Power and Precision. Effortless Power. How can you develop more power in your golf swing? Where does the power come from?

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1 How can you develop more power in your golf swing? Where does the power come from? No amount of effort alone is going to get that ball down the fairway? The player s prime concern is the storage of the accumulated power until it is triggered, released. Until mastered power golf is impossible. Working on anything else first is wasted time. The following article will make you fully aware of the power sources within the golf stroke Read on.. Power and Precision Effortless Power By John Furze (PGA Australia, GSED)

2 If YOU want to elevate your game hit it Further, Straighter, and Nearer the hole then practice what I am about to share with you For more golf tips and information visit my website at 1

3 The Basis of G.O.L.F. Good golf must comply with the Laws of Force and Motion. We obey these laws everyday of our lives without even knowing it. When you get up out of bed, jump into your car, open a door everything we do is in full compliance with these laws. Three Parts of a Golf Club We need to understand that we must control the three parts of the golf club in order to strike quality golf shots. These three parts are: 1. Clubshaft - The Inclined Plane is Clubshaft Control 2. Clubface - The Left Wrist is Clubface Control 3. Clubhead - The Right Hand (more specifically the first joint of the right index finger) controls the Clubhead Three Imperatives For a Good Golf Stroke 1. Flat Left Wrist and its equivalent Bent Right Wrist 2. Straight Plane Line - On Plane Clubshaft 3. Clubhead Lag Pressure Point (Pressure Point #3) Three Essentials For a Good Golf Stroke 1. Steady Head 2. Rhythm 3. Balance The Principle of the Golf Game Line of Compression: Hitting the ball from the inside of the target Line toward the outside of target with a Flat Left Wrist. The Principle of G.O.L.F. is the "Line of Compression". The Mechanics of G.O.L.F. is the Production and Manipulation of the "Line of Compression". The Secret of G.O.L.F. is sustaining the "Line of Compression". Sustain the Lag, don t quit just because you get within two inches of the ball, stay with it. Sustain the Lag is a very good axim. So keep the hands going through impact. That is the Heart and Soul of it. You do not make any Adjustment or Compensation for Impact. 2

4 "Three Key Secrets" to Building your G.O.L.F. Swing What are these three "Secrets"? If you knew, how would they affect your game? These three "Secrets" are what the worlds best players do. Every player MUST know these "Secrets" and implement them from the shortest chip to the longest drive if they are to have a powerful, repeating golf stroke. The problem with the majority of golfers is that they don't know what to do. Oh their friends, well wishers at best, tell them that they are "bending their left arm", "rising up through the shot", "coming over the top" and host of other swing faults. But these are the same people that shoot the same scores you do! What could they possibly tell you that would improve your game? The information you are about to receive is not theory or conjecture but science. Ooooh, you say, this sounds complicated. Well it isn't, it is simply the laws of Force and Motion that govern our entire lives and day to day living. Once you understand these simply laws your golf game will forever change...for the better! Secret #1: A Flat Left Wrist Because the golf stroke involves a golf club, a left arm, and a wrist in between, it is called a "lever system". The left wrist acts as a "hinge pin" much like the old time "Flail" used to beat wheat. This "hinge pin" can Rotate, Cock or Uncock but NEVER Bends! Golfers however routinely bend the left wrist causing the clubhead to reach the ball before the hands do. This causes a "quitting" motion, adds loft to the clubface, points the face to the left of target, and makes the clubhead swing upward disrupting the downward motion that ALL good golf shots MUST have. Good players DELOFT the clubface at Impact. Poor players ADD loft to the clubface costing them distance, direction, and trajectory. A 5 iron, for example, has approximately 8 degrees for forward lean" when soled properly. At Impact with good players the "lean" is approximately 15 degrees. This turns the 5 iron into a 4 iron. Poor players reach Impact with a "backward" leaning clubshaft thereby ADDING loft and turning the 5 iron into a 6-7 iron! 3

5 Impact the Moment of Truth Address Position Versus Impact Position If there is one single difference it is Address Position versus Impact position 4

