Adam Scott is widely considered to be the player in the modern game with the most enviable golf swing, with the Australian producing a masterclass in tempo every time he hits the ball – no matter what the situation.
Adam Scott is certainly one of the most talented players to have played the game over the past two decades, with the 44-year-old winning The Masters in 2013, with 13 further victories coming on the PGA Tour during his career. Scott meanwhile, picked out reaching world number one as the highlight in his career.
But perhaps what Scott will be most fondly remembered for is arguably the most aesthetically-pleasing golf swing this side of the millennium. Certainly, you would surely struggle to find many who could not happily watch him swing the club on repeat.
However, it turns out that one of those who would rather not watch Scott’s swing over and over again is the man himself. In fact, it appears that he is far from happy with his swing.
Adam Scott reveals what frustrates him about his golf swing
Speaking on the On The Mark Podcast with Mark Immelman, he admitted that he finds it incredibly difficult to actually study his swing as he cannot help but be too harsh on himself.
“Yeah, lots of things, to the point I can’t even tell you the last time I really watched my swing. I’ve watched a couple of swings, when I mean a couple, maybe like two or three this year that I looked at,” he said.
“But I won’t look at more than one swing, I won’t slow it down and analyse it. I get too critical, starting with my posture, it varies so much, that frustrates me. And that’s like a foundational thing too, that’s so annoying to me, so I know at this point of my tendencies of my own analysis which isn’t that good, and that’s probably why I’m not a golf coach either.”
Everyone else may as well just pack up and go home
Scott’s comments highlight the frustration with playing the sport. Ultimately, perfection is simply unobtainable, but that does not stop the world from trying to find it.
Almost every player on the planet would happily trade golf swings with Scott. Had it not been for some struggles with his putting down the years, he would have probably won many more tournaments, including more majors.
Scott is the man at the top of the golf swing mountain. And yet, he is not entirely satisfied with himself. That just shows how expectations change as a player’s game evolves, rather than their happiness. Being content with improvement only lasts for a finite amount of time before the goals change again.
If Adam Scott gets so annoyed about his golf swing, what hope is there for the rest of the world?
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