Grant Horvat recently posted a video where he tried to defeat Tommy Fleetwood, starting at 5 under the money. If you like a good golf match, go ahead and watch it. However, if you are like me and you want to learn from the professionals about their game, their opinion and how they got to where they are, this video offers something even better.
My favorite part is a moment when Fleetwood talks honestly to hit a low point in his career and training that helped rebuild his swing from the ground up.
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In the middle of the round, Fleetwood reflects in a difficult stretch during his career. Around 2015 or 2016, he says, things completely unfolded. He felt like the biggest issue was out. He even admits he developed the Yips driver.
Instead of hiding it, Fleetwood speaks honestly about the war and how he reached his childhood coach Alan Thompson in search of answers. What followed was a total reconstruction of shaking that began with a simple concept.
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To rebuild its swing, Fleetwood did not follow new technology or complex mechanics. His coach gave him a direct exercise that removed most variables: stay extra wide, keep your arms straight, eliminate ankle and rotate the body to hit the ball.
He calls them “wind mill shakes”, and he gripped with them for six months.
The idea was to eliminate hands and arms from the equation and turn into a clean movement of rotation. In this process, Fleetwood developed a more compact, controlled conclusion. It is now a signature action that still determines its pace today. What began as a adjustment eventually became part of his identity as the Topi striker.
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Fleetwood does not spoil it step by step, but its description gives enough of most players to try a training version. The main point of exercise is to get a broad stand.
- Expand your attitude. Make it significantly wider than usual to reduce foot action.
- Right wings. Keep the arms stretched without hand hanging.
- No hand action. Eliminate hand manipulation and simply turn.
- Rotate with your body. Let your chest and torsa control the swinging.
- Let it stop naturally. Do not force a complete conclusion.
It is a simple concept and will not help every player, but I am curious to try and see how it feels. Fleetwood agrees to work for this for six months, and to feel like a shaky reconstruction, all from a single exercise.
The most delicate tips from Fleetwood
Throughout the match, Fleetwood threw a small piece of additional knowledge that reveals how he thinks of the game.
- It uses three main types of shot: “Fleetwood” (stock), “Floatwood” (high and spinny) and “Woodwood” (low and controlled). This shows how he manages the trajectory in his game.
- When it comes to pressure, it does not allow the nerves to dictate the result: “Just because you are nervous or anxious does not mean you will hit a bad blow. The ball doesn’t know you are nervous.”
- He does not use a row in the ball when placed. On the contrary, he trusts the holders and his routine to line up things.
Final thoughts
Fleetwood’s tips in this video are not always packaged as an official lesson, but this is what makes it so valuable. He has lived through high and low game levels and, in this video, he accidentally shares the kind of wisdom you can only get from experience.
If you are looking for tips for shaking, mental game strategies or just a deeper look at how good ones work through problems, this is one of the best ways to do it.
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