6 Secret #2: A Straight Plane Line You only have two choices when it comes to the swing plane, you are either on or you're off. There is no middle ground! The Plane is the BOSS of the Golf Stroke. What exactly is the Swing Plane? The plane is the angle of the clubshaft as it sets at address - period! It is NOT Hogan's Plane of glass as many would have you to believe. There are only three Planes available; 1. Horizontal Plane The Floor 2. Vertical Plane A Wall 3. Inclined Plane Somewhere in between As golfers you and I use the Inclined Plane to swing the club back up and in, down out and forward, up back and in making the Golf Stroke Three Dimensional. The clubshaft, actually the Sweetspot of the club, may travel to any other Plane Angle during the swing as long as it DOES NOT cross the base of the Plane. Here is a simple way you can know if you are on Plane or not. Whichever end of the club is nearest to the ground MUST also point at the base of the Plane from horizon to horizon. If neither end is nearer then the Clubshaft MUST be horizontal to the ground and parallel to the base of Plane. So we must have a straight Plane (Base) Line, we can not have a bent Plane Line. We can't stand one way and try and put it on another Plane Line. Our Base Line must be straight so we can drive it down on Plane. Secret #3: A Lagging Clubhead Lag by definition means "Trailing". When the Clubhead passes the hands coming into Impact there is no "Lag". Without "Lag" the golf ball cannot be compressed, we cannot hit downward, and we have a tremendous power loss. Clubhead Lag promotes a steady and even acceleration giving us a dependable way to control distance. Look at any picture of your favourite player at Impact. The left arm and clubshaft are in ONE LINE! Never two lines. This means that the player is utilizing "Lag". When a ball is struck with "Lag" it explodes off the clubface! Without this "Lag" the sound turns into one of mush, a soft Impact instead of a driving Impact. So we have a Clubhead Lag Pressure Point (Pressure Point #3) which is the Right Forefinger and this is always directing the club to the inside back quadrant of the ball. If you follow this outline, learn these three "Secrets" you will be hitting the ball with more compression than you ever thought possible. 5

7 The Power Package Concept Power golf is impossible unless you can store the Power The player s main concern is the storage of the Accumulated power. Power Storage maintains the Assembly Point, Alignments, Conditions, Loading of the Hands until Triggered. Until Mastered Power Golf is impossible, working on anything else first is wasted time. The Power Package is a package of power that is Assembled during the backswing, Loaded, Stored and Delivered on line during the downstroke and then Released into the ball. The Power Package consists of the Arms, Hands, Club, the Four Pressure Points and the Four Power Accumulators. The Four Power Accumulators are an out-of-line condition of the Power Package and releasing them to seek their in-line condition releases their stored potential. They re in line condition will be at the Follow -Through Position, which is just after impact. If any of these Power Accumulators reach there in-line condition prior to impact Clubhead Lag is lost resulting in power loss and erratic results. The Lever Assembly applies Force to the ball. The left Arm and the Clubshaft when in a straight line form a Primary Lever. As soon as we cock the left wrist we now have a Two- Lever System. That is the clubshaft forming the Secondary Lever, which is still a part of the Primary Lever Assembly. 1. Force is applied to the ball by the Lever Assembly 2. Power is applied to the Lever Assembly through the Pressure Points. 3. Power is applied to the Pressure Points by the Power Accumulators. Power Storage For maximum power, the position must be taken that allows for all components except for right shoulder and right foot to reach or pass the line-of-sight to the ball [that means right elbow also for maximum trigger delay of #1 bent right arm], then the accumulators must move very rapidly toward their in-line conditions. None should actually arrive (lose all their lag and drag) until well after impact. 6

