2020-21 PGA Tour Champions

through impact. His pressure has already begun shifting off his trail foot on to his lead foot. However, one really interesting trait in his action is the very slight cup in his lead wrist, which opens the clubface slightly. This will have a bearing on how he releases the club later in the downswing. 3

After impact, we can see how he has matched up the release of his golf club. He needs to have a slightly more flippy/rotated release than others due to that cupped wrist position. Note how the right forearm has rotated aggressively over the left. This swing pattern is something that Els has managed diligently over the years, with guidance from the likes of Butch Harmon and Claude Harmon III – even the best players in the world have swing traits that need constant management. It’s a truly great swing that I grew up idolising.