[BerntR]

Daryl,

I read your response to this. And it was wise and fun. I'm sure Sir Elton would have enjoyed it to

Hogan and AK appear to be swinging more left than TW in those pics. Could be TW was practicing the draw in that pic?

In fact it could also be the opposite.

You can't see whether there's a draw or fade coming from those differences. It all depends on how you time the arms vs pivot etc. There's a zillion of ways of striking through the ball with the club face open or closed.

And while I understand what you mean with swinging left, it is a highly misleading term. If you want to "swing left" you need to open up your swing plane and possible your stance too. That's about it. From face on it will basically look the same. If you want to "swing left" and still hit out on the ball you need to turn the pivot more before you release your arms and the club. I prefere to strike the ball that way, but it is still an on-plane motion.

Tiger is so talented that he can basically get away with anything. The rest of us need a reasonably good stroke pattern to play decent golf. I don't think Tiger is a good swing model the way he strikes the ball these days.