Is Donald Trump Good at Golf? We Asked a Pro Coach to Analyze His Shot

Is Donald Trump Good at Golf? We Asked a Pro Coach to Analyze His Shot

As Joe Biden Questions Trump’s Alleged Golf Prowess, Is the 45th President as Good as He Claims? It has become one of the strangest questions of a particular campaign: Is Donald Trump as good at golf as he claims? The 45th president of the United States spends a lot of time on the course, owning 17 courses around the world when he was elected in 2016 as part of a vast real estate portfolio. Jack Nicklaus, the 16-time major champion, once professed that his playing partner “loves golf more than money,” while Trump himself boasted that he played with a handicap of just 2.8.

But those numbers don’t seem to scare Joe Biden. In the first debate between the former presidential rivals, Biden blasted his Republican opponent and challenged him to face him in a race or an 18-hole race, but only if Trump had his own bag.
The 81-year-old then claimed to have shaved his own handicap down to six earlier in life, though later revised this up to eight. There would appear to be little reason to provide a falsehood over something so trivial, but Trump felt that President Biden was embellishing. “I saw your swing,” Trump suggested. “That’s a lie. He challenged me to a game of golf, but he can’t hit the ball 50 yards.’

While a showdown between the two seems remote, we finally have video evidence that confirms at least one of their claims is true. Golfer Bryson DeChambeau has been friends with President Trump for years, and the U.S. Open champion invited the 78-year-old and a camera crew to play with him as DeChambeau attempted to break 50 from the red tee. He proposed the most advanced information about Trump’s fluctuation and found that he would hit the audience. The full version has expanded nearly 8 million views on YouTube, but many clips have been viral with social networks. Well, first remember that Donald Trump is 78 years old. He has great rotation on his shot and generates great power in transition. It may seem unusual at first because his swing is flatter than the pros you see on TV, but he comes back flat on the downswing and rotates well with a consistent release. Considering his age, that’s a very good golf swing.

Donald Trump generates excellent power through transition (Bryson DeChambeau/YouTube)

I would guess in Donald Trump’s past, coaches have tried to tidy up his backswing and get it higher. He’s fantastic in transition and generates a good level of speed and power, but I would like him to swing it a touch more on plane in his backswing to stop the club getting so much behind him.”

That putting motion can look unusual on the eye because of the follow through. I think if you had him stand still throughout the shot with a shorter follow-through it would streamline the movement nicely. I would say this is the weakest part of his game and where he seems most uncomfortable. However, he was putting during a round with Bryson DeChambeau and is not a professional. »

Stay active, keep exercising, keep testing yourself. We know that Donald Trump has a passion for golf and plays it often. This creates incredible speed at impact.

Question: Finally, is Trump’s claim true that he can get his 2.8 handicap back based on the video footage?

F.E.: “From the right tee, I think his handicap is 2.8. On PGA Tour courses with hard pins, I don’t think he can shoot over 80. But most courses are shorter and more accessible – I think he can play to that handicap or better on those courses.