steep vs shallow setu
PHIL MICKELSON SHALLOW SETUP
PHIL MICKELSON SETS UP WITH UPPER BODY TILT AND HEAD BEHIND THE BALL. PHIL MUST APPLY A STEEP TECHNIQUE IN ORDER TO APPLY THE PROPER ANGLE OF ATTACK.
STAN UTLEY STEEP SETUP
STAN UTLEY SETS UP WITH LEVEL SHOULDERS AND NOSE IN LINE WITH BALL. STAN MUST APPLY A SHALLOW TECHNIQUE IN ORDER TO APPLY THE PROPER ANGLE OF ATTACK.
STEEP VS SHALLOW TECHNIQUES
PHIL HALFWAY DOWN
PHIL IS ATTACKING THE BALL WITH PLENTY OF LAG.
PHIL AT IMPACT
PHIL APPLYING SHAFT LEAN AND GREAT ATTACK ANGLE
PHIL'S SHORT GAME RELEASE
PHIL HAS TO DRAG THE HANDLE THROUGH IMPACT TO MATCH UP WITH HIS SHALLOW SETUP TO BE SUCCESSFUL
STAN UTLEY HALFWAY DOWN
STAN IS ATTACKING THE BALL WITH PLENTY OF LAG.
STAN AT IMPACT
STAN APPLYING SHAFT LEAN AND GREAT ATTACK ANGLE
STAN'S SHORT GAME RELEASE
STAN HAS TO RELEASE THE ANGLE AND LET THE CLUBHEAD SWING PAST HIS HANDS IN ORDER FOR HIS STEEP SETUP TO BE SUCCESSFUL
The Lag Throwers
Lots of Lag
Wrist hinge maintained on downswing
Shaft lean at impact
Unhinging wrists and throwing clubhead at ball to shallow the decent.
Throwing the angle away
Clubhead moving past hands quickly as left wrists cups
The Lean Draggers
Stiff wristed no lag
Minimal lag and wide arc into ball
Shaft lean at impact
Maintaining shaft lean and moving handle forward to keep attack angle from getting too shallow
Maintaining the lean through impact
Keeping wrists firm and shaft lean consistent too maintain negative angle of attack