Every WEIRD PGA Tour Swing Explained in 16 Minutes

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Every Weird PGA Tour Swing Explained in 16 Minutes

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Jim Furick, the man with the loopiest swing in golf. Most golf instructors would have a heart attack if you tried to copy Jim Furick’s swing. It looks like he’s trying to kill a snake with a garden hoe. His back swing goes so far off plane it practically disappears behind his head, then somehow finds its way back to the ball with this weird looping motion that defies every teaching manual ever written. His grip unconventional, his stance awkward. his follow-through like he’s trying to scratch his left ear with the club. But here’s where it gets truly bizarre. This swing has earned him over $71 million in prize money. He’s won a US Open, shot the only 58 in PGA Tour history, and competed in multiple RDER Cups. The secret to Furick’s success isn’t despite his weird swing. It’s because of it. He spent thousands of hours perfecting his unique motion until it became so repeatable he could hit fairways blindfolded. While other players chase picture perfect swings, Furick embraced his weirdness and turned it into his superpower. As he once said, “I’ve never tried to copy anyone else’s swing. I’ve always just tried to do what works for me.” That philosophy has carried him to 17 PGA Tour victories and a place in golf history as the man who proved you don’t need textbook form to dominate at the highest level. Bubba Watson, golf’s creative genius. Bubba Watson has never had a single golf lesson in his life. Not one. And it shows. His swing looks like it was assembled from spare parts. A violent full throttle motion that generates ridiculous power but seems physically impossible to repeat. He stands miles away from the ball, hunches over like he’s trying to hide something, and then unleashes this whiplash inducing swing that somehow sends the ball exactly where he wants it to go. But Bubba’s weirdness goes way beyond his swing. This is a guy who bought the original General Lee car from the Dukes of Hazard, owns a candy shop, and once admitted he’s afraid of crowds and heights despite playing in front of thousands on elevated tees. On the course, he’s golf’s ultimate artist. While most players see straight lines, Bubba sees curves. At the 2012 Masters, trapped in the trees during a playoff, he hit a shot that bent nearly 40 yards around a forest of pine trees to set up a tournament winning par. When asked about the shot later, his explanation was pure Bubba. I’m just trying to hit a crazy shot that I saw in my head. Watson has won two masters without ever having the kind of swing you’d teach to beginners. He plays entirely by feel, visualizing shots that other players wouldn’t even attempt. In a sport obsessed with technique and technology, Bubba is the beautiful outlier who proves that imagination might be the most valuable club in the bag. John Dailyaly, golf’s wild thing. John Daly burst onto the scene like a hurricane in a polo shirt. a complete unknown alternate who drove through the night to make his tea time at the 1991 PGA Championship, then shocked the world by winning the whole thing with a swing that looked like he was trying to kill a mosquito with a baseball bat. Everything about Daly defied golf’s gentlemanly image. While other players sipped water, Daly chugged diet cokes and chain smoked cigarettes between shots. His pre-shot routine consisted of a practice swing so violent it could cause structural damage to nearby buildings, followed by a real swing that was somehow even more aggressive. His personal life was just as chaotic. Four marriages, gambling losses in the millions, and a diet that consisted primarily of fast food and cigarettes. He once claimed he lost $1.5 million in just 5 hours at a casino. Yet somehow in the middle of all this chaos, Daly managed to win five PGA Tour events, including two majors. His grip it and rip it philosophy resonated with average golfers who were tired of the stuffy country club atmosphere. What made Daily truly weird wasn’t just his lifestyle or his massive drives. It was his touch around the greens. For a man with the subtlety of a freight train, he had the delicate hands of a surgeon when it came to chipping and putting. This bizarre combination of brute force and finesse made him one of golf’s most fascinating contradictions. As Daly himself put it, “I’m not a role model. If kids want to look up to me, their parents need to rethink that.” Yet, in a sport that often feels too polished, Dy’s authenticity, however messy, made him a folk hero. Mo Norman, the strangest swing that never missed. Mo Nor Norman never achieved PGA Tour stardom, but his legend looms large as perhaps the purest ball striker who ever lived. And his method absolutely bonkers. Picture this. Feet spread absurdly wide, hands positioned unnaturally high, standing nearly 2 ft away from the ball, and a swing so short and compact it looks like he’s afraid to fully commit. It was golf’s equivalent of riding with your non-dominant hand while standing on one foot. Norman’s pre-shot routine was equally bizarre. He’d set up, then back away, then set up again, sometimes repeating this dance six or seven