THREE STEPS TO THE GOLF SWING

Below are detailed instructions for an ideal swing. Improvement is assured, because instruction is based on the laws of science, and NOT on individual physiques.

The Minimalist Golf Swing How to
FIRST of all, make many swings looking in a mirror, to get all positions right. (mirror positions: FO = face on, DTL = down the target line)

TO MAKE A SMALL CHANGE FOR BIG IMPROVEMENT, MAKE SURE TO IMPLEMENT AT LEAST ALL THE UNDERLINED PARTS

Step 1 - SET-UP
(details for right handed golfers - left handed golfers please reverse)
(DTL with mirror between you and target, ie left of you, if you’re right-handed)
  • Feet square, shoulder-width apart
  • Ball position as centered as possible
  • Knees soft, not bent
  • Upper body forward of lower body
 
(bend from the hips)
  • Hands, arms and shoulders relaxed, at all times
  • Left arm on top of chest
  • Forearms 5-6” away from body
  • Twist the upper body ‘closed’ to the square-toe-line - this sets the head, and right side chest, shoulder and arm, all behind and below the left (someone standing targetward of the golfer should not be able to see the chest)
  • (FO) Body’s weight should look equal through both feet, feel slightly more toward the right leg
 
Step 2 - MGS BACKSWING
  • MAINTAIN the TILT of the right side of the body, from head to waist,as created by the twisted shoulders - all through the backswing
  • Let a relaxed left arm rise over the chest, literally touching it, and remaining a straight line from shoulder to clubhead (ie. no bend in either wrist so that both thumbs are horizontal at top of backswing - almost feel as if the left thumb points down ) - this creates the very important WIDTH of backswing.
  • Feel the left arm rides ‘up’, not ‘in’ - the ‘in’ happens naturally because of the shoulder rotation of address.
  • The length of backswing: Hands go as high as the chest for short clubs, and as high as the ear for long clubs.
  • Keep all body parts quiet, ankles, knees, hips, head - NO MOVEMENT IN ANY PLANE.
  • At the top of the backswing:
  • The left arm and shaft must FEEL no higher than horizontal,
  • There is no stretch/tension in the left forearm, in fact a part of the left arm remains left of the chin
  • (FO) The right shoulder should be hidden by the left arm, (which has climbed steeply up the chest)
  • The thumbs should feel almost as if they point ground-wards rap
 
Step 3 - MGS DOWNSWING
  • LET the downswing happen (don’t make it) - the downswing begins with the club dropping down with gravity (not with the right shoulder)
  • KEEP the right heel grounded for as long as possible.
  • There should be NO intentional body slide/rotation until well past impact

   
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