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Webb Simpson Golf Swing and Putting Tips

by Robert Cotter (About the Author)
Professional Golf Ball Engineer
Director of Golf Swing Instruction, Instant Golf®

Webb Simpson is excited to get on the course at Merion and attempt to become the 1st golfer to win back to back US Opens since Curtis Strange accomplished the feat in '88-'89. This year's scoring will be a lot lower than last year when Webb won in San Francisco with a total of +1 for the week.

Webb Simpson has a golf swing with some idiosyncrasies. He gets into a few positions on the back swing and down swing that work well for him, but could be a bit tricky for the rest of us. He's a lean and limber 27 year old and his swing reflects that fact.

When you look at his long game numbers, he is actually quite unspectacular. This is quite fascinating considering he won 3 times in a 12 month span and had a boat load of top 10 finishes in 2012, and 4 to date in 2013 including a playoff loss at the Heritage. This proves there is more than 1 way to get the job done.

Some quick stats. Webb is not overly long or accurate with the driver. He is ranked 121 out of 185 players and 90 of 185 in distance and accuracy respectively. Though he did hit a 398 yard drive this year. Wow!

Now as we get closer to the green, we can see where Simpson starts to excel. He hits 67.3% of the greens in regulation. So he has a solid fairway wood/hybrid and iron game.

Plus when he does get in trouble in the rough, Webb can get out and get on the green. This shows his head is in the game too. He proved this at the U.S. Open last year, making smart decisions for 4 rounds.

If you are in trouble, your first goal should be to Get Out Of Trouble. The most glaring disregard for this golden rule conjures up images of Phil Mickelson at the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, where an errant tee shot resulted in an epic collapse and another heart wrenching, 2nd place finish.

The Putting Game...

Now, when it comes to putting, Webb is in an elite class. This guy can get the ball in the hole. He was ranked 1st in Birdie Average in 2012, and is among the leaders in 2013. He is also makes a ton of eagles and sinks a lot of birdie putts on par 3's. This means his iron tee shots find the green and he drains the putts. That combination will lower your scores in a hurry.

I met Webb at The Barclay's event. He's a polite, easy going guy, who is generous with his time. What you see is what you get in person.

He has had great success with the belly putter, as has fellow "young gun" Keegan Bradley (a fellow major winner). I took some shots of Webb working with caddy Paul Tesori at The Barclay's.

Now whether you are using a traditional length putter, or a body anchored putter like Webb, there is one fundamental you should adopt. Or at least incorporate into some practice sessions.

You will notice with the great putters that there is a relationship between the forearms and putter grip/shaft.

The forearms form a straight line down the shaft.

You may remember from biology class that there are 2 main bones in the forearms, the radius and ulna. If you align that putter shaft right between the 2 on both arms, the shaft is in effect braced or locked in to a solid position for putting. In fact, the putter shaft becomes an extension of the arms!

Now the golfer has to simply rock the shoulders to achieve a pendulum like motion. Contact becomes very solid. The ball will jump off the putter face as there is no slop or wasted motion. In essence, it is like the putter is welded to the arms.

This alignment method also eliminates wrist break or flipping the putter head through the stroke. Under pressure, this will help you make more putts.

When you hear announcers talk about a player "pulling a putt", that is almost always the result of an over active trail hand (the right hand for a RH golfer). That will close the club face and move the ball left of the target. The braced position combined with a pendulum stroke generated from the shoulders will eliminate the flip.

One final comment on forearm alignment and the belly putter. Webb Simpson's putting stats show how deadly he is from long range with his putting game. In fact he is near the top of the heap in making the long breakers (those putts we love to see drop in the hole).

On putts in the 15-20' range, he is ranked 16th out of 185 so he buries a lot of those side winders. If you are going to win on the PGA Tour, you need to make a few bombs on Saturday and Sunday and Webb has a knack for doing just that.

The longer putters like the belly anchored, and especially the chest anchored (used by Ernie Els, Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, etc...) allow the golfer to have a more upright stance which promotes a more comfortable, pendulum swing. It also provides the golfer with a higher vantage point from which to survey the green to pick up the little nuances of the break and speed. If you were watching the British Open last year, you saw Els make some key putts on Sunday which led to his final round 68 and 4th major title.

As the players adjust to the new putter rules, you will still see the forearm alignment above with most great putters, regardless of putter configuration or design. The guys and gals (past and present) who putt the best like the putter shaft/grip to be an extension of their forearms whenever possible.

The Iron Game...

From the fairway and even the rough, Webb Simpson can get the ball on the green. He is an excellent iron player and also makes good decisions that result in eagle and birdie opportunities.

One aspect of his swing that can help many golfers actually occurs before he takes the club back. Many PGA Tour players set-up with the inside pocket of the elbow pointing more out in front of them, towards the ball line. Ben Hogan advocated having the elbows point at the outside of the hip bones, this would have the inside elbow pockets pointing more in front, or even "looking" towards the hands.

Now take a look at Webb's left elbow above.

The inside pocket of the elbow is almost pointing away from the target!

It is not pointing out in front of him. The left elbow is also a bit hyper extended, which is a bit old school, ala Nicklaus and Miller. I don't advocate the hyperextension, in fact most players can't even hyperextend that joint. While providing a nice swing radius, hyperextension or locking the lead arm tends to cause tension in the down swing which slows arm speed, release, and ultimately curbs ball speed (i.e less distance).

Yet pointing that elbow in the direction Webb does can help many golfers, especially if one tends to take the club away outside the target line (where the club head stays outside the hands too long).

An elbow that is pointed more away from the target vs. toward the ball will help a golfer make a straight back takeaway from the ball. It also helps to "pre-roll" the lead forward a bit so a player can have a head start in the back swing. Don't overdo it though, or you can whip that club around your body in no time.

Little adjustments with the elbows can yield very different feels in the set-up and take away. On the practice range, it is common to see player's instructors tweaking a golfer's elbows one way or another. The goal is to always simplify the swing and engrain better "feels" for the player that he or she can repeat under pressure.

Webb Simpson has found the positions that work under pressure and he now has his name on a U.S. Open trophy. Quite an accomplishment for a golfer especially at such an early stage in his career.

All Tour caliber players like Webb move effortlessly from their "top of the back swing" position through impact to the finish position.

Hence, the Down Swing has its own Set of Requirements.

I once marveled at this seemingly magical 1/2 second (from back swing to finish position) while watching one PGA player after another strike golf balls while testing my new ball designs both on practice ranges at professional events and at our corporate testing centers.

In every instance, the best players with repeating golf swings were able to:

1) Generate high club head speed which allowed them maximum distance potential, especially off the driver.
2) Hit the center of the club face consistently (in fact, wear it out).
3) Control the club face angle and club head path so their side spin (draw, fade) was manageable.

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