In his rookie year on Tour, Keegan Bradley has established himself as a player who has the potential to have a great career. His victory at the HP Byron Nelson Championship was a great win, but even bigger was his Ping G20 Fairway Wood at the PGA Championship. He played fantastic all week and showed enormous heart and composure over the final three holes and subsequent playoff to nab his first major. He's almost a guaranteed shoe-in for Rookie of the Year.
To win twice in a year--especially a major at the Atlanta Athletic Club--he has to be a good driver of the ball. And Keegan's Total Driving rank confirms that. He ranks in the top 15 of the statistic that measures a player's driving distance and accuracy. Although a hot putter can make up for a lot in this game, it's certainly easier to play good Ping G20 Fairway Wood when you're playing your second shot close to the green and in the fairway. Let's take a look at a couple photos of his driver swing and see how he does it.
1.?FIRST OFF, notice how Keegan does a great job of keeping his lower body quiet in his backswing. He's maintaining his knee flex, and there's no hint of any leg slide or tilt, because his legs act as the base to allow his upper body to pivot. This is a great thing for all of us to do: Keep the lower body quiet as you make your backswing.
2.?SEE KEEGAN'S belt buckle? It's pretty much facing straight ahead. He has very little hip turn in his backswing. Also notice the stripes on the back of his shirt. He has made a huge shoulder turn without turning his hips. He's really winding up his upper body on the backswing. You can also see how he keeps his chin up so his left shoulder has room to pivot. His head and upper body have shifted a little to the right or behind the ball. All this makes for a powerful backswing pivot.Ping G20 Fairway Wood
3.?FINALLY, although Kee-gan has made a huge turn and looks very powerful at the top of his swing, he has retained control of the golf club. Some powerful players (John Daly comes to mind) let the clubshaft get a little out of control at the top, but not Keegan. His clubshaft is slightly past parallel at the top, and the Ping G20 Fairway Wood clubface is in a square position. It's much easier to hit it straight with a controlled clubshaft and face than with a clubshaft that's way past parallel or is closed or open. Well done!
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