Brian manzella is golf digests 37th ranked teacher in the usa and is a three time golf magazine top 100 instructor. I didnt like changing my swing path, either, which some guys do. How to close the clubface during the downswing in golf. My two british opens werent in the mud, said trevino, but i could run the ball on. How to establish your golf swing plane the swing plane, at its most basic, is the path your golf clubs shaft follows when you swing. The six time major champion is also considered one of the finest ballstrikers in golf history. Nine holes with lee trevino profiles the sand trap. You can clearly see lee trevinos firm lead wrist as he chips from the rough.
Golf legend lee trevino reveals the biggest mistake amateur golfers make and shares why they should take. Lee buck trevino born december 1, 1939 is an american retired professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history. World golf hall of fame member and 29time pga tour champions winner lee trevino teaches his secrets to help seniors gain more distance. Transcript of tom watson on the secret of the golf swing online video golf lesson. David leadbetter said lee trevino is the best iron player he has ever seen. Aug 27, 2018 for those looking to straighten everything out, this video on swing plane doesnt matter is for you. Oct 03, 2019 to draw a driver off the ground, the wrists must be totally tension free at impact.
Lee trevino s wedge tips video this clip of lee trevino and billy andrade comes from champions tour learning center. Why was lee trevino so successful with his golf swing. You are winning 6 tournaments in a row, and then you are holding all 4 trophies at one time, and then you are change your swing. His entire swing was put together to ferociously release his clubhead down the line.
When you swing into the ball from the inside, you can create extra clubhead speed with less effort, and its easier to draw the ball. Without knowing the technicalities, you can just see the power difference. Become a great driver of the golf ball gravity gives you. He wants golfers to start the ball to the right of the target and draw it back to the left. Lee trevino golf swing analysis craig hanson professional golf. I was browsing around a few golf forums i keep up on, and saw a thread about the lee trevino golf swing. He was a shorter player with a shallow swing plane angle, and he has been said to play lie angles that are 3 degrees flat of standard. Although an unconventional swing, emulating lee trevino s swing by focusing on his right side and the way he came down and straight through the shot, tracking the target line, is a great idea. Lee trevino was one of the most successful golfers of his era. Ten years ago this month when he threw a rubber snake at jack nicklaus on the practice tee, then beat him in a playoff at merion to win his second u.
One plane golf swing, is it the the best for every golfer. Try trevino s unorthodox power fade swing golf tip lee trevino is known for his outgoing personality and quirky swing. My irons were ok, but that driver just didnt want to behave. Biomechanics and their affect on swing plane golfwrx. View a sidebyside comparison of their swings and decide for yourself. First of all, lets give lee a break, he is 72 years old. The conventional way is to align the body left of target, aim the clubface at the target, and swing along the line of the body. This is an actually excellent approach which may help you correct your swing. One, the gist of the swing is to play the ball off the back foot, swing from in to out, and adjust ones alignment so as not to hit a push. We have the golf swing and your total game broken down to the 5 most important keys in our top. Its extracted here if you want to check it out for yourself. Separate your swing thoughts into two thought boxes. If you try to generate great speed by using shoulder and arm strength, you will either hit the ground behind the ball, or top it.
Trevino turned pro in 1960 and won 29 tournaments during his pga tour career, including six majors two u. David lee has worked with over 30 major winners including jack nicklaus and lee trevino and is the creator of gravity golf master your perfect swing and take the gravity golf challenge. Swing the club back to the ball from inside the target line. Lee travinos unusual fade golf swing technique video by peter finch lets have a real indepth look at lee trevinos golf swing and why it is so unusual when compared to many of his peers. Probably, the most popular way to hit them is to open or close the clubface at address. What made lee unusual was his very distinctive golf swing. Hall of famer lee trevino still talks as good a game as. Golf controversy of 1 plane vs 2 use gravity for your ideal.
May 06, 2008 lee trevino swing analysis and changes he made as he got older duration. He established himself as one of the worlds top golfers winning many tournaments and also several majors. Aug 27, 2016 in this video i analyze one of the greatest swings of all time, lee trevino. Lee trevino wedge instruction tips correct wrist cock. In the efficient move of jack nicklaus, lee trevino and jym furyk, the swing operates in two planes. I am indeed hooking the ball, and the new 5 wood i bought is really bad for hooks as is my hybrid, and so was my driver. This will also help you eliminate golfers elbow when leverage is not going back in on the body.
Groove your golf swing my way by lee trevino my cms. Lee trevino who won 6 majors preferred to hit a draw and a fade the other way. The trevino swing instruction and playing tips the sand. This would put you in a two plane swing where the model is a one plane swing with the left arm matching the shoulder plane at the top. If we had the new golf ball in my day, lee trevino told usa today in 2007, the best of us would have hit it 300 yards and jack nicklaus would have hit it 360. With a driver, some swing and freewheeling is required through the hit allowing the club to raise somewhat. Watch this amazing golf swing and swing analysis from certified pga tour instructor craig hanson. Lee trevino had a swing like none that had been seen before, and golf experts predicted that such a swing wouldnt hold up under tournament pressure. Lee trevino chipping trajectory major winner lee trevino talks about the proper chipping trajectory for amateurs. Is it coincidence that a steeper on plane downswing gives causes a straightening and throw of the trail arm off plane through impact and beyond causing the clubface to turn drastically post impact isnt it painfully obvious that the steeper you come on the downswing the steeper and more vertical your shoulders will be at impact. As long as the plane of the backswing is in front of or above the plane of the downswing the shoulders can simply keep turning. By lee trevino with guy yocom photos by walter iooss jr.
