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The training aid Billy Horschel used at BMW Championship

Published

10 years ago

Sep 7, 2014

Ben Alberstadt

We spotted this week’s winner, Billy Horschel, on the range at Cherry Hills, Thursday using the SwingLink training aid.

What was he doing using the product you see below?

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To answer that, remember this: With the ball slightly below his feet on the 72nd hole of last week’s Deutsche Bank Championship, Billy Horschel chunked his approach shot into to a hazard, ending his run at victory.

If you looked at what Horschel said in the aftermath of the poorly struck approach, he said a lot of things like:

It happens. I’ve got thick skin. I let things roll off me a lot. Nothing seems to bother me for too long. That’s just the kind of person that I’ve been my whole life. And so, I didn’t dwell on it. It was over, I had a lot of great people call me to make sure I was doing okay, and I said listen, I’m fine. It’s just a bad swing at the wrong time.

In other words. He put it out of his mind and got back to work.

As you can see, his grind sessions on the range involved the use of the SwingLink.

What does the SwingLink claim to do?

According to the manufacturer:

Swing Link is a revolutionary golf training tool that helps you achieve a more efficient golf swing in minutes! It keeps your arms and body working together as a single unit rather than allowing the arms to work independently. The Swing Link keeps the body in control and the arms in the proper position to encourage the body to pivot. It puts the emphasis on the larger muscles.

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Horschel, of course, won the BMW Championship by two strokes. Not surprisingly, he was excellent from tee to green for the week, as you can from his first, second, third, fourth, and average numbers below, along with his rank in each category.

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No word on how long Horschel’s been using the product, but you’d have to guess it’ll be making the trip to Atlanta with the second-ranked player in the FedEx Cup standings.

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Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship

Published

3 days ago

May 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.

While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.

Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.

General Albums

2024 PGA Championship – Monday #1

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship

Published

1 week ago

May 7, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.

From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.

Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.

General Albums

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.

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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Published

3 weeks ago

Apr 30, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).

Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.

We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.

Check out links to all our photos below.