Duval Pattern

Tball88 · 06-24-2009, 08:45 PM

I'd like to hear some analysis of this swing by some of the swing guru's on this site.

Why is it effective and what are the pro's and cons of his motion.

Check out around 2:02 of the clip

David Duval Iron DTL Slow Motion

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pecky987 · 06-25-2009, 04:45 AM

grip it strong, rotate like crazy and hold it off

vjsinger · 06-25-2009, 07:13 AM

You guys think he has a little lean left, with a steep shoulder turn?...and the other things pecky said.

Kevin Shields · 06-25-2009, 08:04 PM

You had to see it up close to understand how good he hit it in his prime. Best in the world by far.

2mongoose · 06-25-2009, 09:55 PM

Hopefully he's gettin' it back. It was such a thrill to see DD back in contention.

pecky987 · 06-26-2009, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin Shields

You had to see it up close to understand how good he hit it in his prime. Best in the world by far.

of all the people you've seen play, how highly do you rank duval's ball striking ability?

Kevin Shields · 06-26-2009, 07:30 PM

Of all the people ive played with or have seen play at least 18 holes or more up close live, the order of ballstriking would be this.

1st Duval - unreal compression. tightest fade ever
2nd Nick Price for sound and pure accuracy
3rd Chad Campbell for no friggin curve at all
4th Tiger - sooooo many shots its unreal
5th John Huston - you'd be surprised
6th Rocco Mediate - played 36 at Sawgrass with him and he missed one shot
7th Fred Couples - can do anything you want with a ball
8th Hal Sutton - heavy sound, no curve
9th Tom Watson - very long and tight
10th Nick Faldo - worked it every which way imaginable

Erik_K · 06-26-2009, 10:15 PM

Always loved his swing! Did you notice how shut the face is when he takes it back?

dashfan87 · 06-26-2009, 10:37 PM

I had the pleasure of following watson around at a champions event a few years ago... that was my first time really watching a pro, and then understanding why I will never ever reach that level... haha

zarro · 06-27-2009, 01:57 AM

How close is Duval to one of the "baby fade" patterns that Brian previewed/described somewhat recently?

06-24-2009, 08:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tball88 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: . Posts: 570	Duval Pattern I'd like to hear some analysis of this swing by some of the swing guru's on this site. Why is it effective and what are the pro's and cons of his motion. Check out around 2:02 of the clip David Duval Iron DTL Slow Motion Close You need to upgrade your Flash Player

06-25-2009, 04:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
pecky987 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 1,023	grip it strong, rotate like crazy and hold it off __________________ see the ballflight see the bad shots see what in the swing causes the bad shots/ball flight replace causes for bad shots with upgraded positions make sure new upgrades do not cause more bad shots this teaching lark is easy!

06-25-2009, 08:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kevin Shields Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,456	You had to see it up close to understand how good he hit it in his prime. Best in the world by far. __________________ Kevin Shields

06-26-2009, 07:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kevin Shields Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,456	Of all the people ive played with or have seen play at least 18 holes or more up close live, the order of ballstriking would be this. 1st Duval - unreal compression. tightest fade ever 2nd Nick Price for sound and pure accuracy 3rd Chad Campbell for no friggin curve at all 4th Tiger - sooooo many shots its unreal 5th John Huston - you'd be surprised 6th Rocco Mediate - played 36 at Sawgrass with him and he missed one shot 7th Fred Couples - can do anything you want with a ball 8th Hal Sutton - heavy sound, no curve 9th Tom Watson - very long and tight 10th Nick Faldo - worked it every which way imaginable __________________ Kevin Shields

06-26-2009, 10:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
dashfan87 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 536	I had the pleasure of following watson around at a champions event a few years ago... that was my first time really watching a pro, and then understanding why I will never ever reach that level... haha __________________ Lefty Extraordinaire.

06-25-2009, 07:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
vjsinger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,240	You guys think he has a little lean left, with a steep shoulder turn?...and the other things pecky said.

06-25-2009, 09:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
2mongoose Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 338	Hopefully he's gettin' it back. It was such a thrill to see DD back in contention.

06-26-2009, 10:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Erik_K Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: USA. Posts: 635	Always loved his swing! Did you notice how shut the face is when he takes it back?

06-27-2009, 01:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
zarro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wheeling, IL Posts: 149	How close is Duval to one of the "baby fade" patterns that Brian previewed/described somewhat recently?

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