But Pettersen, perhaps the best athlete on the LPGA Tour, hasn’t always played so well. http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1604474,00.html Golf.com describes:
Elbow surgery compromised her 2004 season, and in ’05 she played only nine LPGA events due to a back injury. In an effort to play through the pain she developed one of the weirder swings in big-time golf: she would get to the top of her backswing and pause for what seemed like an eternity, as if deciding whether to go through with it.
Pettersen hired David Leadbetter to coach her, and she’s been one of the best in women’s golf since then. Pettersen so far has 12 professional wins, including seven on the LPGA Tour. She has one victory in the majors, the 2007 LPGA Championship.
Characteristics of Suzann Pettersen’s Golf Swing
• Neutral grip
• Square stance
• Early setting of the wrists
• Full shoulder turn in the backswing
• Minimal hip turn in the backswing
• Posts up on her left leg
• Maintains her lag until late in the downswing
Compare Suzann Pettersen’s Golf Swing To
• Sergio Garcia (lag)
• Tiger Woods (posting of the left leg)
• Ernie Els, Ryan Moore (early setting of the wrists)
Suzann Pettersen Video Vault
Pettersen, down the line, iron:
Comparison of Suzann Pettersen and Morgan Pressel:
Pettersen, down the line, driver, slow motion
Pettersen, Lorena Ochoa, and Annika Sorenstam (Pettersen at 1:23)
6 Comments on "Suzann Pettersen’s Golf Swing"
Thanks for the clips, but I’m pretty certain the second clip (driver, side view) is Brittany Lincicome.
Hi Joe:
Good catch. I removed that video. Thanks.
Larry
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