Collin Morikawa

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Collin’s arms hang out slightly at address, which helps to create lots of width, so he’s not going to pick the club straight up and down. He then has a very slow, deliberate takeaway – and it works. He’s preparing himself to fire the gun.

His hands stay close to the body with the club outside the line. Many club golfers get the club behind them by going under the optimum swing plane. This fans the club and opens the face, so they have to then use their hands to try to recover it. 2

Now you can see how deep the rotation is – the left shoulder stays down and turns. I’m drawn to the logo on his glove; although it’s difficult to see here, what this tells me is that he has a fairly weak grip.

For 40 years, we’ve been teaching a flat wrist. Now you’re seeing more of this one-knuckle, weak lead-hand grip, so you get this bowed look. A lot of top players do this, and it helps them shallow the club and keep the face more stable through impact. 3

One of Collin’s secrets is that he comes down a fraction on the inside, so he’s shallowing a touch. When he squats, the club will just lay down behind him slightly. I love the delivery position shown in this photo, with the shoulders square and the hips maybe 60˚ open. There’s then zero face rotation through the impact area, which is one of the reasons why he is so accurate. The lead wrist and clubhead are beautifully aligned to where he’s trying to hit the ball.