The Ryder Cup always brings together the biggest stars in golf, and in this video we break down two of the most talked-about players in the game today: Bryson DeChambeau vs Jon Rahm. Both are known for their incredible power off the tee, but what makes this showdown so fascinating is how completely different their swings are — and yet, they both manage to dominate in distance and consistency.
In this swing comparison, we put DeChambeau’s one-of-a-kind, science-driven swing alongside Rahm’s compact, powerful move to highlight the key similarities and major differences. From setup and backswing to impact and follow-through, you’ll see how two elite players approach the game in their own unique way, while still achieving world-class results.
Bryson DeChambeau is famous for his single-plane mechanics, huge speed gains, and ability to launch the ball further than almost anyone in the sport. Jon Rahm, on the other hand, has a shorter backswing but generates massive power through efficiency, rotation, and incredible lower-body stability. Together, they showcase that there’s more than one way to reach the top of golf.
With the Ryder Cup fast approaching, the matchup between Team USA’s Bryson DeChambeau and Team Europe’s Jon Rahm adds even more excitement. Their contrasting styles embody what the Ryder Cup is all about: different approaches, head-to-head battles, and unforgettable moments on one of the biggest stages in golf.
Whether you’re here to study the mechanics, get inspired by two of the longest hitters in the game, or just build the Ryder Cup hype, this video will give you a clear look at what makes both Rahm and DeChambeau so effective.
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Hi everyone and welcome back to my channel. In today’s video, we are going head-to-head with Bryson Dash Shambo and John Ram in the second matchup of our Rder Cup swing showdown. And we’re going to again highlight some similarities and differences within their swings. They are both absolute bombers of the golf ball and we’re going to see how both of them get it done. So, let’s get into it. So, we are going to start by highlighting some of their setup differences. Now, the camera angles are fractionally out, but I thought it’d still be a good thing to understand ball position, grip types, all to try and hit the desired shots. Now, if I just draw a line from Bryson’s ball, you’ll notice actually from this camera angle and stance line, he actually has the ball a little bit further back in his stance in comparison to John Ram, who looks like he’s aiming slightly in a different direction, but would perhaps have the ball more forward in the stance. And this is two key differences for players that want to hit draws and fades. we would have the ball more forward in the stance if we wanted to hit a fade based on the arc that we swing it. So, we swing the club on an arc pretty much down. I do use Bryson here. I think it’s slightly better from our lead shoulder. And if I just draw a bit of an arc on there, that’s representing the club path on the floor swinging in a circular motion around the body. And you can see based on where Bryson would make contact with that golf ball, it is a little bit more back on the ark, meaning he’s going to be swinging fractionally more to the right. Again, if we did the same arc, but the more we have that ball positioned forward, we might touch the ball on a different part of the arc. So, the more up we have the golf ball, the more left the path is likely to be. So, I think especially for an iron, I know they’re hitting drivers here, but especially for irons, where you have the ball placed is extremely relevant and important to the direction that you’re going to swing the golf club and the loft that’s present. And that might be used again through this video, the loft side of it, how John absolutely launches it from these positions. Now, the second noticeable is it appears they both have weak grips. Now, I actually heard Bryson talk about this on his channel about he likes to get his elbow faced more outwards down the target line like so, but he likes to twist his wrist back to somewhat this position, like a flat left wrist, and then he tries to maintain that for the duration of his swing. So, although the wrist angles look the same, I know that Bryson has spoken about having that elbow a little bit more out to the target. he feels like it’s so much more helpful for him to hit high draws and then stabilize the face. So there are a few setup differences there. I think the final setup difference which would probably go hand inhand with the ball position is where the spines are tilted. You can see that John has a slightly more upright spine or on top of itself whereas Bryson has a little bit more lean or a little bit more side tilt. Again, we can assume that because the ball’s a little bit further back that can certainly help him. If the ball’s forward, sometimes we’ll try and get on top of it like this. So, I know that again that is a difference between a drawer and a fader of the golf ball. Now, one other thing I just want to do, and we’re going to come back to it, is I’m just going to draw a line just down the left shoulder of both players. And we’re going to come back to that, but we’re going to see how that moves in transition. But, let’s get into the big stuff. So, as Bryson starts to take the club back, we’ll notice he’s very active in his feet. He’s he’s pretty lively there and he makes a humongous rotation. So, by the time that his arms have got back to pretty much parallel to the ground, he’s already made a 90° shoulder turn. He hasn’t had much wrist set at this point either. But we’ll also note that into his back swing, the lead knee starts to rotate quite a way inwards. That will allow his hips to travel a lot further. I think this is good for anyone looking to pick up more speed the bigger we can make the rotation effectively the further the club travels and then by the time he gets to the top of his swing you’ll note that his arm has started to retract back to the side of him you’ll notice that his shoulders have had a huge turn there probably up to I think I see sports box post about this up to 120 degrees of shoulder turn in there so a huge amount of turn whereas John Ram if we start to Look at his back swing. We’ll note that he