However, main facilities are still located at korea. He was born as the oldest son with two younger brothers and one younger sister. Since turning pro in 1994, he has won more than twenty professional golf tournaments worldwide, including eight on the pga tour, making him asias most successful golfer. This ensures that his shoulders turn fully and his hands get on plane. Essentially, the club needs to be swung straight back from the ball for the takeaway, rather than at an angle inside or outside of the ball visualize a straight line, running parallel to your own body, and move the club along this line when pulling back. The lateral bend plus late right shoulder external rotation flatten their swing planes after looking steep in the early part of the downswing.
Els played with choi on saturday and compared the sound to a tuna can attached to a shaft. Choi, the korean tank, as he is politely referred to on tour, was the first of a growing band. Since hes using the jim hardy one plane swing, this is what wed expect to see. Both of kjs parents were farmers on a small island called wando, in the southernmost part of korea. Play your best golf with help from one of trafford golf. Miura is back in his bag probably first time since winning players with cb501. Choi slow motion golf swing augusta golf instruction. Backswing, swing plane and footwork are all part of driver swing that are important in your game. Tips to improve the driver swing plane golf channel. Instructors debate if the golf swing produces more accuracy with a flatter simpler one plane golf swing or if two planes in the golf swing simply creates too much power to sacrifice for the accuracy. Choi, is a south korean professional golfer who currently plays on the pga tour. One plane golf swing pros and cons video by pete styles there is a fundamental difference between these two types of swings, and the underlying technique used to produce them.
His left arm is slightly lower than his shoulder line. Many instructors will talk about swing plane and in some circles this is a huge area of debate. That covers a wide range of planes, from extremely upright to. Pros and cons see if a oneplane singleplane swing right for you. Think your way to a better golf swing now by brady riggs, pga, with mike chwasky. Now as he swings it back, you can see club face a little bit closed, here comes the lift to the top of the backswing, very flat shoulder plane, heres. First korean to earn a pga tour card and to win on the pga tour. Jason dufner teaches you the proper way to turn your. Choi will have a new equipment sponsor for the 201718 pga tour season after coming to terms on a deal with ping that will see him play a minimum of.
If your elbow points inside the target line the shaft will tip over the swing plane. Chois compact windup to build a more consistent swing for someone who never hit a golf ball until high school, threetime tour winner k. Choi world number 432 by year counting events 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996. Chois yearly results, profile information, lifetime earnings, and more. Choi is expected to play nike golfs 410cc ignite driver, nikes forged pro. Choi successfully defended his title in his own asian tour event sunday, closing with a 4under 67 for a twostroke victory in the cj invitational hosted by kj choi. Our next and final tip concerns the path of your swing. The wrists will uncock and the rear arm will straighten before impact causing a huge loss of power and accuracy.
In reality, all he is doing is setting the club to swing down on an outsidetoin path that will produce a lefttoright ball flight. K j choi pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles k j choi is often deemed as one of the most likable and smiley happy players on the pga tour. Swing plane path and other considerations part 1 by kelvin miyahira. Choi is known for piercing iron shots and a strong, lefttoright. Kj choi practicing on tennis court clay to enhance and refine quality and consistent solid contact. The owner of this company was korean, but now is chinese. Brandt snedeker farmers insurance open jimmy walker kj choi. He started using a new driver last week that not only is square, but sounds like someone swatting an empty cola can upon contact. Ged walters shows you how to hit your driver using the one plane swing method. Always interesting to see a pro playing whats described as a game improvement club. Late lateral benders like carl pettersen and kj choi have this similar appearance as phil. According to the ap, kj is sporting a new square driver.
Oldschool golf instruction is full of imagery that was originally created to help players make what were perceived as the the proper moves in the swing. Choi has his swing analyzed by david leadbetter swing analysis golf digest duration. To help check your swing plane, when you are half way back in your swing, your left elbow for right handers should point back at the target line. Golf tip the short answer to the headline question is pretty obvious. The noodle will train you to swing back and through on the same plane, and will make your swing more efficient. If you like this drill and want more tips, check out our full video series with kyle. Transcript kj choi, from korea, good player for many, many years, multiple winner on the pga tour. Choi profile page, biographical information, injury history and news. If your elbow points too much in front of you outside the target line your club will lay back on a flat plane.
Kjs iron game is superb at the moment and has confidence to post some low. But a players swing requires some similar traits for success. Swing flaw i bend too much at the top, a bad habit from doing so many squats as a weightlifter. Fan site with news, links, a message board and guestbook, articles, career and tournament information, and photos. The new chairman is the name of a new car coming from ssangyong motors.
And he certainly has got some game to go with it as well. How to start the backswing in golf take control of your. Jason dufner teaches you the proper way to turn your shoulder plane posted stephen hollingsworth despite his relatively quiet nature, secret golfs own jason dufner, winner of the 20 pga championship, has plenty of thoughts about the golf swing. Their swing arc widens and the club shaft is pushed away from their body. Golfers swings vary as much as snowflakes with no swing being exactly the same.
The plane is an imaginary flat surface used to describe the path and angle on which the club swings. First, its necessary to know exactly what the term. The swing plane, at its most basic, is the path your golf clubs shaft follows when you swing. Swing plane can get complicated especially if you want to cover all the possible variations in the plane from address to the end of the followthrough. The swing plane affects the direction the golf ball travels when hit and the trajectory of the shot. K j choi pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles. Video by pete styles now if you want to try and improve your swing plane with your driver, first things first lets understand what swing plane is and now ill give you some tips on how you can improve it or change. The one plane golf swing hitting your driver youtube. While attending his local highschool, kj joined the powerlifting team. Any swing plane that delivers a square clubface to the ball at impact.
Swing thoughts that really work golf tips magazine. Learn how to identify whether your swing plane is correct steven bann. I believe it was 2009 or 2010 kj choi played a full bag including wedges of the g15 irons in the masters and finished tied for fourth. The golf swing consists of the backswing plane and the downswing plane, and can be on plane, upright above the plane or flat below the plane. Kj will be able to help us develop junior golf programs in that country and introduce our brand to new generations of golfers. Why sam sneads method might be the postanchoing future of putting. School of golfs martin hall and blair oneal teach how empty club boxes can be used to. Choi has his swing analyzed by david leadbetter golf digest. Choi hasnt won since his breakthrough performance at the players championship in 2011, but hes looking to find the winners circle again this week at the valero. Releasing early is when a player starts to release the golf club early in the downswing by uncocking their wrists too soon. One plane golf swing pros and cons video by pete styles. You dont need to swing like a pro to achieve success but good technique will make your efforts on the tee box a bit easier. I found a great swing rhythm that helped me shape my shots well and really attack.