulators for faster swing speeds, but. Maximizing driver distance using a trackman or flightscope. Tiger woods launches his tee ball 6 lower than bubba watson, and yet their swing.
Bubba watsons slomo swing is analyzed at travelers. If you dont know his story yet, get to know the man who drives a general lee, hits the ball a mile and is trying. Bubba watson golf swing analysis golf monthly top 25 coach. The drivers used by the top10 longest hitters on the pga.
Nascar star bubba wallace looked like a jerk sunday. Watsons tee shot hole using the konica minolta bizhub swing vision camera. Long drive contest jamie sadlowski, bubba watson, dustin johnson, robert garrigus part 34 by richlkinder. Bubba watson golf swing analysis in this article, golf monthly top 25 coach ged walters takes a look at the golf swing of bubba watson. In this bubba watson golf swing analysis video, youll find out why creating width early in the swing sets you up for power, how elevation in your backswing affects your swing speed, and. However, brooksie inadvertently opened himself up to. Price advises aiming left, swinging from the inside and making sure your driver s club face is open on impact.
One of the few lefthanded golfers on tour, he is a multiple major champion, with victories at the masters tournament in 2012 and 2014. Youll compress the ball more, and the shot will bore through the wind better, watson says. Last week during the second round of the northern trust, watson faced a 319yard second shot into the mammoth par5 th hole. Bubba watson 120fps iron tee shot slow motion golf. What drivers do the pga tours longest golfers use to bomb their tee shots. He has 11 wraps under the top of the grip and wraps under the bottom of the grip his 60degree lob wedge has 12 wraps under the top part. Patrick reed 120fps faceon slow motion driver golf. Bubba watson, nascar driver denny hamlin join all in. Watson plays golf the way many of you ought to attempt to play. From face on he is very reminiscent to jack nicklaus. Bubba watson is back rapping, this time as a featured artist on a christian rap track. Bubba watson, upon winning the masters with a pink driver that was part bubblicious and all bubba. Ben curtis, bud cauley, boo weekley, paul casey, sang moon bae, ryo ishikawa, jeff.
Boo weekley, paul casey, sang moon bae, ryo ishikawa, jeff maggert, tim herron, mark wilson, hank kuehne. Bubba unleashes driver off the deck swingu clubhouse. Bubba watson admits to mental issues, fear of people and. New golf swing videos will be added regularly so please subscribe to see the best players in the world show you how to swing the golf club with amazing consistency. Learn to hit a draw which moves from right to left for a righthander off the tee, say price and watson say. Ben curtis, bud cauley, boo weekley, paul casey, sang moon bae, ryo. Golf swing hd features a big selection of your favorite professional golfers in wide angle, 1080p high definition, slow motion swing footage. A new moveable weight compliments a fast face and aerodynamic features to help the g410 plus and g410 sft drivers deliver more distance. Bae, sang moon, the winner of the gs caltex maekyoung open namseoul cc, s. To make the ball curve, you have to change your swing direction. When he needs extra distance off the tee, he changes his setup. Driver attack angle and hands position at impact hi, have only recently come across the subject of hitting up on the ball with the driver ala bubba watson, jb holmes and many others. Golf swing hd features a big selection of your favorite professional golfers in wide angle, 1080p high definition. Bubba watson high speed swing sequence face on driver golf pictures credit.
In this bubba watson golf swing analysis video, youll find out 3 keys to his massive distance and how you can apply them in your swing. Masters champion bubba watsons swing in super slow motion. Bubba watsons slomo swing is analyzed at travelers youtube. I would i love to get nearly 40 yds of roll with my 100 mph driver swing.