Tony Finau | Swing Theory | Driver, iron

[@TheBooze13]

These swing theory videos are incredible

[@ozzie_golf1157]

One of my favourite players on tour! 🤙🏻

[@gregglister8074]

Mark is making a name for himself in swing analysis. Nice work. As for Tony’s swing - it’s a thing of beauty and you better do a lot of Pilates if you want to emulate it. Imo it is very similar to Leadbetter’s A-Swing model - beautifully synched up.

[@Assassine8]

Smoothest modern Golf swing!

[@PatrickFedigan]

I'm a taller golfer and tend to "sit" more in my setup like Tony. When I tried some adjustments to stand up straighter, my weight tends to be too much on my toes over the ball and would not get consistent strikes. Wondering if I need more lie/length adjustments with my irons. Thanks for the analysis!

[@hectorgudino416]

Tony is the best!!!

[@mattjames463]

LOVE these videos! Keep them coming!!

[@Thewaldo12345]

I’m 6’5” and feel pretty uncomfortable swinging. Gonna have to try and shorten it up like Tony and see if it works better for me.

[@Mtnbike121]

It really isnt a short swing, Tony just uses a ton of hip turn and shoulder turn. Rotating more generates power and club speed basically for free.

[@zero2herogolf]

The big miss in this analysis is, how many great hitters of the ball, EXTEND their hips (pelvis) towards the target. This is what gives them that extra shaft lag and clubhead speed. Reminds of Annika Sorenstam and how she does it with her of own unique style, but the point is, extending the pelvis at the right moment adds distance fast. Most amateurs extend the pelvis at the ball, but here we see Tony just gets the move started at the ball, but finishes thrusting them at the target. Big difference!

[@richardmontfort4731]

What software do they use that illustrates the club path?

[@johnhofer3089]

I don't know about "quiet feet" - Tony was pressing off the ground with his legs hard, you could see his feet moving. You don't get ball speed like him if you don't.

[@n0body550]

Yes but comparatively qiet, christ do you know how words work 🤦🏻

[@johnhofer3089]

@@n0body550 Quiet is used to describe footwork during short shots.

[@n0body550]

@@johnhofer3089 Quiet the word un general has many uses and contexts and its use in relation to “quiet feet” her was viable

[@johnhofer3089]

@@n0body550 I know, and if you want to see quiet feet, look at somebody besides Finau. Scheffler too - both of those guys have crazy footwork.

[@n0body550]

@@johnhofer3089 Sorry about my original comment btw im in a horrid mood and i took it out on you 😂 I know quiet as my own feet barely move, the most my feet move is during putting because i tap my toes when i putt to keep my mind focused on the putt, other than that i’m shoulders going back and hips forward, feet dont need to do much

[@sirwojenheimthethird2268]

Any thoughts on how Finau’s resistance of the lower body in the back swing could lead to back problems? I love his swing but feel that it is best to not copy it for regular players who don’t possess elite level athleticism.

[@nicholasdonin1465]

As someone who lifts and competes at it, golf is active, therapeutic rest. I doubt anything about his swing will lead to back problems. The only thing a golf swing could effect it late age shape and mobility, but not cuz of the movement itself, but from he quantity of a singular movement.

[@donjales1683]

Please show your swing in slow motion face on. Thank you

[@KennethMcdough]

almost no back swing but he hits it so far

[@alexatlanta513]

"and you have got the recipe for some BOMBS!"

[@rm00k]

Mark, in your vids you keep calling a bowed left wrist "extended". It's not, it's called flexion. If you are going to use anatomical terms is best to use the right ones to avoid confusion.

[@user-ot3zk5me5l]

You and 6 other people are the only confused people

[@bobt5778]

3:06 Look at those feet - a lot of folks will use the ground... Like Finau doesn't? Every golfer pushes up off the ground or should that's why we have spikes on our shoes!

[@StephanieCampbellJ]

Skills in Tony, my buddy is betting on you-- let’s make a FTW!

[@fullsendgolfsimulators]

Wow

[@TheIncomparableGolfer]

2:08 what's wrong with some wrist hinge? John Daly had no problem winning with it.

[@sirwojenheimthethird2268]

There’s no ‘excess’ wrist hinge but there’s plenty of hinge still. The reason Daily had so much more is because he was WAY past parallel while Finau is as short of parallel as you could reasonably find on Tour.

[@TheIncomparableGolfer]

@@sirwojenheimthethird2268 Daly also has more body rotation than Tony.. I'm not saying Tony's swing is bad. I just prefer Daly's type. That's why golf is so cool. Many different ways to swing

[@kusler67]

lacks = likes

[@electrica__]

He just doesn’t have long enough length clubs

[@mnpanimal]

This is a bit more complicated than he makes it look.

[@alexmann8405]

Uncle Tony's a bad man. If only his putts dropped...

[@davidparnell1637]

Second

[@willsmith8203]

He needs to have quiet feet otherwise he will dislocate his ankle again since he’s such an “athlete” lol

[@dalemurphy6396]

I'm sorry, are you implying that he's not an athlete?

[@willsmith8203]

@@dalemurphy6396 I’m saying he’s rather unorthodox as per the video where he dislocated his ankle after his hole in 1

[@ubute]

drivel, as usual, esp 'magic move'

[@michaeltaylor7996]

Now I see how my short backswing is most likely giving me so much yardage. Golf pals always wondering about my short backswing. I feel my swing falls apart the farther I take the club back.

[@zoeyf3471]

Same. I feel like I get better torque than trying to rotate all the way back. In my mind it feels like a half swing/ punch shot.

[@TheShannontsmith]

My backswing is about the same as Tony’s and Rahm. Same feeling of loosing control when my backswing gets too long. I just wish I could hit the ball like those guys. Good to know I’m not alone. 👍🤓