Jordan Spieth s Golf Swing Secrets Revealed by Hank Haney | Swing Analysis | Golf Digest

Golf instructor Hank Haney breaks down Jordan Spieth s $22 million dollar golf swing. Transcript Here s Jordan Spieth, he s just had an amazing two years as a professional. He s got some things in his golf swing that many people would consider to be a little different, but I personally like it a lot. And the thing I like about it is, is for a better player, you wanna make sure you don t hook the golf ball too much. I always say the road to good golf goes from slicing, to hooking, to good golf. So for a better player you re trying to eliminate that hook. He does it a couple ways. . With his grip position, if you ll notice his left hand is in a pretty weak position. As far as professional golfers go, that would be considered a weak left hand grip. It keeps the club face from closing too much coming into the golf ball. Another thing that s unique about his swing is that the top of his golf swing, he has a little bit of bent left elbow position. I personally don t really have a problem with this. I would rather see a player in this position, here at the top, where the left arm is a little bit bent, as opposed to straight and stiff and rigid. A lot of amateur golfers get the advice that you gotta keep your left arm straight, and they take that to mean it has to be just stiff as a board. I like a more relaxed position like Jordan has, and the reason being is that when he gets to impact, it allows his hands and arms to lead the club head through. This position makes sure that the club head doesn t pass his hands. I like where that left arm is, it s out away from his body a little bit, but it allows him to keep the club face square coming through the shot. And look at this extension through the shot. I mean this is phenomenal extension through the shot here. That is something that I really like in Jordan Spieth s swing. His arms are extended, they reached the point of full extension. And this is something that a lot of amateur golfers don t do he s kept his upper body back, but he s extended his arms through the shot, and this is a classic position, and one of the reasons Jordan Spieth can play so good in the wind. He s from Texas, there s a lot of wind there and when he gets to this position, he can flight the ball down if he wants to. And it s one of the reasons why he s got to be number one player in the world. Still haven’t subscribed to Golf Digest on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/golfdigestyoutubesub ABOUT GOLF DIGEST Home of the annual Hot List, instructional videos, news and trends, Golf Digest is the definitive destination for all-things golf. Jordan Spieth s Golf Swing Secrets Revealed by Hank Haney | Swing Analysis | Golf Digest