Freddie "Boom Boom" Couples, even at 50, is one of the longest and best ball strikers on Tour. Freds driving distance average is a staggering 295 yards! GOLF DIGEST MAY EARN A PORTION OF SALES FROM PRODUCTS THAT ARE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR SITE AS PART OF OUR AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RETAILERS. This means atover 55years of age, Fred blows it by 80% of the young guns, including guysless than 1/2 his age. Fred does it and it is a big reason forFreddys prodigious driving distance. That sweet swing led Couples to 15 PGA Tour titles, five Ryder Cups, seven Presidents Cups and a green jacket. Could retirement be next? Winners and losers of PGA Tour's West Coast swing. But that seeming simplicity is what makes Couples great. I try to make it as simple as I can.. Swing Sequence: Fred Couples | Instruction | Golf Digest T2 Kurt Kitayama Full Leaderboard Fred Couples: Smash The Ball November 03, 2010 View The Gallery 1 / 18 MY DRIVER STRATEGY? That foot is darn near pointing towards the target. This often left him with a relatively streaky golf game - it was either on or off. Now there is a lot of instruction these days that favors a square or perpendicular position for that foot; pointing more towards the ball line. Then when I address the ball, I look down the fairway at the height I see the ball flying and my body instinctively gets in position to hit it that high or low. It's hard to believe it has been 30 years since Fred Couples won his Masters, and the fact that his golf swing looks as smooth and powerful today as it did then only adds to the confusion. 1) It helps him load the right hip in the back swing by preventing over rotation of the hip girdle. That image works at any speed. Find a fitting location near you at GOLFs affiliate companyTrueSpecGolf. Ebook (PDF) format for an immediate, simple download or in Hardcopy. He is the author of The Key To A Repeating Golf Swing which has taught over 10,000 golfers in 60+ countries. I get the club going here, which is down my line.. So they like to vent on all the bad shots. 3) Freds effortless, buttery release through impact is also facilitated as his bodys intent is towards the target (vs. neutral or arbitrary). Watch PGA Tour Champions. These Fred Couples swing action videos show how his technique relates to a particular underlying golf swing concept which is also identifiable to varying degrees in the techniques of other present day and past elite golfers. You can reach him at joshua_berhow@golf.com. Want to overhaul your bag for 2023? Fred Couples. And in doing research on his swing, I stumbled across an old video where he explains the simple thought he has for hitting the ball straight. Fred Couples has played a lot of golf (duh), which means hes played in countless pro-ams with amateur golfers, their talents ranging from quite skilled to, well, not very skilled at all. // Dennis Quincy Johnson Qb, Articles F