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Justin Rose's Swing, by Sean Foley: The Secrets of His Game

In this interview with Golf Monthly, Justin Rose explains how his swing has evolved. He describes his long-standing strengths, his three-phase training regimen with Sean Foley, how he has adapted to his injuries, the role of TrackMan, and what his father taught him about mental preparation.

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What the lesson shows

Justin Rose identifies two consistent traits: a noticeable sagging of the face, resulting from a very open clubface at the top of the swing, and a head that lags behind to close it out. He calls his right hand his “steering wheel.” With Sean Foley, he worked on three phases—backswing, transition, and follow-through—and then, between 2016 and 2018, they sought a swing that was safer for his body, more “old-school,” with greater lower-body mobility. He wants to feel the club behind him to be forced to turn, like a water skier being pulled by a boat.

Trackman helped him understand his swing plane: The direction of the swing and the angle of attack together determine the club's path. He uses it as a reference point to create a certain feeling, not for technical play. His father taught him a methodical approach and a system for recalling successful shots. To improve, he advocates for the deep practice: Make the exercise more challenging—for example, hitting on a sandy surface—rather than spending hours hitting balls on a perfect mat.

The Exercise, Step by Step

  1. Identify the consistent aspects of your swing and learn to work with them rather than against them.
  2. Work on your swing in phases: backswing, transition, and follow-through.
  3. On the downswing, feel the club behind you to force your body to rotate.
  4. If you use Trackman, use the numbers as a guide to develop a feel for it.
  5. Prepare for your competitions with a game plan, and review your best shots with each club.
  6. At the driving range, make the exercise more challenging—for example, by using a difficult club—instead of just hitting ball after ball.

Key Takeaways

Justin Rose lets the clubface open up significantly, a result of a very open clubface at the top of the swing.
With Sean Foley: backswing, transition, then follow-through.
After his injuries, he adopted a more old-school swing that's easier on his body.
Feeling the club behind you forces your body to turn.
The swing path and the angle of attack together determine the club's path.
Deep practice: Make the exercise more challenging rather than just putting in hours.

Mistakes to Avoid

  • Striving for a technically perfect swing without taking your body into account.
  • Believing that a straight divot guarantees a neutral club path.
  • Spend four or five hours at the driving range with perfect lie.
  • Wanting to eliminate all one's natural traits instead of learning to control them.

Driving Range Mode

Keep it in plain sight, on the rug.

  1. Shots from a sandy or difficult lie to ensure clean contact
  2. Two or three exercises that challenge you, rather than buckets of balls
  3. TrackMan data from the driver to calibrate the feel of the swing path
  4. Creative Game: Find a path through the trees and count the steps

Your Questions

What are Justin Rose's swing characteristics?

A noticeable loosening of the face—a carryover from a very open face at the top of his swing when he was younger—and a head that stays back to close the face at impact.

How did Sean Foley develop his swing?

They worked through three phases: backswing, transition, and follow-through. Then, because of his injuries, they sought a safer, more retro swing with greater lower-body mobility.

How does Justin Rose use TrackMan?

As a reference point. He hits a few drives to figure out how far he needs to swing to the right to get a neutral path, then uses that feeling as a guide on the course.

What does he mean by “deep practice”?

Take a skill and make it more challenging—for example, hitting a ball for an hour on a sandy lie. He advises against spending four or five hours at the driving range on a perfect lie.

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