8 The Flail Compare the Primary Lever Assembly with that of a common Flail. Primary Lever Assembly Consider both the Left Arm and Clubshaft together in a straight line as the Primary Lever Assembly. Secondary Lever Assembly The Golf Club is both a section of the Primary Lever Assembly and the entire Secondary Lever Assembly. 1. While the Club is seeking its In-Line (Full Extension) relationship with the Left Arm (Catching Up) there is Centrifugal Acceleration. (Refer to image #1 below). 2. When the Club becomes In-Line with the Left Arm (Full Extension) this settles into Centrifugal Angular Momentum. (Refer to image #2 below). 3. If it passes its In-Line relationship it again to seek its In-Line relation (Backs Up) and Centrifugal Deceleration sets in with a huge power loss. (Refer to image #3 below). Image #1 Image #2 Image #3 7

9 The Golfers Flail The Golfers Flail compared to the Common Flail The Primary Lever Assembly is only somewhat flailing like. It is bolted together with a hinge pin rather than just tied together with a piece of leather as in the common Flail. This means that the Golfers Flail can only Cock and Uncock (Perpendicular Motion only of the left wrist) and Turn and Roll (Rotational Motion Only of the hands). So the Clubhead cannot pass the Hands while moving towards full extension. 8

10 Loading the Lag Once that we have the club fully loaded in the backswing it is time to transition and deliver the club to the ball while maintaining the Lag into and through Impact. Homer Kelley, author of The Golfing Machine, claimed that Lag is The Secret of Golf, and I fully agree, stating that *Lag] is the downswing s number-one priority, concern, and goal, until you ve swung well past the both-arms-straight, Follow Through position (Clubshaft 45 degrees to the ground). If the power that you Lag into impact is your precious cargo, the pivot is the transportation vehicle that carries the goods through the impact interval. That is why we call the pivot the golf swing s workhorse the motor of the swing. So the pivot is a critical component in achieving this. When successfully creating Lag in your downswing, you should feel that the clubhead continually trails the hands trail the pivot and retains its stress, or load, in the clubshaft. So, Lag has both the quality of the clubhead trailing and the angle between the left (lead) arm and the clubshaft, and the amount of stress or bend you create in that shaft. Remember, the Lag s job is to store the swing s power right through the impact interval. Quality of Lag refers to how long the angle is retained into impact, while quantity of Lag refers to how much angle between the clubshaft and left (lead) arm is achieved and retained into impact. The ideal combination that you should strive to achieve is maximum quality and maximum quantity of Lag through impact. Check out World #1 Rory McIlroy below, and see how he establishes and maintains his Lag into impact. 9

11 Notice how Rory s quantity of Lag is more than 90 degrees in the second frame as he begins his downswing; then notice how he has retained the quality of his Lag well into his approach to impact in frame three, not letting the angle decrease significantly until the actual impact point. Is it any wonder that he is Number #1 in the World with this action? It was the great Byron Nelson, who said that you can never release the club too late in the downswing, meaning that the angle between the left (lead) arm and the clubshaft should be retained as long as possible, until Centrifugal Force releases the angles of your cocked left (lead) Wrist and Bent Right (rear) Arm. The proper feel of Sustaining the Lag is that it has no release point at all until well past impact. As you master lagging the Load through Impact, you will develop that wonderful feeling of effortless power you see displayed each weekend on the PGA, Champions, and LPGA Tours. The Four Power Accumulators The Golfing Machine defines four Power Accumulators and their corresponding Pressure Points. These "Power Accumulators" are part of the "Power Package" and are numbered from 1 to 4. In order, they are the 1. Bent right arm (right arm folding and straightening) 2. Cocked left wrist (cocking and uncocking) 3. Angle between the clubshaft and left forearm (turning and rolling of the left wrist/forearm) 4. Angle formed by the left arm and the left shoulder (angle changing from acute to "less acute"). These Power Accumulators are out-of-line conditions of the Power Package Components. Out-of-line simply means "not in a straight line from end to end." Releasing them to seek their in line condition releases their stored potential of power. Each accumulator has a corresponding pressure point. Varying the amount of Accumulation will vary the amount of power. 10

