Mike Austin Golf Swing
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Mike austin golf swing. Swing montage of mike austin who guinness world records recognizes as having the world s longest drive in a professionally sanctioned tournament at 515 yards. Mike swing was very unique in comparison to what is commonly taught today but by all accounts it s much easier to learn more effective in hitting the ball powerfully and much easier on the body especially the back and knees according to dan shauger who. Mike austin is best known for his 515 yard drive in the national senior open in las vegas nevada in 1974. It is believed that the swing speed required for the shot must have been in excess of 150 mph which mike had already recorded at the university of illinois around 1936.
Mike austin was known for many things but the one that people are becoming more and more interested in is the way he swung the golf club. All the swing videos of mike austin s swing that i have viewed are too fast and too indistinct for me to discern what is precisely happening to mike austin s left wrist immediately post impact. Amazingly he was 64 years old at the time. Who was mike austin.
1 how squatting in your downswing sets up so many other good moves 2 how elevation in your backswing affects your swing speed and 3 why quiet hips are the key for a truly powerful and controlled swing. Steve pratt golf 21 720 views. In the mike austin golf swing analysis video below you ll find out. Mike austin swing sequence rare 1960 demo duration.
At age 64 on september 25 1974 at the u s. The mike austin swing as shown by a sequence of high speed photographs. Mike austin fan 15 891 views. Austin s golf swing known as the mike austin swing has been practiced and taught by numerous golf professionals.
Mike austin is the man who guinness records credited with the longest drive ever in competitive golf. I would need a slow motion video of mike austin s swing to discern whether mike austin used a puck release action or not. Mike austin past holder of the guinness book of records longest drive in competition 515 yards and instructor to the likes of long drive pioneer and hall of famer mike dunaway introduced kinesiology the science behind the efficient use of nerves muscles and skeletal joints to the golf swing. National seniors open championship at winterwood golf course in las vegas mike hit a 515 yard drive on the par 4 465 yard 5th hole.