Getting into the Weeds with Ludvig Åberg’s Swing
So, I’ve been watching a fair bit of golf lately, and this young fella, Ludvig Åberg, kept popping up. You hear the commentators talk, see the results, but what really grabbed me was just watching the guy swing a golf club. It looked so… simple? Effortless, maybe? Decided I needed to dig into that a bit myself, just out of curiosity, you know.
My first step was pretty basic. Fired up the computer, went searching for videos. Just typed in stuff like “Ludvig Åberg swing” or “Åberg driving iron”. Watched a load of clips – tournament shots, practice swings, anything I could find. I wasn’t looking for anything super technical at first, just trying to get a feel for the rhythm and the flow of it all.
After a while, I started trying to break it down just a little in my head. Nothing fancy, mind you, no complex analysis. I noticed how stable his lower body seemed, and how wide his takeaway looked. It seemed less jerky than my own usual mess of a swing. The tempo, too, seemed very deliberate, almost like he wasn’t rushing anything, even with the driver.
Trying It Out (Spoiler: It’s Hard)
Naturally, the next thought was, “Can I even try to copy a piece of that?” So, the next time I managed to get down to the driving range, I had this idea in my head. Forget hitting it miles, just try and feel that smoother tempo and maybe that wider takeaway I thought I saw.
Well, let me tell you. It felt weird. Really weird. Trying to consciously slow down my backswing and keep it wide felt completely unnatural. My brain was telling me to hit the ball, but I was trying this new slow-motion feeling.
- First few balls… not great. Topped one, hit one fat. Standard stuff when you’re thinking too much.
- Then I tried to focus just on the tempo part. Tried to swing back and through with that smoother rhythm I saw in the videos.
- Maybe hit a couple that felt okay? Like, the contact was decent. But consistency? Nope. Still all over the place.
- It’s funny, on video his swing looks so repeatable, so machine-like. Trying to even mimic one tiny part of it showed me just how difficult that actually is.
So, what did I learn from this little experiment? Mostly, I learned that Ludvig Åberg is ridiculously talented. It’s one thing to watch it on TV, another thing entirely to try and feel even a fraction of what makes that swing work. It gave me a much bigger appreciation for the skill involved at that level. My own swing didn’t magically transform, unfortunately. But it was an interesting little exercise, just trying to see and feel something different. Back to the drawing board for my own game, I guess!
