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People have stopped me ever since the 2011 US Open ended and asked, “Is Rory’s swing really perfect like they say it is?<\/strong> The announcers said it is THE perfect golf swing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, I was asked the same question after the Masters that same year about Charl Schwartzel’s swing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the end of the takeaway onward, these two swings could hardly be more different.<\/strong> Both are very good, however. Very good indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I heard a Sports Talk Radio guy say, “Charl’s swing was perfect. But, Rory’s is more perfect.” Ok. Chalk up one more reason why mainstream golf instruction<\/strong> is a confused mess. If you want to cut through that confusion with data-driven feedback, try our AI swing analyzer<\/a> to see exactly how your mechanics compare to elite-level models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the video analysis<\/strong> at the bottom of this page, we’ll clear up that mess and look at how well they match up with Chuck Quinton’s swing models<\/strong> taught on this site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full article: Rory McIlroy vs. Charl Schwartzel Swing Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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