At the onset of developing a golf swing it is very important to understand that there is no one
perfect golf swing that fits all. The reason for this is because golf is played by individuals who come in different shape
and sizes and have varying talents, strengths, and deficiencies. There will never be another person who will swing exactly
like Ben Hogan, because nobody will ever have his exact personality, experiences, and physical stature.
Furthermore,
it is important to note that there are a lot of different functional golf swings that can be considered correct as long as
they do not violate physical laws. One only has to observe players on the PGA tour to recognize this.
Since there
is no one perfect swing and since there are many functional correct swings, how does one discover his own best swing (there
is a best swing for every golfer)?
The approach to discovering your best swing should be for the instructor and student
to do the following:
* Learn to work within one's physical assets and liabilities * Learn the cause-effect relationship
of the ball flight laws * Learn the principles of making a golf swing and how variations affect ball flight * Learn
the unlimited preferences that can be employed in the golf swing * Learn to work in a smart fashion with the above to
produce your best swing
Through this process, you will have the freedom of making many different choices, depending
on what works best for you. What are the areas that we are free to make choices in?
Ball Flight Laws; NO! These are fixed. If you jump off a building, the fixed law of gravity
(except in the case of a miracle) will pull you down. You can ignore the law and jump, but the law does not care if you believe
in it or not. You're going down. In fact, the Laws do not care if you are young or old, female or male, mature or immature.
They are irrefutable and absolute!
Principles of the Swing
- YES and NO! The principles applied, misused or ignored have a direct bearing on the laws. A unified grip (as a principle)
working as one unit, will bring the clubface back to square more consistently than an offset grip. However, the uniform grip
can be placed on the club in a number of ways.
Preferences;
YES! A preference is the choice you make in applying the principle that in turn has a bearing on the Laws. For instant,
I can chose to wear or not wear a golf glove. I can chose to flare my feet out or keep them square. The options are limitless. Together,
with your instructor, you will discover your best swing and have fun for a life time.
