WATCH: Padraig Harrington hilariously fails in his attempt to imitate Scottie Scheffler’s footwork

Padraig Harrington recently tried to imitate Scottie Scheffler's footwork but was unable to do so. The official handle of PGA Tour Champions posted a video of Harrington's attempt on their X (formerly Twitter) handle.

In the video, the PGA Tour veteran described Scheffler's unique footwork which includes both "hitch kick" and "pull back" actions. Harrington said that Scheffler's action helped him generate speed and maintain balance.

Padraig Harrington explained that most golfers have one or the other, however, Scheffler has both. He said (via PGA Tour Champions):

"Modern players, when they come into impact, their left foot, everything is posting up on this side like so. And they have a little bit of a drag back. So they're pushing so much out there and then when they release it, it pulls back. So that's good for speed. Scotty's doing both. So Scotty's got the hitch kick and the pull back," Harrington said [0:17 onwards].

He further explained the benefits of doing both together he said:

"That hitch kick is great for straightness and that is a sign. There's hardly a player in the modern game that doesn't have a little bump back and a little bit of disc going. So both feet are doing brilliant things."

The 53-year-old said that the pullback helped generate power. He further said that maintaining balance while generating power is extremely difficult. After a failed attempt at replicating Scottie Scheffler's moves, Padraig remarked:

"See, it's very hard. It's very hard for that one to go back. Oh Jesus. No, no, I can't do that. Not a chance. Do you know what? I think what we should get right, what we need Scotty to do is a little bit of a jig. Maybe that will get it going," Harrington said [at 1:50].

Scottie Scheffler has an unbelievable 2024 season with seven wins on the PGA Tour. He recently emerged victorious at the FedExCup finale.

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A look at Padraig Harrington's performance in 2024

Padraig Harrington has played in 20 tournaments in the 2024 season, including seven on the PGA Tour and 11 on the PGA Tour Champions. He finished 180th in the FedExCup standings and eighth in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.

In seven starts on the PGA Tour, Harrington missed five cuts. His best performance was at the Open Championship where he tied for 22nd. In 11 starts on the PGA Tour Champions, he has had two wins and 10 top-20 finishes.

Harrington won the Hoag Classic by one stroke over Thongchai Jaidee. He also won the Dick's Open by one stroke over Mike Weir. His other notable finish on the Tour was T5 at the Senior Open.

Let's take a look at Padraig Harrington's performances in the 2024 season:

2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments

• Mexico Open at Vidanta: T52 (72-66-72-70, 280, -4)
• Cognizant Classic: Missed Cut (71-73, 144, +2)
• Texas Children's Houston Open: Missed Cut (70-74, 144, +4)
• Valero Texas Open: Missed Cut (75-75, 150, +6)
• PGA Championship: Missed Cut (77-75, 152, +10)
• Genesis Scottish Open: Missed Cut (70-71, 141, +1)
• The Open: T22 (72-73-71-72, 288, +4)

2023-24 DP World Tournaments

• Hero Dubai Desert Classic: Missed Cut (73-79, 152, +8)
• Ras al Khaimah Championship: T70 (71-67-73-75, 286, -2)

2024 PGA TOUR Champions Tournaments

• Chubb Classic: T15 (69-70, 139, -5)
• Cologuard Classic: T14 (70-70-65, 205, -8)
• Hoag Classic: 1 (63-67-69, 199, -14)
• Insperity Invitational: T19 (70-72, 142, -2)
• Regions Tradition: T8 (65-70-69-74, 278, -10)
• KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship: T17 (74-68-70-67, 279, -5)
• DICK'S Open: 1 (68-65-68, 201, -15)
• U.S. Senior Open Championship: T16 (66-71-69-71, 277, -3)
• Senior Open pres. by Rolex: T5 (71-70-73-72, 286, -2)
• Rogers Charity Classic: T7 (65-64-70, 199, -11)
• The Ally Challenge: T63 (73-74-72, 219, +3)