Grant Horvat has taken the golfing YouTube world by storm in recent times, linking up with many star names.
Horvat played with Jason Day recently, with Phil Mickelson and Tommy Fleetwood among his other guests on his thriving channel.
He is clearly a popular figure in the golfing world, and has led the way for what the future of the sport may just look like.
Intriguingly, Horvat rejected the chance to play on the PGA Tour earlier this season, turning down the opportunity to appear at the Barracuda Championship.
But another opportunity for Horvat may arise in the near future given his status and indeed his clear ability on the course.
The drill Grant Horvat used to improve his golf swing
He’s now shared insight into his golf swing, having told Golf Digest about one particular drill he used in a bid to improve.
Offering a demonstration, the YouTuber said: “I truly wish I could swing a little harder and do different things.
“But I love one drill that I used to work on with my dad, which was we’d basically do transition drills, where I’d feel my weight shift into my right side.
“And I feel like, for me, when I would shift into my right side, it was kind of like a dance move. You’d shift into your right side, and then you’d plant your left. And so that movement, for me, always created a good tempo.
“So it’s like shift into the right, tap into the left, and that would set the club and kind of just let it fall and let gravity take it instead of any harsh movements.
“When you talk about tempo, I feel like the handsiest players, like the Freddie Couples, the Ernie Els, the Vijay Singhs, they have a lot of face rotation, per se. They’re not as rotational as like a Joaquin Niemann or like a Jordan Spieth.
“Their swing looks to the eye to have better tempo like Freddie. I mean, for example, if you slow his swing down, he has tons of face rotation.
“And so I’ve always had a lot of that as well, very handsy down at the bottom, and that can create the illusion of really good tempo.”
Grant Horvat’s swing helps link up with star names at world-class courses
It is a simple drill that could really help amateur golfers, with Horvat’s swing certainly very easy on the eye.
But plenty of practice and hours on the driving range will be needed to reach such a level, as Horvat can undoubtedly attest to.
It has, however, been worth it for the social media star, who has been able to take on some of the biggest names and courses in world golf.
Couples’ iconic swing can be replicated, but perhaps Horvat’s advice is a much better starting point for amateur golfers.
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