Full Swing Blog
Our Intern’s Review of Full Swing
Golf is becoming more and more popular today with the youth. I think the documentary on Netflix Full Swing hit the mark in showing the average consumer how much these golfers work, how entertaining the golf world is, and how much goes into winning a Major. Full Swing hit the mark in showing us the behind-the-scenes of the golf world. This documentary showed us why Stretching, working out, and mobility are important for your golf game. The first episode with Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas showed us that these golfers train before and even after a round of golf. You saw after they finished a round they would go to the weight room and use the same equipment as you see at It’s Working Out. They worked on mobility, strength, and stretches right after playing 18 holes. That is truly amazing to see in the eyes of an average golfer.
The documentary took us through stories of the player's life and how they deal with the pressures of the tour. In each episode, you got attached to a golfer in a good and bad way. They painted Brooks Koepka as a villain and made you not like him as much anymore after the episode. The opposite happened with Tony Finau. As a family man you fell in love with how he manages his family life and his golf life. From someone coming up the way he did and being poor he wasn't destined to become a golfer. He defied those odds and is now one of the best players on the truly astonishing tour. One thing I realized in this series was that any golfer joining the LIV tour was painted as a villain and you got the sense that you weren't going to route for them anymore. That's what I felt about Brooks. He was one of my favorite golfers but now I don’t see myself invested in him as much after the show. My favorite episode was episode 4, Imposter Syndrome. This episode talked about Joel Dahmen and his relationship with golf and his caddy. Joel Dahmen stole the show by opening up about his family life, mental health, and his love for the game. Joel seemed like an average guy who likes to have fun outside of golf. He’s different because instead of hiring a professional caddy he hired his best friend and their relationship in the show was amazing to watch.
Overall I highly recommend watching this series if you love watching the PGA tour and if you just generally love golf. Seeing the behind scenes of how these golfers interact with one another shows us that they are just human, like us, but guys who love the game of golf.
Written by: Joey Ryan, It’s Working Out’s intern and avid golfer
