SWING
SEQUENCE
Billy Hurley
Perfect lines in his setup.
Notice that the club
is higher than his
hands and in front
of his belt buckle
halfway back—
that’s ideal.
Building a
Better Motion
Analysis by British PGA member MITCHELL
SPEARMAN, with ANDREW BLAIR
Photography by TRACY WILCOX
F
o r m e r Vi r g i n i a S t a t e G o l f
Association Amateur champion
turned PGA T professional Billy
our
Hurley has built an efficient motion
with little wasted movement in his swing. The
former Leesburg, Va., native and the 2004 and
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2005 VSGA Amateur champion has made
tremendous strides mechanically. Billy earned