Lee trevino offers advice to tiger woods on swing coach. Hole three trevino never knew his father and was raised by his mother and grandfather, a gravedigger. Trevino claims to have, won all my majors in the mud. Lee trevino ranked him with ben hogan and byron n risultati immagini per moe norman my close personal friend moe. Lee trevino was one of the great ball strikers of all time. Its fascinating to see how lee gets the shaft slotted and working behind him. I was working at the haney ranch as a club fitter in the early 90s when i developed the tight lies best ballstrikers part 2. Now any quick look at any professional tournament throughout the world will tell you that every professional golfer, although.
Trevino s swing is something which produces a very consistent fade. Well, since his operation hes getting a little more flex in his left knee at impact, which will help with his control. Dec 04, 2011 by lee trevino with guy yocom photos by walter iooss jr. To fade the ball i take the club outside and and cut across the ball. Theres only one really reliable way to curve the ball. The first thing that i would point out is there is not a very significant crease in the pants of the right hip. Lee trevino golf swing analysis craig hanson golf youtube. A driving lesson from lee trevino i found this driving lesson from lee trevino. You can see in this picture the way he moves into a flexed lead knee. Butch harmon says lee trevino has the best ball flight since ben hogan. Lee trevino ranked him with ben hogan and byron nelson as one of the greatest ballstrikers of all time. Lee trevino swing analysis and changes he made as he got older. He played most of his strikes with a very open stance.
He won 29 tournaments including six majors and then another 29 events on the seniors tour during his playing career. Apr 17, 2011 i got into a spell where i couldnt hit my driver very well. Nov 07, 2012 david leadbetter said lee trevino is the best iron player he has ever seen. I havent taken this very open swing to the course yet, but it has really helped my back, as far as hitting practice balls and getting used to the open stance and open, ez, swing. Lee trevino ranked him with ben hogan and byron n risultati immagini per moe norman my close personal friend moe norman moe norman, 1990s. However, if you look at players like pricey, the driver became their nemesis, as they got the plane too low to get it flying with the new equipment.
Lee trevinos wedge tips video this clip of lee trevino and billy andrade comes from champions tour learning center. How far would golfs legends drive the ball using modern. Lee travinos unusual fade golf swing technique video by peter finch lets have a real in depth look at lee trevino s golf swing and why it is so unusual when compared to many of his peers. Theres no way a guy whos so accurate with his irons should be that inaccurate with his driver. Compare lee trevino s backswing to our senior golfer with good flexibility.
Trevinos swing is unorthodox, and so is his method for hitting the fade. To hit a draw, move your hands forward, toward the target. The unusual swings of lee trevino, jim furyk and matt wolff. Jan 05, 2012 lee trevino would relish the chance to help tiger woods repair his swing.
Since i am about the same age as lee trevino, and havent had the severe back problems that i do now, i immediately remembered his swing that allowed him to keep playing. Chi chi rodriguez had as good a pair of hands as anybody i ever saw, and more shots than you can imagine. Lee s golf swing shows just how aggressive you can be in your clubhead release. Trevino got criticized a lot for how different his swing was from the accepted standards of his time, but his style has become more acceptable lately especially since players like rocco have used his short game techniques with a lot of success. Many golfers nowadays look blank when you mention moe norman, who died in but to those who were lucky enough to see him play he was a legend. Butch harmon says the best ball flight since hogan. At oak hill in 1968, trevino played rounds of 69686969. The plane is an imaginary flat surface used to describe the path and angle on which the club swings. Mar 08, 2011 i found this driving lesson from lee trevino. Although his swing was often ridiculed, no one could attack pins like lee trevino. Lee trevino and son did lee trevino s unique style rub off on his son daniel. Trevino breaks all conventional rules here, yet if you follow the path of the clubhead, there is. Opens, two british opens and two pga championships. He was inducted to the world golf hall of fame in 1981 trevino won six major championships and 29 pga tour events over the course of his career.
Drawing a driver off the ground at full swing speed, requires you to be in your ideal swingplane, and to make a tension free release. Ageing is something that happens to all of us, in this video i show the changes that lee trevino made as he got older from 35 yrs of age to 72. Miller says that what made trevino s swing unique was the way he chased the clubhead down his aimline, keeping the clubface moving toward his target longer than most players. Lee trevino pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles one of the biggest and best loved characters in the game of golf over the decades has got to be lee trevino, great play great ball striker.
