Stewart Cink once said something that caught my attention — he described his swing as an “out to in” cut!
Most modern instruction would call that a flaw… but here’s the thing: Cink has made over $40 million on the PGA Tour and won The Open Championship with that so-called “flaw.”
He’s not fighting it — he’s owning it. He’s using that motion to create a controlled, powerful fade that holds up under pressure.
It’s a reminder that great golf isn’t about chasing a “perfect” look. It’s about finding a motion that works for your body and repeating it with confidence.
That’s exactly why I teach the Over the Top Miracle Swing — because sometimes the move that feels most natural is the move that produces your best golf.
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I suspect if one watched the whole segment it would make sense, but this clip is effectively meaningless.
it's a similar concept to David Duval — both GT alum BTW! They like to feel a little more of that front shoulder covering the ball through impact which you can really do more consistently by allowing that handle to slot a little bit more "on top" or "over" the path in which the handle went back in the takeaway/backswing … for golfers (like me) who have battled that dreaded hook/snap hook where the lead shoulder actually tilts up to the sky and everything simply drops too far down and inside with an excessive inside/out path (which means even the slightest closing of the clubface at impact can result in a devastating and uncontrollable hook) , this is the kind of swing feel I have always tried to engrain and remember (especially in range sessions and little pre-shot feels). The hook gets worse with the teed up shot like driver — as that lead shoulder just wants to raise up and get too high.
He's got hardly any side bend tilt in his swing at impact yet somehow manages to do it properly.
This defies You Tube wisdom.
How much is their cut/straight shot?