Manuel De La Torre Swing

Subsonic · 2022-08-20T18:05:02+00:00

We talked about it a bit here: https://golfbuzz.com/d/7099-golfbuzzers-outing/69 I feel it deserves its own thread, so here it goes. I have been practic...

scotts33

Manuel at 69.

sdandrea1

scotts33

Supple (souplesse). 😉

Par4QC

rsvman2 He shot 67 & 66 here at the Quad Cities Open (JDC forerunner) when he was 67, in 1979.

Sneakylong

LPGA Tour Major winner’s testimonial to Manuel de la Torre’s concepts.

pellmell

Sneakylong

Morgan Pressel is a major LPGA winner also, but her swing is remarkably flawed.

scotts33

sdandrea1 Supple (souplesse)

In those above swings of Manuel and Sam Snead I'd say with that lifted left heel they can turn more in their 60's and display souplesse.. For edification Bill Owens came up the term souplesse, La Danse Du Golf. He is a UK golfer he moved to France and gave Triangulaid teaching. He came up with these terms. There is a direct correlation to Jones/DeLaTorre to Bill Owens.

You can watch and see these movements are much the same. Turn on English subtitles.

garyt1957

rsvman2 That's poetry in motion. And he was probably still breaking 70, at least once in a while.

At 61 he won the Senior World championship in 1973 at 20 under so I'm pretty sure he was still scoring in the 60's at 65. He also teamed with Don January to win the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf 1983 at 71, I bet he was still in the 60's then.

fatshot

garyt1957 At 61 he won the Senior World championship in 1973 at 20 under so I'm pretty sure he was still scoring in the 60's at 65. He also teamed with Don January to win the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf 1983 at 71, I bet he was still in the 60's then.

Sam was my first golfing hero! I got hooked on golf watching him win one match after another on an old TV show
called All Star Golf!

Sneakylong

pellmell

Not sure of your point. Every swing has flaws. It’s just some are able to negate those flaws better than others.

sdandrea1

pellmell Sneakylong

Morgan Pressel is a major LPGA winner also, but her swing is remarkably flawed.

How do you define flawed? There is no standard or codified correct swing.

pellmell

sdandrea1
Goat humping flipper.

sdandrea1

pellmell Goat humping flipper.

But it worked for her, right?

pellmell

sdandrea1

Yes, good enough to win four tournaments and perhaps indicative of the level of play on the LPGA.

sdandrea1

pellmell Yes, good enough to win four tournaments and perhaps indicative of the level of play on the LPGA.

I'd take that flawed swing if she's done with it. 😉

Eguller

fatshot

The stories are legendary - we would need a separate thread. 🏌️‍♂️

scotts33

Eguller The stories are legendary - we would need a separate thread

Soon to be Off the Rails? 🤢

fatshot

Eguller The stories are legendary

Maybe I should start putting like he did late in his career......Jimmy Demaret said "He looks like he's basting
a turkey !"

fatshot

scotts33 Soon to be Off the Rails? 🤢

Sorry.....I got carried away....I'll be good now! 😂

sdandrea1

Playing today, I was "thinking" MLTD concepts. Not sure that I'm actually embracing the mechanics, but Trish's videos helped. The centered concept and target-focus led to some very solid turf shots. I can tell it's an "arms" swing because my back is happy.

scotts33

sdandrea1 The centered concept and target-focus led to some very solid turf shots.

What were the take aways pro's/con's and is MDLT a concept that you can stay the course?

sdandrea1

scotts33 What were the take aways pro's/con's and is MDLT a concept that you can stay the course?

Bad habits are hard to break. In an effort to get my weight to the target side, I tend to sway laterally when I'm not focused on centering. Gotta just think about "right shoulder, left shoulder, down the target line. This promotes centered vs swaying.

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