Among them is lee trevino, and we actually have a bit of history. Because of his low ball flight he scored much better when the greens were holding shots. Golf magazine top 100 teacher brian manzella shows you lee trevino s key swing move that produced the accurate shots that won the 1971 open at merion, and a drill to. Lee travinos unusual fade golf swing technique video by. Sep 06, 2008 i read a very interesting article a while back talking about how it was a shame that what lee trevino discovered in his swing, more amateurs dont use. I recently read an article in golf digest that compared the current swing sequence of the great lee trevino one of my all time favorites to his sons swing sequence. One day, lee trevino was playing with the amateur golfer. For most players, that is the easiest way to do it. Very unique obviously and its really for this exact reason why i dont spend a lot of time preaching backswing swing plane or that a perfect set up is somehow going to get a golfer to arrive at a world class transition.
Now although we want some left arm roll, we can delay it until the start of the downswing as the elbow and left forearm swing. To shallow out the angle of attack, we need to attack the ball more from the inside. Once we realize that we have to cooperate with our plane, setting up to our golf ball takes on a new meaning. Ive been experimenting with lee trevino s setup and swing. Professional tour circuit after spending his earlier years as a driving range professional. When your head moves forward during the downswing, your whole swing plane moves ahead. Alternative to driver off the tee clubs, grips, shafts. Trevinos swing is something which produces a very consistent fade, but the way he sets up and the way he swings is sometimes contrary to what youll consider needed to play a consistent fade shot. Even if we barely graze the ball with the toe of our club, the plane is in charge. The golf swing consists of the backswing plane and the downswing plane, and can be on plane, upright above the. Unfortunately its a somewhat rare out of print first edition. Trevino follows the first two steps, but swings down the target line rather than with his body.
Golf controversy of 1 plane vs 2 use gravity for your ideal swing. The trevino swing instruction and playing tips the. Analyze your lee trevino golf swing golf swing plane. The golf swing consists of the backswing plane and the downswing plane, and. The unusual techniques he used when hitting shots were developed on the hard fairways and windy conditions in texas, where he learned to play. April 2009 written for golf digest 01 the easiest shot is the best shot. Moe would often tell me how much he liked trevino s swing. All you have is the hub path and the force and torque you apply to the clubthats the whole swing. The swing plane affects the direction the golf ball travels when hit and the trajectory of the shot. In this video i analyze one of the greatest swings of all time, lee trevino.
A better option might be to check out some old time used bookstores if. The golf swing consists of the backswing plane and the downswing plane, and can be on plane, upright above the plane or flat below the plane. Lee trevino pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles. My idea of a golf swing is one in which you can make all the normal errors cast,shoulder roll,etc. Lee trevino senior golfer tips for more distance golf. Trevino gives a few keys to getting better results with your chip shots. A draw swing, attacking the ball from inside the target line, requires a flatter swing plane, and thus a shallower attack angle so, to play this shot we need a draw swing in to out, but we still need the club face pointing to the right of the club path at impact see figure 2. Lee s swing could actually be very easy for the amateur, because it promotes body movement, and not a really high degree of athleticism. Thanks to reader chuck for this enlightening article posted by bradley hughes from flat lie angles the reason and logic of the greats i know from personal experience in a question asked directly to lee trevino that he used clubs that were at least 3 degrees flat in lie angle from the old standard. Tom watson teaches the secret to the golf swing and the importance of keeping the shoulders on plane in this online video golf lesson on the golf channels school of golf with martin hall and kraig kann. Swing plane can get complicated especially if you want to cover all the possible variations in the plane from address to the end of the followthrough. The insidetooutside swing path encourages a full release and a. Jun 03, 2018 so today im posting an old golfweek video featuring johnny miller talking about lee trevino s signature move. Lee trevino wedge instruction tips correct wrist cock, take away and back swing online video golf lesson.
Every useful golf swing touches the plane at impact. If id never discovered golf, i wouldnt have minded being a bulldozer driver. That means you will tend to lose the ball to the right or leave the clubface open through impact. Swing thoughts and lee trevino instruction and playing tips. But theres a swing out there that is easy to learn and is built to do just that one thinghit the ball straight.
Lee trevino s golf swing, at age 78, may not be what it once was, but his mouth still works as well as ever. Trevino was the first player to shoot all four regulation rounds under par at the u. One plane golf swing, is it the the best for every golfer video by peter finch is the one plane golf swing the best for every golfer. Tiger woods, dustin johnson, danny willett, rory mcilroy, brooks koepka, jim furyk, francis molinari, jason day and justin rose. This requires more work to fix lower your backswing to flatten your swing plane and weaken your grip a touch but the straight pull, if consistent, is usually playable. I use the trevino swing and to hit the ball with a draw, i use an open stance with a strong left hand grip and a weak right hand grip and make a circle 8 swing. Two, the inventor continues to make new discoveries. The secret to lee trevinos amazing accuracy youtube. The importance of lie angles in golf the diy golfer. Lee trevino controlled the ball as well as anyone ever, preferring a low fade with the longer clubs, and was a. Leadbetter said trevino is the best iron player he has ever seen. Golf controversy of 1 plane vs 2 use gravity for your. Author admin posted on august 3, 2019 categories golf tips for chipping. Apr 30, 2012 i use the trevino swing and to hit the ball with a draw, i use an open stance with a strong left hand grip and a weak right hand grip and make a circle 8 swing.