Abraham Ancer is self-taught about his swing. He managed to place himself as one of the top 15 golfers on the PGA Tour without a coach to guide him every step of the way in that aspect of his game, there were two or three professionals who taught him the basics and the rest is homegrown.
I feel like I know the swing well, I feel very comfortable hitting the ball. I feel like I can move it from right to left, from left to right, hit it high or low, I don’t want to get any more ideas or try to change my swing, “the golfer told El Economista.
The absence of this figure in his work team has allowed him to acquire a mastery in the knowledge of the game, he has good control of distances, he does not allow his physique to be a disadvantage, he uses the ground well and, among other things, he understands “ His movements quite well, where to carry the load of the cane and that helps him a lot to make things flow ”, Javier Licea, Director of the Mexican Golf Federation, explained to this newspaper.
Ancer, who was born in Texas and raised in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, began playing on the PGA Tour in 2016 and in 2021 he made it into the top 25 in the rankings even without winning any of the tournaments, “a test of the consistency of his career. I play, ”said his friend and putting coach, Ramón Bescansa, to Ten Golf. His best position came in August after winning the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, when he climbed to the eleventh rung.
“Golf is something very personal, there is no one way. Abraham, apart from being gifted and we all know he’s a great athlete and golfer, he doesn’t need the coach and that’s how he grew up, how he does things, he hasn’t changed and he’s been so successful on the PGA Tour. I have had a person who has helped me in my swing and that is what I have done and you should not change it because in the end what brought you to the PGA Tour is your essence and you should not change it, “said the Mexican golfer, too. , Carlos Ortiz.
Ancer is ranked 12th in the world rankings and in the 2021 season he was fifth in percentage of tee shot precision (driving accuracy) and tenth in economic prizes obtained. The Mexican has shown his best golf version so far, being a candidate to occupy the first positions in most of the events to which he appears, but the people around him know that he still has room for improvement and that his age will allow him to continue climbing further.
What is your methodology to improve your swing more and more?
“Viewing statistics. After every year, the PGA Tour has too many stats from your entire game and that’s where I focus on what I need to improve on, but I don’t technically do much swing work. If I feel good physically, my swing is pretty consistent, I feel like I can do the same movement repetitively without much trouble, which is what you want. If you change your swing a lot, you get in a lot of trouble and don’t hit the ball very consistently. I feel that I do it well and I don’t want to move anything to that part of my game ”.
Except for the swing, where he has never had a regular coach, Ancer surrounds himself with specialists who help him in other aspects of the game. Bescansa puts him on point, has a short game coach, has a physical coach, specialists in the mental aspect and in game strategy.
Currently, Abraham is ranked 14th on the PGA Tour ranking and is the highest ranked Latin American. Additionally, in 2019 he added to his career his first participation in the Presidents Cup and in 2021 his first Olympic Games.
What characterizes the swing of Abraham Ancer?
“His hands where he takes them all the time, from the start of the swing he always has the clubface very square and that helps him be more consistent in his shots all the time. Beyond the force or speed that it can generate, he is very focused on that issue, the cane always goes in what they call the swing plane, he is always very attached, “said Licea.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx