Not many words needed here..
Except to say – Mac O Grady is a legend in the true sense of the word!
He tried 17 times to play his way onto the PGA Tour. Before eventually doing so and winning twice.
He studied, learned and adapted along the way, and in my humble opinion ended up with a swing in the same league as Hogan and Snead. A true student of the game!
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below
James I see mac rolls onto the instep of his right foot during impact ,no spinning out does this help to stop releasing the club head too early .
Hi Willie, thanks for visiting my blog.
Mac does a great job of sitting into his left side, world class in fact! This is how he is able to lead with his right heel and not spin out. If you release the club head too early I’d practice the ‘Flying wedge’ drill as explained in the video above. This way you’ll start to grasp that ‘Centrifugal Force’ releases the club head and not the right hand throwing action.
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Great explanation James spot on. I would however like to see you also give an explanation of the lateral and rotational part of transition and break that down. If I’d that too much lateral shift is inhibiting the rotational part. If you have some alimony footage of this aspect would be great.
Keep up the good work
John
Hi John,
Rotationally, the hips get back to zero at P5 and the shoulders get back to zero p6. However they both match up at impact around say 35 degrees open and stay matched until p8, say 80 degrees open.
As for the lateral or swaying part, the upper body stays pretty stable while the hips move progressively closer to the target throughout the swing.
make sense?