Post by Richie3Jack on Mar 28, 2014 8:37:19 GMT -5
HOGAN
TREVINO
MANASSERO
I would say compared to their peers, Hogan was the longest, Trevino was the 2nd longest and Manassero was the shortest of the bunch.
As many know, Hogan being short is a bit of a myth. He didn't really start to shorten his distance until after the accident which is perfectly understandable. Trevino being 'short off the tee' was also a myth. Take a look at his driving distance rankings in the 1980's where he hovers around the average. I do think the golf ball which was much more spinny helped him a bit. But, you can't fault a guy for playing to the equipment.
Manassero is an impressive ballstriker who appears to be held back by his lack of distance off the tee.
Out of the 3, Manassero is the tallest. Although the average height of a golfer has gotten much taller these days. Trevino appears to be the most flexion (bent over), but that may be an illusion because he is noticeably shorter than Manassero. All 3 players have their hips and shoulders quite a bit open at impact. I think it would be more interesting to look at the caddy view of the swing, particularly at p5.
I look at Manassero's hips. The left hip is getting a little higher than the right hip. This is done thru a small hip bump (slide) move, IMO.
Take a look at this swing sequence of Lee Trevino
www.lagpressure.com/lagpressure/trevino.jpg
And here's Hogan
We can see with Hogan and Trevino the hips are pretty much level here. I think that is the main difference between their ability to hit the ball with power versus Manassero's. They have more pressure on the ground to push off from than Manassero.
3JACK
TREVINO
MANASSERO
I would say compared to their peers, Hogan was the longest, Trevino was the 2nd longest and Manassero was the shortest of the bunch.
As many know, Hogan being short is a bit of a myth. He didn't really start to shorten his distance until after the accident which is perfectly understandable. Trevino being 'short off the tee' was also a myth. Take a look at his driving distance rankings in the 1980's where he hovers around the average. I do think the golf ball which was much more spinny helped him a bit. But, you can't fault a guy for playing to the equipment.
Manassero is an impressive ballstriker who appears to be held back by his lack of distance off the tee.
Out of the 3, Manassero is the tallest. Although the average height of a golfer has gotten much taller these days. Trevino appears to be the most flexion (bent over), but that may be an illusion because he is noticeably shorter than Manassero. All 3 players have their hips and shoulders quite a bit open at impact. I think it would be more interesting to look at the caddy view of the swing, particularly at p5.
I look at Manassero's hips. The left hip is getting a little higher than the right hip. This is done thru a small hip bump (slide) move, IMO.
Take a look at this swing sequence of Lee Trevino
www.lagpressure.com/lagpressure/trevino.jpg
And here's Hogan
We can see with Hogan and Trevino the hips are pretty much level here. I think that is the main difference between their ability to hit the ball with power versus Manassero's. They have more pressure on the ground to push off from than Manassero.
3JACK