12 The Four Power Accumulators Power Accumulator #1 - Muscle Power Power Accumulator No.#1 is the Bending and Straightening of the Right Arm throughout the golf stroke and this is the main contributor to your power. As mentioned earlier and although the right arm is bending naturally throughout the backswing it is always trying to straighten from address, back, down and through to the Follow- Through position. The right arm can straighten either passively (Swinging) or actively (Hitting). In a golf swing it will straighten Passively through the turning of the body pivot. Actively it will straighten by the conscious effort of thrusting the right arm regardless of the body turn. It is strictly Muscle Power in golf. Thrusting is a hitting technique and would be ideal for a low punch shot into the wind. Ben Hogan 11

13 Extensor Action This is a steady effort to straighten the Bent Right Arm No matter... the left arm doesn't do all that much anyway. It functions like a piece of string. But we all know that the left arm -- the string -- needs to be straight, so it needs to be 'stretched out'. How do we do this? With the right arm! Now, how do we get this arm to the top of the swing? Not by turning the shoulders! And certainly not with the 'sleeve' itself! See, it won't move!' Again, we use the right arm! *The bending right arm takes the sleeve to the top.] Notice that the right arm keeps stretching the sleeve. This same action in your golf swing will give it width and structure. But a lot of people stop stretching and so your swing has no structure. It is flimsy. Keep that sleeve -- your left arm -- stretched!" Now, notice that the right arm can't be straight, it has to bend. That's because this sleeve is acting like a leash. Now it wants to be straight let go of the sleeve halfway back and let the right arm rapidly extend and straighten out. -- but it can't!" In fact, the right elbow gets more and more bent as it approaches the right shoulder and can't begin to straighten until it moves away from it. It can't be fully straight until well past the ball, Follow-Through, that is the clubshaft at a 45 degree to the ground after Impact]." This is the way your arms work in the swing. The right arm lifts and lowers the left and keeps it stretched out. Now, go put on a jacket or a long sleeve shirt, but leave that left arm out of the sleeve. Get the feel. Without a jacket, simply grasp your left wrist with your right thumb and forefinger and stretch that left arm! Now take it to the top, Keep the stretch into the Downstroke, Impact and Follow-through. Keep the stretch! Do this little drill for a few minutes a day and you'll soon find yourself playing better golf. 12

14 Power Accumulator #2 - Velocity Power The left wrist is Cocked during the backswing, which puts the left arm and the clubshaft in an out-of-line condition of the Power Package. The left wrist remains fully Cocked until late into the down swing (Release Point) until which time it is then Uncocked and the power is released into and through the ball. This is a Velocity Power at which time the clubhead is picking up speed. The Cocking and Uncocking of the Left Wrist It s in line condition will occur at Follow-Through position (this is the first time that both Arms will be straight, the Clubshaft is at a 45 degree to the ground post impact) which is post impact at which time the left wrist would be fully Uncocked. If this occurs prior to impact power will be released prematurely. Keep in mind that a divot is taken in front of the ball and it is the Uncocking of the Left Wrist that will enable this to happen. Ben Hogan- Release Point Notice the Second Power Accumulator (Yellow Lines) formed by the Angle between the Left Arm and Clubshaft. The Cocking and the Uncocking of the Flat Left Wrist. As soon as the Right Arm Bends during the backswing it will automatically Cock the left wrist (as long as the wrists are relaxed enough to allow this to occur). As soon as the Right Arm Straightens on the Downstroke this in turn will Uncock the Left Wrist. 13

15 Power Accumulator #3 - Transfer Power The Angle Formed by the Left Arm and the Clubshaft at Address If we take our Address Position and hold the left arm and the clubshaft in a straight line from a front and side on angle and rotate the hands only without moving them we will notice that the clubhead will only Turn and Roll on the spot. By creating the correct angle at Address and rotating the hands as above we will see that the clubhead will move a great distance back and then passed the ball. Ben Hogan- Impact Position. Notice the Third Power Accumulator formed by the Angle between the Left Arm and Clubshaft. 14

