The most common swing flaw me and my golf students encounter involves how the upper body and spine sway against the direction of the golf ball rather than rotating against a golfer’s hips or creating reverse pivot.
As players begin experiencing these swing issues, many seek to repair other elements of their upper body rotation rather than seeking out the source of their flawed motion.
Many top speed golf pros regard a Patrick Cantlay golf swing style as showcasing two styles in one. While Cantlay surely exhibits the markings of a modern player, with the club clearly upfront while he rotates his upper body, he also exhibits characteristics that many regard as being old school golf.
Cantlay shapes the ball with each club in his bag while balancing a rhythmic shot composition that few modern golfers can replicate. This results in a golf swing with tremendous consistency and striking power.
To replicate a Patrick Cantlay golf swing in your game, me and my golf students focus on a move away backswing, which sees the player take their wide club at the 9 o’clock position while maintaining a square clubface relative to their swing plane. Next players will need to emulate Patrick’s club positioning in relation to his upper body, as his golf club will still be in front during the top of his swing with his trail foot wound over all the way trailside.
On downswings, Cantlay unwinds his lower body without holding back motion in his upper body. Top speed golf pros call this dropping into the slot, as Patrick’s arms remain loose, free of any tension, which assists in maintaining a square clubface. This allows players to produce an array of trajectories or curves in the resulting shot.
During the follow through, Cantlay simply lets his swing unwind naturally into a highlight reel finish. While Patrick looks at ease during this portion of his golf swing, any player would if they were able to crack 300+ shots with such ease.
Golfers that can rotate their upper body correctly can then unwind during the downswing transition, which will reveal the main source of power in swings. Golf’s most powerful muscles are found in your quads and glutes, with the core muscle group being the third most powerful in a swing. If these muscles are not rotating through your golf swing, we become much too reliant on the strength in our hands and arms, which are exerting much less force than the core and lower body muscle groups.
00:00 Setting Up Slight Draw Shots
00:32 Patrick Cantlay Swing Style
01:28 Slowing Down Your Golf Swing
02:00 Correcting Elbow Placement
02:49 T Square Shoulder Angle
04:25 Speeding Up the Clubhead
04:55 Proper Posture for Drivers
05:48 Pro Style Driver Finish
06:08 Instantly IMPROVE Your Golf Game
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