has a much shorter back swing. We’ll notice that his arms haven’t traveled half as far back. His shoulder turn isn’t as great. But if we look at his leg work, his knees haven’t moved as much. His hips haven’t turned as much. And fundamentally, he just hasn’t rotated as much. Also, if I just move myself out the way, you’ll likely note the wrist position. As we all are aware, John Ram has a much more bowed wrist at the top. Something that is a fantastic matchup for his grip type. People that have weaker grips will tend to need a stronger club face at the top by bowing their wrist. Equally, guys have strong grips, probably a little bit more cups at the top. So, you will see that from John here. As Bryson starts to work down there, you’re going to notice his lead shoulder gets right back on that line, passing that line again. Another draw bias trait. It keeps the body line more closed and forward for a period of time. Whereas you’re going to see Rahm start to move that lead shoulder up and back. So, he doesn’t actually, if we go back down to somewhat the same areas, doesn’t actually reach his original start position. I believe that’s for a couple of reasons which I’m going to touch on in a moment. But you can see how their lead arm is in a very similar place. What is different is the shaft angle. Bryson a little wider coming into the ball. We can see here. I know there’s a lot of flex in that shaft there, but the lead arms are relatively similar at this point in time. as they both start to come down. You’ll notice if I go a fraction further, unloading the club completely different. So, both of the hands are at right hip in front of the trail foot, but arm has a lot more lag stored up. Bryson actually starting to get rid of those angles pretty quickly. Now again, this is going to be heavily down to ball position and getting some launch on it in a moment, which we’ll get into, but that’s one of the reasons Ram pulls that shoulder up and around, and that gives that club head that nice late release, which is why he hits it so far. He has stored up all that energy and given it away right at the last minute. Please don’t think he’s holding on to it. He is giving that energy away again. Bryson doing it in a very different way, making lots of rotation. Something I didn’t mention is, you know, when he starts down, look at how his pelvis goes from this place here to then dropping down and pressing down into the ground. So, he can then explode up. So, if you track his belt, the front of his belt, you see it go downwards. He presses into the floor. He is maximum loaded by halfway down when that lead arm is parallel to the ground. And you can see all the storage of his shaft there. And then he is going to jump up. And as he jumps up from the floor, he will unload that club head. Ram fractionally different. He’ll pull up through the shoulder. He will be pushing up through the leg and posting up through this leg. But fundamentally that club head is going to be unloaded now. So as he starts to come through the ball, he does start to unload it. Although he has more shaft lean. You can see different shafts in the same position by the time they’ve made contact with the ball. Hence why they’ve both got different ball positions. Okay? Because Ram obviously holds onto it for a bit longer having the ball further up in his stance. Just aids in his release and allows him to launch it. So again, another important piece. But again, let’s just go through some pieces just back here. Again, as they’re coming down into the ball, you’ll notice halfway down, Bryson hasn’t got his shoulders as open as Ram. Again, we’d probably see drawers and fades of the golf ball change that more drawers of the golf ball will keep their shoulder line more shut and drive it more forward. Fades of the golf ball, maybe pulling the shoulder around and back, getting the chest a little bit more open. And that openness will be relatively obvious through the hit as well. I think you’ll agree with me here that arm has got his chest a lot more open, the shoulder a lot higher, and Bryson and as they both work into the finish, you’ll also notice how high both of their hands finish. Both pushing onto their lead side. One last thing I just want to go through, which I think is a really important piece because I think a lot of people get this wrong with driver, even if we are a rotational player. The pelvis does move more forward than it started. We don’t just swing in a barrel. We do actually maybe swing backwards in the barrel, but then we shift. And you’re really going to see that from these boys. So, they have an an initial move off the ball. Then they’re planting and pushing forward. And by the time they make contact, they are way more forward. And they need to have that pelvis more forward because then they keep their head or upper chest roughly where it was. And they’ve got some great tilts to launch that ball. They’re not hanging back necessarily all from the upper. And again, the same over here. As he moves back, you’re going to see him move fractionally off the ball, but then as he starts to come down, you’ll see him get into that left glute, start shifting, and then be here through the hip. Let’s go back down. not as much as Bryson, but don’t forget the ball positions were again different, but we can see the angles of these players through the hit. And for me, that’s extremely relevant to trying to launch the driver. So, to summarize, both massive hitters, both hit the golf ball with a serious amount of conviction, and both get it done very differently. We would say that Bryson gets a lot of his energy through his rotation, his lift, his pounce, and his ability to use the ground to his sax mobility. Whereas Rahm storing a lot more energy in the wrist and giving them away late, still using the ground, still popping up and back and unloading everything with as much force as he can to get all the energy into the end of the golf club. But they both do it in different ways. So, I hope that video made some sense. If you did like it, please give it the thumbs up and if you could subscribe, it would really mean a lot. And also, if you wanted to see another lineup or another matchup of two RDER Cup players from Europe and USA, then just comment down below and I’ll be sure to do them. Thanks. And I’ll see you all