16 Power Accumulator #3 is known as; 1. Roll Power 2. Transfer Power 3. Rhythm Power This same angle that was formed at Address should be identical at Impact. It s in line condition is at Follow - Through Position because as the left wrist is fully uncocked at this position we will lose the Third Power Accumulator. The Third Power Accumulator has more bearing on your actual score when playing golf, as it is very critical to ball direction. For example if you do not rotate (roll or swivel) your hands and arms over prior to impact the clubface would remain open to the right of target and a slice would occur. If you were to rotate your hands and arms over to early on the downstroke it would close the clubface to the left of the target and a hook would occur. So the correct release certainly depends on an excellent release of the hands through impact as they influence the clubface and in turn influences the ball direction. 15

17 Power Accumulator #4 - Radius Power The Angle Formed by the Left Arm and the Left Shoulder Ben Hogan- Release Point Notice the Fourth Power Accumulator (Red Lines) formed by the Angle between the Left Arm and Shoulders. The Left Arm is thrown against the chest on the Backstroke, carried on the chest during the Downstroke and thrown off the chest during the Release. As we swing the club back the left arm is thrown against the upper body and it remains on the upper body during the downstroke and as the body pivot continues its turn through the ball to the finish the left arm is thrown off the chest. Remember that the arms, hands and club are taken back, down and through by the pivot. From the shortest chip to the fullest drive the body pivot is doing the work. So the Fourth Power Accumulator is your Master Power Source. It must exist to some degree in every stroke. Whatever number Power Accumulator you are using then that is using the same number Pressure Point. So the Pressure Points and the Power Accumulators are very good friends and go hand in hand. You should be able to feel Pressure Point number Four when you are using the Fourth Power Accumulator. At address position you would feel Pressure between your upper left arm against your chest. This pressure will remain there until a certain distance on the backstroke until the arms commence their lift the top of the backstroke. Even before the clubhead has completed the backstroke the body is already changing direction. It is this change of direction that will create Clubhead Lag and once again you will feel Pressure Point Four playing its part in the golf stroke. 16

18 Power Accumulator Combinations The release sequence is 4,1,2,3. However the player may choose to focus on only one Accumulator which is considered a single barrel stroke variation or any combination of Accumulators. Whenever the Fourth (4) Power Accumulator is using it always precedes the other numbered Accumulators. Whatever Accumulator/s you are firing is/are happening Actively (Consciously, Non Automatic) while the other/s are happening Passively. Recommended strongly for a Swinging Stroke is a Triple Barrel So these would be fired off Actively while Accumulator #1 is happening Passively. Using one Power Accumulator is considered a single barrel stroke, two Accumulators a Double Barrel stroke in any combination, three Accumulators a Triple Barrel stroke in any combination, and using all four is for the highest performance and can be difficult to master, a well-controlled Double and Triple Barrel Combination has little to fear from the Four Barrel Combination that is less than fully mastered. Learn to play each Power Accumulator one at the time first so your computer (Mind) has both the Understanding and Feel and then gradually add others using the following combinations. SINGLE BARREL Immobilizing all Accumulators but one - any one - will produce a Stroke very limited in power and readily controlled - ideal for use on and around the green (Putting and Chipping). The Single barrel stroke means the golfer is only using one of the Power Accumulators and is the weakest shot power wise and is ideal for short game shots. In Putting and Chipping because the left arm and Clubshaft is in a straight line (Primary Lever) this can be moved back, down and through by using either Accumulator #4 (Swinger) #1 (Hitter). The Secondary Lever (Clubshaft) is moved by Accumulators #2 and #3 (Pitching to full Stroke). 17

