I advised people earlier in the week to be careful from where and from whom they get their swing tips.

Almost as if to prove my point, Bryson DeChambeau posted a video yesterday of himself playing a public course and trying to set a new course record.

Before anyone accuses me of focusing over-much on BDC – you would be absolutely correct if you did.

When Tiger Woods was breaking his back on national television week in and week out, I was focused on covering him and his swing – because that’s where all of the other eyeballs on earth were focused, and I wanted to counteract all of the ridiculous swing analyses praising his horrific moves.

I would wager that Bryson is one of the more followed pro golfers today, so if he says anything about the swing that either sounds crazy or downright dangerous to one’s physical well-being, then I feel it’s my duty as a swing analyst to comment upon his proclamations.

You’ll recall that Bryson was advising people to do this with their driver swing:

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When I came across the following video today, I was very interested to see Bryson performing this swing technique because, well, why would you be telling swingers to do something you don’t do yourself?

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You can take my word for it, or you can watch every driver swing he made during the round, including drives where he states “that’s all I’ve got” or “gonna let it fly,” and the swing where he stretches and cracks his back (19:53) while stating, “time to blast…” and he never came close to making that ridiculous “Flying Foot” move.

Here’s the “time to blast” drive:

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Not only does he not perform the “Flying Foot” move, his leading foot is completely flat and stable on the ground at impact:

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… and the only reasons he turns on his heel are because of the leading foot’s squared position at impact, and his failure to release his trailing foot, necessitating the spin move to keep his left ankle and knee intact.

So, if you think I’m focusing too much on this fellow, remember that he makes millions of dollars per year playing the game and entertaining his fans on social media – and some of these followers and some beginner golfers who watch his posts are very likely to take everything he says seriously.

Read the comment section in that short if you don’t think so:

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If you re-watch him in that clip, he says “I’m pushing,” not a generic “one should push,” and as for the “every action has an equal and opposite reaction,” Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion has nothing to do with how you swing a golf club.

It sounds interesting and “Mad Scientist-y,” doesn’t it?  But he could just as well mention Archimedes’ Principle of Leverage to do that.  Because leverage is definitely a thing in the golf swing.

Bryson doesn’t swing like Kyle Berkshire when he plays the game, and I personally find it irresponsible of him to be giving ridiculous swing tips that he himself doesn’t employ.