times before finally hitting. He’d talk constantly to himself, to spectators, to his ball, a stream of consciousness monologue that never seemed to end. Socially awkward and unable to fit into golf’s conservative culture, Norman retreated to the Canadian tour and exhibitions where he’d perform tricks like hitting balls off six-inch TE’s or bouncing balls off his driver face before smacking them out of midair. But here’s the truly weird part. This strange man with the strange swing almost never missed a fairway. Sam Sneed called him the greatest ball striker I ever saw. Tiger Woods said Norman and Ben Hogan were the only two players who owned their swing. Norman claimed to have hit over 5 million practice balls and shot 33 scores below 60. His accuracy was so legendary that other pros would stop practicing to watch him hit balls. Despite his unorthodox method, or perhaps because of it, Norman achieved a level of consistency that conventional players could only dream of. Matt Wolf, the new generation of weird. Matt Wolf represents the new breed of golf weirdo. Young, athletic, and completely unafraid to look different. His swing starts with a dramatic hip sway away from the target, followed by a violent leg kick that would make a baseball pitcher proud before his club loops dramatically to deliver massive power. It looks like three different swings stitched together by a mad scientist. Golf analysts have tried to explain it using physics, biomechanics, and even interpretive dance, but the truth is simple. It’s weird and it works. Wolf won on the PGA Tour just three months after turning pro, becoming one of the youngest winners in modern history. His unorthodox move generates tremendous club head speed, allowing him to overpower courses despite his lean frame. What makes Wol particularly interesting is that he came up in an era of swing analyzers, launch monitors, and perfect technique. He had every opportunity to develop a conventional swing, but instead leaned into his natural motion and refined it without losing its distinctive character. As he put it, “I’ve always had a different swing. I’ve always been told to change it, and I’ve always just stuck to my guns.” That confidence in his own weirdness has already made him millions and could carry him to major championships if he continues to trust his unique approach. Hosung Choi, the fisherman swing. Ho Sun Choy might have the most viral golf swing in history. If you haven’t seen it, imagine a man fighting off a swarm of bees while simultaneously trying to maintain his balance on a rocking boat. His follow-through involves his right foot completely leaving the ground, his body contorting like he’s being electrocuted, and facial expressions that range from intense concentration to what appears to be physical pain. Choy didn’t pick up golf until his late 20s after working as a fisherman, which might explain why his swing looks like he’s casting a line rather than hitting a ball. He developed this bizarre technique to compensate for a nagging wrist injury, proving that necessity is indeed the mother of invention, even really, really weird invention. Despite looking like he might fall over after every shot, Choy has won multiple tournaments on the Japan and Korean tours. His swing became such an internet sensation that he received a sponsor’s exemption to play in the 2019 Pebble Beach ProAm where crowds followed him just to witness the fisherman swing in person. What’s truly weird about Choi isn’t just his swing. It’s that he developed it in his 40s, proving that golf’s conventional wisdom about proper technique might have more exceptions than we thought. Bryson Dashambo, the mad scientist. Let’s dive deep into golf’s ultimate weirdo. Bryson Dashambo isn’t just playing a different game. He’s playing a different sport entirely. This is a man who dipped his golf balls in Epsom salt to determine their center of gravity. Who uses single length irons all cut to exactly the same length. Who bulked up 40 lbs during COVID by consuming 6,000 calories daily to hit the ball farther. Who once used a protractor on his yardage book until the USGAA banned it. His approach to pudding is equally bizarre. He reads greens using a vector calculation system that factors in the stimp meter reading, green slope, and probably the alignment of the planets. While other players feel the break, Bryson calculates it like he’s planning a mission to Mars. Even his equipment is weird. His driver has just 5.5° of loft. Most pros use 9 to 10.5. His grips are the size of baseball bats and he’s experimented with putting side saddle until the USGA intervene. The truly weird thing, it works. He’s won a US Open, multiple PGA Tour events, and completely changed how many players approach distance in the modern game by treating golf as a science experiment rather than an art form. D Shambo has forced the entire sport to reconsider what’s possible. As he once said, I’m always trying to add more value to my golf game. I’m always trying to find a competitive advantage. In Bryson’s world, weird isn’t just acceptable, it’s the whole point. Jim Thorp, the most unusual pre-shot routine. Jim Thorp didn’t just have an unorthodox swing. He had an entire pre-shot production that looked like performance art. Before every