19 DOUBLE BARREL The Double Barrel Combinations utilize any two Accumulators - produce a wide variation of force, but theoretically, less than all that is available. A very satisfactory game (even par figures) can be developed without ever using more than a Double Barrel Power Package. Variations 3, 4 and 6 have quite limited variations. 1. 1st and 2nd Accumulators 2. 1st and 3rd Accumulators 3. 1st and 4th Accumulators 4. 2nd and 3rd Accumulators 5. 2nd and 4th Accumulators 6. 3rd and 4th Accumulators Double Barrel is the use of Two (2) Accumulators and one can develop a solid game with a double barrel motion and gain some more power, but there's still plenty of more power to be had. TRIPLE BARREL Controlled application of Three (3) Accumulators in the Power Package requires increased skill, but there is a very profitable increase in power and versatility. 1. 1st, 2nd & 3rd Accumulators 2. 1st, 2nd & 4th Accumulators 3. 1st, 3rd & 4th Accumulators 4. 2nd, 3rd & 4th Accumulators Triple Barrel = Three Accumulators used. The possible variations of the Triple Barrel are listed above. FOUR BARREL This high performance Four Accumulator Combination can produce many problems during its mastery by the player. But it can make the difference in top competition. Well controlled Double or Triple Barrel Combinations have little to fear from the Four Barrel Combination that is less than fully mastered. A skilled/experienced hitter can also use a four barrel action (use all the power accumulators in a set release sequence of 4:1:2:3), but a swinger cannot have a four-barrel action because a swinger should never actively use PA#1. 18

20 Four Pressure Points There are Four Pressure Points, three of which are in the hands when griping the club. The other is between the upper left arm and chest. A lot of golfers let their fingers come off the club throughout the stroke and therefore resulting in loss of club control. Remember it is the hands that hold and control the club. Know these Pressure Points and always be aware of them throughout the stroke especially Pressure Point No. 3 from Waggle to Finish of swing. Pressure Points do not mean that you strangle the club in these areas. Keep light pressure; The first joint of the Right Hand index finger where it touches the Clubshaft. This is YOUR communication point between the Golf Club and the Hands. All feedback from the Golf Club to the Hands MUST go through Pressure Point #3. Your mind should always be on Pressure Point #3 and not the Clubhead and this is where a player s game goes wrong. 19

21 Endless Belt Effect Endless Belt Effect- The change of the clubhead from Linear Motion to Angular Motion. The Clubhead and Belt (Hands) travel at exactly the same speed; however there are two (2) different surface speeds between the Pulley and the Clubhead. The Belt (Hands) speed never changes but the clubhead speed increases as it goes around the pulley. The hands act as the belt they must not speed up, slow down, or become jerky. The hands do not change speed during the release. The smaller the pulley the slower you can swing. The later the delay the slower the hand speed. The faster you swing the harder it is to keep the club from flying out. Imagine a golf club on a Belt as pictured below. As the club reaches the pulley the hands continue around at the same speed but he clubhead speed increases as it goes around the pulley. The larger the pulley the slower the clubhead speed. The hands represent the Belt. The club is attached to the Belt. When the Belt starts to curve, that's when Release starts. So with a Circle Delivery Path, there is no straight line portion in the Endless Belt. With a Snap Release, there would be a larger straight line portion, with a sharp turn as it reaches the curved part of the Belt. The clubhead speeds up instantaneously as is reaches the curved portion of the Belt. During the Linear or straight portion, the clubhead travels at the same speed as the Belt. Remember, the Endless Belt Effect is only one concept. It should not be considered on its own. For example, during Release there is extension of the Lever Assembly, which, via Conservation of Angular Momentum, means the Belt has to slow down (since more mass gets further away from the centre). The pulley is actually the Release point in the downswing. The smaller the pulley the faster the clubhead speed (Centrifugal Acceleration). 20

22 Endless Belt Effect 21

23 Wrist Motions Wrist Motions control the following Three areas; 1. Clubshaft 2. Clubhead 3. Clubface The wrists are classified into nine different positions. Some of these you may already be aware of but it is very important that you understand all of them and their correct terminology. Although there are nine different motions that the hands can make we will see that there are differences between the left and right hand motions throughout the stroke. Because the hands hold and control the club shaft, club head and clubface they must be educated to do the correct work throughout the golf stroke. Uneducated hands will destroy the shot and you would never suspect them as the cause. The Three Basic Wrist Motions Are Classified As; Horizontal - FLAT --- BENT --- ARCHED --- (CLUB SHAFT) == GRIP MOTION Perpendicular- LEVEL --- COCK --- UNCOCK --- (CLUB HEAD) == WRIST MOTION Rotational - VERTICAL --- TURN --- ROLL --- (CLUBFACE) == HAND MOTION Arched - Bent Cocked - Uncocked 22

