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Gary Alliss breaks down the Spaniard's moves
Perfect weight, perfect grip
A wonderful set-up. The feet are positioned just at the angle Seve walked and just wider than shoulder width at his toes, weight distributed evenly. Two knuckles are showing on his left hand and the V shape between his right thumb and forefinger point up at the middle of his right shoulder. Perfection.
Not getting trapped
Because of his long right arm the elbow does not bend freely into his side, so two things happen. First his weight is a little delayed in moving across to his left side, nearly a reverse pivot. Second, he’s forced into a bit of forearm rotation to not get trapped unable to bend his elbow.
Rotation, rotation
A great rotation, the body all synchronised hips turning on their plane, shoulders more upright on their correct angle and arms more upright again. The right knee is moved round but still with the flex created at set-up, ready to drive back towards impact. Plenty of leverage to create power.
Latent power
There is a great narrow angle between a re-straightened left arm and shaft – plenty of latent power. But Seve’s bete noir is evident, he always had too much lateral hip movement starting down, sliding and driving his hips to the target. It requires great timing to square the face.
Down the line
Both arms fully extended to sweep the ball off the top of the tee peg and drive the ball down the line. Few amateurs manage to do this. The only issue is the stress on his lower back.
All right
Classic finish. Right shoulder is pointing towards the target, right knee over by his left knee and right foot up on the toes. His left foot peeled up off the turf shows a little stress there.
Swing analysis by Gary Alliss. Gary is the PGA Master Professional at Ladbrook Park. For more visit www.ladbrookparkgolf.co.uk
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