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It was a super terrific day here at Kennebunkport, MLJ (…is that a stretch?  Survey says, “no.”) highlighted by a post about a 21 year old MVP award, a post about Cap’n Sideburns, some other shit, PKI’s fantasy advice, a post I avoided like the plague because the pic was really creepy, a screenshot from Major League, and Hef thinking he’s above the law.

So how better to cap off this day of days?

Howabout some video evidence of my favorite golf swings of all time?  FUCK YES.

Now, before we get to the list, I want you to know that this was going to be about baseball at first.  I had my list all set to go (Jim Edmonds, Griffey, Manny, etc.) when it struck me…Bud Selig is a fucking bitch and I’d have no video evidence.  So instead of scrapping the idea completely, I just shifted it to golf, where there’s plenty of swing video goodness with super slow-mo cameras, and voila! Peen meets vajeen and an idea is born.

After the jump…the list.

1. Ben Hogan: No video evidence here because of the lack of quality.  Ben Hogan is considered to be the owner of the greatest golf swing of all time, one that revolutionized the sport and cemented his status as, arguably, the greatest golfer ever to pick up the game.  Forged through years of hard work in the Texas dirt, Hogan’s swing was mechanically flawless.  He combined power and accuracy and, considering the relatively primative technology, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone with a grain of golf knowledge who would debate this pick.

2. Hunter Mahan: The most fundamentally sound swing in golf today, Mahan is one of those crazy young dudes who can shoot 60 on any given course, and a large part of that is due to his unbelievably combination of length and precision.  His drives are among the longest on tour and are almost always striped down the fairway and is an annually on top of the Tour’s total driving statistic.  There’s just no flaw in Mahan’s swing, period.

3. Sergio Garcia: Because, for a dude who can’t be taller than 5′5″ and weigh more than 150 lbs., there is arguably no finer striker of the golf ball in the game.  Notice how much his shoulders rotate at the top of his backswing and then the lag he creates in the shaft before impact.  That’s where the power and consistency come from.  Simply incredible.

4. Sean O’Hair: As technically flawless a golf swing as they come, O’Hair’s swing is indicative of the modern school of thought.  Precociously long off the tee and incredibly accurate, O’Hair’s swing does not have one ounce of wasted motion, rather, he creates a tremendous amount of clubspeed with a massive shoulder turn and using his hips and lower body to create power, rather than his arms and hands.

5. Tiger Woods: Note…this is his swing from the 2007 PGA Championship, when he was the owner of the greatest swing in golf.  So why isn’t this higher?  Because his current swing is among the worst on tour…here he was super long and relatively accurate, but now, he’s neither.  I’ve never been a huge fan of Tiger’s swing regardless as he has a lot of unnecessary poses and is way too dramatic holding shots off to create a left to right ballflight.  Nitpicky…I know.

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