24 Turned - Rolled Drill- Correct Wrist Motions 1. Hold both hands out at arms length in front of you at chest height. Practice making all the nine wrist motions so that you are fully aware of these. 2. Hold your left hand out in front of you at chest height. All the left wrist does during the golf stroke is to Cock and Uncock. This is a perpendicular motion only. The left wrist must never bend, or arch. Left Wrist only Cocks and Uncocks Perpendicular Motion Only Hold the right hand out in front of you at chest height. All the right hand does is Hinge Backwards. This is a horizontal motion. The right wrist must not arch or cock. Right Wrist only Hinges (Bends) 23

25 The Ten Golden Rules The following is a list of the Ten Golden Rules that with help you play your best golf. Take a practices swing, waggle the club a few times, get the feel for the shot you are about to play, relax - slow yourself down. Be aware of your Pressure Points especially Pressure Point #3. What is Pressure Point #3? This is one of the three Imperatives of a Golf Stroke. Rule #1 The following are the Ten Golden Rules to playing better golf. The grip must be correct. Never take it for granted. Check your grip pressure which must be light for swingers. Rule #2 Aim the clubface at the target. Set your right elbow in its proper positon at address. Rule #3 The clubface needs to be square to the target line at both address position and at the point of separation (when the ball actually leaves the clubface). Rule #4 Use the railway track to align your body. You are standing on the inside track and the ball and target line is on the outside track. Your stance should be parallel to your target line. Rule #5 Ball position is critical. Low Point or when the ball separates from the clubface is under your left shoulder. Position the ball 25 cm to the right of Low Point to ensure a down, out and through swing. Rules #6 Take a Practice Swing, Waggle the club a few times, get the feel of the shot that you are about to play. Relax, slow yourself down. 24

26 Rule #7 Check your Impact Position. Take a mental picture of yourself swing through this position. Rule #8 Your right shoulder should turn enough to place the club on plane. Make your right forearm trace the Plane Line back, up and in. Rule #9 The Magic Move that makes it all happen. Load your left foot by moving your left knee and left hip laterally towards the target. This is a sliding action and your right shoulder will come down plane and you will be able to extend your right arm to a full follow through position Rule #10 At the Follow-Through Position (8-11), just after impact, both arms must be straight and your Left Wrist must be Flat and fully Uncocked. Hold your Finish Position (8-12) until the ball hits the ground, maintain good Balance and in a completely relaxed position. 25

27 Completion of the Program First of all let me take the opportunity to thank you for your time and effort that you put into this Program. Always keep in mind that this has been a team effort and we have combined well together to achieve the best result possible. Over the course of instruction, we have covered, discussed and demonstrated a great deal. Although we have tried to keep this program as simple as possible our primary concern has been to give you a complete understanding of a golf swing. Now that you are armed with the knowledge of the mechanics of the golf stroke which to me are of the utmost importance in understanding the correct swing concepts you now have to take this golf swing and put it into action. Just take one step at the time as learning the golf swing takes time and patience and through practice you will to train your body to make this correct moment. Eventually those educated hands will take full control of the pivot and you are on your way. So it is with practice on your part that will eventually make this a natural free flowing stroke. The ultimate aim is to take you and your golf swing to the golf course and just play golf. There will and should not be anytime on the golf course where you are thinking of the mechanics of the swing. Play golf do not play technique. Have fun and enjoy your golf. Let Mechanics Produce and Feel Re-Produce Go out onto the golf course and put this all into action. Go out onto the golf course and do not think of technique. Go through your Pre-Shot Routine on every stroke and then just press the trigger and play the shot at hand. Treat each and every shot as they come along. If you Miss hit a shot forget about it and focus on the next shot at hand that you are about to play. Go out onto the golf course and just play golf. John Furze (PGA Australia, GSED) SUSTAIN THE LAG 26