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Happy Gilmore swing

  • 11-08-2014 10:40PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭


    Played in a competition with a guy yesterday who used the Happy Gilmore swing with every drive, he only missed 2 fairways.

    Found this video with Padraig Harrington, he gained an average of 30 yards doing it, would any of you put it into play on course in a competition?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wguFY0DDoAU


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,105 ✭✭✭bigtimecharlie


    Harrington 18th on day 1 of 2014 PGA.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEbg7pw5Mco


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭Golfnut77


    Harrington 18th on day 1 of 2014 PGA.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEbg7pw5Mco

    That was on the 10th on the practice round for the Long Drive, even Harrington wouldn't put that swing in play with a card in his pocket.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 493 ✭✭hades


    Not exactly a Happy Gilmore swing, but an interesting swing for people to practice is shown in the following youtube video at around 3 minutes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thB87KAMT90


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    Golfnut77 wrote: »
    Played in a competition with a guy yesterday who used the Happy Gilmore swing with every drive, he only missed 2 fairways.

    :eek: Seriously? and in a competition?
    Was this his usual swing or was he just trying it out for a while.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,140 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzo18S2-QyQ&list=UUV9eCfq-i6CVfjmrNwEo-3w

    This is me in my mid-teens. Having a ropey game and just for the laugh on 17 gave it a try. We all did. Ball finished a few inches from the hole and tap in birdie :)

    The club had this on the website for a good while, until "complaints" from the membership had it removed, and a few people got really scorpy with me over it...


    *enjoy the days of rubbish mobile phone cameras*


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭Golfnut77


    Senna wrote: »
    :eek: Seriously? and in a competition?
    Was this his usual swing or was he just trying it out for a while.

    He said he tried it a few times on the range a few years ago and got good results, he's been using it on the course now for 3 years, he's a 9 handicapper, the funny part is he actually has a great swing but I guess it works for him.


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