Swing sequence: Scott
Images from a swing sequence breakdown for Adam Scott.
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Scott swing sequence, 1
FAVORITE MOVE No. 1: Perfect lines from the bill of his cap down to the ball, and very athletic. You’d have a hard time knocking him off-balance. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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Scott swing sequence, 2
You can see Greg Norman’s influence here - the clubhead remains in front of Adam’s hands with no manipulation of the hands whatsoever. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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Scott swing sequence, 3
To this point, there’s some rotation to his shoulders but his eye line is exactly as it was at address, and his lower body has barely moved. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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Scott swing sequence, 4
FAVORITE MOVE No. 2: Adam maintains great width to this point and his hands line up directly with the center of his chest, below his sternum. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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Scott swing sequence, 5
Adam’s hands are quite high, due to his arm plane being more upright than his shoulder plane - similar to Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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Scott swing sequence, 6
Tremendous stability! His neck muscles never move, which means his pivot point (i.e., center of axis to his swing) stays in the same place. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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Scott swing sequence, 7
Adam’s belt line is fairly level coming into the ball, which promotes a level strike, very little spin and a flat, piercing ball flight. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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Scott swing sequence, 8
That low, flat trajectory is evident here. The clubface has rotated to the left in relation to where it is on the swing arc, but not excessively closed. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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Scott swing sequence, 9
FAVORITE MOVE No. 3: Note how the tee has stayed in the ground, an indication he’s hit the ball flush and not added any angles coming down. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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Scott swing sequence, 10
A Louis Oosthuizen-like free swing to the end that shows off Adam’s great flexibility (note his chest pointing high and to the left) and balance. (Analysis: GCA lead coach Mitchell Spearman; photo: Fred Vuich)
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