shot, Thorp would go through a series of dramatic waggles, shuffles, and adjustments that could last upwards of 30 seconds. He’d grip the club, then regrip it, then adjust his stance, then waggle the club head back and forth like he was trying to hypnotize the ball. Just when you thought he was ready to hit, he’d start the whole process over again. His actual swing wasn’t much more conventional. A quick jabby motion with minimal follow-through that somehow produced remarkable consistency. While other players focused on creating a flowing aesthetic motion, Thorp’s approach was purely functional, focused entirely on getting the job done regardless of how it looked. What made Thorp truly unusual was his background. He didn’t come from country club privilege, but rather learned the game while cattying. This outsider perspective allowed him to develop a method untainted by traditional instruction, resulting in a style that was uniquely his own. Despite his unconventional approach, Thorp won three times on the PGA Tour and added another 13 victories on the Champions Tour, proving that there’s more than one way to succeed at the highest level of golf. Tommy, two gloves, Gany, the self-taught phenomenon. Most golfers wear one glove. Tommy Gayy wears two. And that’s just the beginning of what makes him one of golf’s strangest success stories. Gayy learned to play golf while working at a water park in South Carolina. With no formal instruction, he developed a swing that looks like he’s trying to chop down a tree with a baseball bat. His hands move so fast through impact that they’re practically a blur, and his follow-through is so abbreviated it barely exists. His grip is equally unusual, extremely strong with both hands, creating an angle that would make most teaching pros faint. And then there’s the two gloves. Worn not for any technical advantage, but simply because he got used to wearing them while playing baseball. Gay’s path to the PGA Tour was as unconventional as his swing. He first gained attention on the Golf Channel reality show The Big Break, where his homemade swing and bluecollar background made him an instant fan favorite. From there, he fought his way through mini tours and the Korn Ferry Tour before finally earning his PGA Tour card. In 2012, he shot a final round 60 to win the Mladri Classic, becoming the first Big Break alum to win on the PGA Tour. His victory was a triumph for self-taught players everywhere and proof that golf’s traditional pathways aren’t the only route to success. As Gainy put it, “I’ve never had a lesson, never will. This is the only way I know how to play golf. In a sport often obsessed with technical perfection, Gainy’s stubborn commitment to his unorthodox method makes him one of golf’s true originals. Keegan Bradley, the staredown specialist. Keegan Bradley doesn’t just play golf, he intimidates it. While most pros maintain a poker face, Bradley looks like he’s trying to make the ball confess to a crime. His pre-shot routine is where the weirdness truly shines. As he stands over the ball, Bradley enters what fans call the Keegan zone. A trance-like state where he stares down his target with such intensity you’d think it insulted his family. His eyes bulge, his jaw clenches, and for several uncomfortable seconds, he becomes completely motionless, except for his rapid blinking. Then there’s the constant spitting. Bradley spits more frequently than most people breathe. It’s become such a signature move that fans have created drinking games around it, though I wouldn’t recommend playing along unless you want severe dehydration. His putting stance is equally bizarre. He hunches over the ball like a praying mantis, arms extended awkwardly with his eyes directly over the ball and his head tilted at an angle that would concern chiropractors. The whole setup looks physically uncomfortable yet somehow produces remarkable result. What makes Bradley truly unusual is his dramatic mood swings during play. One moment he’s fistp pumping and shouting after a birdie. The next he’s muttering to himself and looking like he’s contemplating the meaning of existence after a missed putt. These theatrical displays make him one of the most visibly emotional players on tour. Despite or perhaps because of these quirks, Bradley has won a major championship, the 2011 PGA Championship in his first ever major appearance, and multiple PGA Tour events. His intensity and unusual mannerisms might make traditional golf purists uncomfortable, but they’ve helped him channel a competitive fire that’s translated into millions in earnings. As Bradley once explained, “I’m not trying to be weird out there. That’s just how I play my best golf. In a sport where many players try to suppress their emotions, Bradley’s willingness to be visibly strange has become his competitive advantage. So, the next time someone tells you your swing looks strange, or your approach is unorthodox, remember Jim Furick’s loop, Bubba’s artistic curves, and Bryson’s scientific experiments, remember that in golf, as in life, there’s more than one way to get the job done. If you enjoyed this breakdown of golf’s weirdest players, hit that subscribe button and let me know in the comments which player you think has the strangest approach to the game.