Mike Austin Swing
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Mike austin swing. 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. Conventional instruction be damned learn how you can put your body in a position. 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. Mike austin fan 15 891 views.
Steve pratt golf 21 720 views. Amazingly he was 64 years old at the time. Austin s golf swing known as the mike austin swing has been practiced and taught by numerous golf professionals. 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.
I would need a slow motion video of mike austin s swing to discern whether mike austin used a puck release action or not. 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. It appears however the mike austin was certainly correct about the concept of step and throw. 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.
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. In the mike austin golf swing analysis video below you ll find out. Mike austin golf swing basics duration. 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.
It is based on the principle of supple quickness whereby speed is generated through relaxation of all active muscles. Video footage courtesy of mike. Mike austin swing sequence rare 1960 demo duration. Mike austin is best known for his 515 yard drive in the national senior open in las vegas nevada in 1974.
You might even say step then throw is a better phrasing as during the first portion of the downswing before the mid hands torque starts to spike the golfer is bracing himself by using the ground stepping down onto the front foot and letting the center of mass start to drop.