LEARN FROM THE BEST!

Star players' signature shots... and how you can play them

- Tom Motley

You should never miss an opportunity to watch the world’s best golfers in action. Every time we tune in, there’s a chance for us to learn something and maybe apply it to our own golf games.

Of course, there are some moves and swings that I might not necessarily recommend every golfer tries to replicate, especially those who maybe lack a bit of flexibility or who don’t have a lot of time to work on their games. Bryson DeChambeau is someone who springs to mind here, a player who shaped his game on The Golfing Machine, a book that gets a little technical in places.

However, after studying the games of each of the six big names featured over the following pages – even DeChambeau’s pretty unconventional swing – I am certain there is something that you can take away from each and use to improve various aspects of your own game from tee to green.

Of course, it does help if you can also put in the hours out on the range or work out in the gym, but I believe you can also make significant improvements by simply taking on board a tip or two from the next six pages. Read on to find out more...

1 Bryson DeChambeau Driving distance

DeChambeau, as we know, has never been conventional; he likes everything to be quite upright and to swing his hands and arms on one single plane. For most club golfers looking to create more power, what you can really learn from the American is how he makes a full body turn (middle photo below).

Note how he has turned his hips at the top of the backswing and increased a little bit of the flex in his lead knee. You can also see how his lead heel is slightly off the ground at the top. When that heel comes back down and he ‘re-squats’, he is really compressing into the ground to generate force.

Prior to impact you’ll see him backing up a bit, with the handle almost being pulled up through his shoulder and lead arm to really catapult that clubhead.