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SWING STUDY: JON RAHM

WHY THE SPANIARD’S TECHNIQUE IS A LOT MORE ORTHODOX THAN IT LOOKS

It’s fair to say that John Rahm’s golf swing isn’t the most graceful commonplace in recent years as the world’s top players have
on Tour. But Rahm’s consistency throughout the season, not only chased a combination of huge power with a more controllable
in finishes but in all the key performance categories, has been left-to-right ball flight. Rahm’s sturdy build enables him to create
absolutely relentless. A look in slow motion reveals Rahm’s swing a very solid foundation, yet despite that sturdy base he is
to be remarkably orthodox with the exception of his trademark remarkably flexible through impact, firing his lower body and
‘bowed’ left wrist at the top – an idiosyncrasy that has become hips aggressively to hammer that ball towards the target.

ADDRESS HALFWAY BACK AT THE TOP HALFWAY DOWN

Rahm is hitting a fairway The poster shot for the From orthodoxy to Rahm’s lower body action is
wood here and his set-up is modern swing. Rahm’s left unorthodoxy in the blink of ferocious. Only halfway into
perfect. He is tilting gently arm is parallel to the ground an eye. Rahm’s bowed left his downswing, his hips have
from his hips and his arms but his right forearm is wrist is not symptomatic of already cleared. He has all
hang naturally. There’s slightly higher than his left. In an irregular backswing but the room in the world to
nothing excessively fancy or previous years, the left arm the extremely powerful release the club. The shaft
exaggerated here, just a very would be deeper and the lower body rotation that is to bisecting the right forearm
solid orthodox set-up. right elbow lower. come in the downswing. shows he’s bang on plane.

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