I don’t think I’ve ever showcased Al Geiberger, the original “Mr. 59” and someone who had a golf swing model that was near bang-on, as you will observe.

There are only a couple of critiques I would have of the setup and pivot action but, other than that, there’s not really anything at which to pick.

First, you can watch the face-on swing below here:

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Here’s a question for the sharp-eyed among you – who noticed the step-around finish?

The only flaw one can detect, to my eyes, is the slight head movement on the back pivot and then another slight lateral shift to the target, caused by two things, one of which you can see in the face-on setup.

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That would be the head position, which is too centered – a little to his right on the setup and it would be spot-on.

The other critique, also having to do with that head motion during the swing, and you’ll see it in the down the line on this swing of his:

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Great action once again but as you can see in the down the line setup:

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… that setup is nearly perfect, but for one thing – Al has a good deal of squat flex in the legs standing over the ball, which would restrict his ability to make a clean hip turn and would interfere with the straightening of the right leg on the back pivot:

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Looking at his top position, you can almost feel a little straining to complete that pivot with the right leg still flexed, and I’ve experienced the same thing when my setup wasn’t what it should be.

Now, Geiberger was a tall gent standing at 6’2″ so, it could very well be that he was simply using clubs with shafts that were too short for him, forcing the squat to get the club head to the ground, because everything else about his setup down the line is superb.

The centered head however with the squat flex in the setup position is what causes the slight head instability and the tiny move to the target starting down because he wasn’t in the optimal top position to simply transfer weight to the leading foot.

Regardless, when I look at a swing and can only find one or two things to nit-pick, you can rest assured that it is one solid swing, mechanically-speaking.

With a swing this solid, it would be no surprise that Geiberger popped out a bogey-free 59 back in 1977 when his short game and putting were hitting on all cylinders (he birdied the first hole with a 40 foot putt, ended his round with an 8 foot putt for his eleventh birdie and his sole eagle came from a holed-out wedge).

Fittingly, Geiberger was featured by Sybervision along with Mike Dunaway and Patty Sheehan, both of which videos you’ve seen here on this blog.

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A swing this good is definitely one to watch.