Category Archives: Squat & Dump

Ben Hogan Is Rolling In His Grave (Tiger Woods & The “Squat”)

This is incredible – I would never in my wildest dreams have traced the Tiger Woods Tai Chi squat exercise back to Ben Hogan, but here we are.

I remember Tiger Woods once saying that Moe Norman and Ben Hogan were the only two golfers who owned their swings, which leaves out others like Bobby Jones and of course Jack Nicklaus, among others.

Leaving that aside, Tiger also claimed that Hogan couldn’t have played on today’s Tour because he’d be too short-hitting, which is rich, because guess who Tiger Woods has been trying to emulate since at least his Sean Foley days?

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The Tiger Woods “Squat” Meme Comes From Sean Foley

Well, well, well – it’s Sunday morning in this corner of the world, and I used to love reading the comic inserts in the weekend papers (one had them on Saturdays, another paper on Sundays), so why don’t we have a little laugh here today?

I should have stuck to my gut instinct that Sean Foley, who was Tiger Woods’ swing coach between Butch Harmon and Chris Como, was the one responsible for bringing us the “Squat & Dump” move.

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Brandel Chamblee Says “Up Is Down, Black Is White & Tiger Woods Didn’t Squat”

There is so much wrong with this article that I ran across whilst idly scrolling the news on my phone after I’d woken up this morning.

At first, I thought I must be still asleep, so I bookmarked it until I’d had the benefit of a cup of coffee and another hour with my eyes open, but sadly, I had read what I read correctly.

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Gas-Lighting Golf Swing Analysts

Before I get into this, a couple of points.

I am finding Modern Golf ever more laughable and, to keep my sanity, I have noticed that I am becoming a little, shall we say, “light-hearted” in my writing style.

It helps me cope with the trauma of what I see day in day out, so bear with me, if you will.

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You Can Blame Tiger Woods (Or His Coach) For the “Squat & Dump” Move (Updated)

Update: Since posting this, I have uncovered evidence that takes the Tiger Squat back to his Sean Foley days, and it has just gotten worse and worse over time. /update

I have been wracking my brain for the past few days, trying to think of where the Squat & Dump move came from.

I have seen the Tiger Woods Tai-Chi routine, of course, but it wasn’t until I went looking for some old Tiger Woods swings that I found it – and yes, you can lay the blame on this horrific move on him and his coach at the time.

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The “Squat & Dump” Swing Looks Here To Stay (RIP Leading Leg)

I can only call this new swing phenomenon what it looks like to me.

I will forever now call it the “Squat & Dump” Golf Swing, and I will say “Rest In Peace” at this time to all of the leading legs that will be destroyed by this horrific move.

If you look at the mechanics involved, there is no way that people will be able to swing this way for many years before, at the least, they destroy their leading knee joint.

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