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GREATEST PLAYERS SUPPORT MATERIALS

Body Movements

E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R G R E A T N E S S GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | SETUP | FACE-ON

JACK NICKLAUS

• Both feet turned out

• Front foot slightly more turned out than the back foot

JACK NICKLAUS ANNIKA SORENSTAM WOODS NICK FALDO

• Upper and lower body absolutely centered (not leaning left or right)

• Knees engaged and pushing apart

BEN HOGAN MICKEY WRIGHT SAM SNEAD BRUCE LEE GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | SETUP | DOWN-THE-LINE

SAM SNEAD MICKEY WRIGHT BEN HOGAN

• Knees, hips, shoulders parallel to target

• Back foot dropped back

SAM SNEAD MICKEY WRIGHT BEN HOGAN GARY PLAYER BYRON NELSON

JACK NICKLAUS MICKEY WRIGHT BYRON NELSON GARY PLAYER

• Back rounded at setup

• Chin slightly tucked GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | BACKSWING | FACE-ON

JACK NICKLAUS BEN HOGAN JACK NICKLAUS

• Loading • Loading down in legs down in legs

• Head moving • Ribs lifting down

SAM SNEAD BEN HOGAN

• Loading down • Body centered in legs

• Ribs fully turned • Head moving & engaged down

GREG NORMAN LYDIA KO TIGER WOODS

• Body centered

• Ribs fully turned & engaged GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | BACKSWING | DOWN-THE-LINE

BEN HOGAN TIGER WOODS

• Pushing back in glutes

BEN HOGAN ARNOLD PALMER TIGER WOODS

• Back in glutes • Down in legs (head)

• Down in legs (head) • Pushing knees apart • Loading rib cage GARY PLAYER TOM WATSON MARTIAL ARTIST GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | DOWNSWING | FACE-ON

• Surfing JACK NICKLAUS TIGER WOODS SAM SNEAD down & toward the target

• Front knee outside of front foot & still flexed

• Hips not open

GARY PLAYER BYRON NELSON

TOM WATSON TIGER WOODS BEN HOGAN • Increased knee flex

• Head down

• *Note: Both swings were max power (more in Ch.4) GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | DOWNSWING | DOWN-THE-LINE

JACK NICKLAUS SAM SNEAD TIGER WOODS

• Lifting the ribs

• Down in the legs

• Flattening angle of the hat brim

JOHNNY MILLER JACK NICKLAUS

RAFAEL NADAL ROGER FEDERER SURFER NOLAN RYAN

• Rounded back during setup

• Lifting the ribs

• Down in the legs

LIONEL MESSI MIA HAMM GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | THROUGH IMPACT | FACE-ON

JACK NICKLAUS BEN HOGAN MICKEY WRIGHT

• Pelvis thrusting toward target and up

• Head staying relatively level, moving slightly up BYRON NELSON GREG NORMAN TOM WATSON TIGER WOODS BEN HOGAN

• Front side crescent shape

• Front knee still slightly flexed

JACK NICKLAUS MICKEY WRIGHT GARY PLAYER

• Back foot sliding toward the target and away from the ball

BEN HOGAN GREG NORMAN JACK NICKLAUS GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | THROUGH IMPACT | DOWN-THE-LINE

BEN HOGAN SAM SNEAD MICKEY WRIGHT GREG NORMAN TOM WATSON • Front side crescent

• Angle of shoulders

• Back foot angled away from the ball

TIGER WOODS JACK NICKLAUS NICK FALDO JACK NICKLAUS

• Knees, glutes and body pushing back away from the ball

TIGER WOODS

• Body thrusting up and back away from the ball

• Head remaining level

• Angle of shoulders

• Front foot even sliding back away from the ball GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | FINISH | FACE-ON

TOM WATSON JACK NICKLAUS TIGER WOODS LOUISE SUGGS MICKEY WRIGHT • Front side crescent shape

• Chest and ribs up

• Pelvis pushed up and forward

ARNOLD PALMER GARY PLAYER SAM SNEAD MICKEY WRIGHT

TIGER WOODS TIGER WOODS JUSTINE HENIN ROGER FEDERER KERRI STRUG SHANNON MILLER GREATEST PLAYERS BODY | FINISH | DOWN-THE-LINE

TIGER WOODS TIGER WOODS JACK NICKLAUS SAM SNEAD

• Front side crescent shape

BEN HOGAN MICKEY WRIGHT LYDIA KO TOM WATSON GARY PLAYER

REGGIE JACKSON KEN GRIFFEY JR. SOCCER PLAYER

• Front side crescent shape