Guide to the Golf Swing

Guide to the Golf Swing is a 58 page document in PDF format. It is targeted at the keen golfer interested in understanding the fundamentals of the golf swing, as the basis for improving his or her game.

The Guide outlines the key movements in the golf swing:

• Cocking of wrists
• Rotation of forearms
• Movement of the arms in the shoulder socket
• Movement of the shoulder socket
• Torso rotation
• Hip rotation through leg action

It outlines how to perform the movements, how to practice the movements together, and exercises targeted at the key muscles controlling each movement. The exercises address how to increase both strength of the kind required for the golf swing, plus flexibility. Along the way, it address subsidiary questions such as head position throughout the golf swing.

Chapters and sections in the guide are listed below:

Chapter 1: Introduction

• The Audience
• What is included

Chapter 2: Guide to the (Full) Golf Swing

• How the Body Moves
• The Swing's Six Movements
• Cocking and Uncocking the Wrists
• Rotating the Forearms at the Elbow
• Swinging the Arms at the Shoulder Socket
• Moving the Shoulder Socket
• Twisting and Untwisting the Spine
• Rotating the Hips
• The Six Movements in Action

Chapter 3: Applying the Six Movements in Your Swing

• Taking an Inventory of the Movements
• Learning the Movements without the Ball
• At the Driving Range
• Learning from Experience
• Ideas for Beginners
• Perspectives

Chapter 4: The Head

• Why is it Significant?
• The Head and the Six Movements
• The Debate
• And the Answer
• A Note on Weight Shift

Chapter 5: Exercising for the Golf Swing

• Why Exercise for Golf
• Functional Training for the Golf Swing
• Cocking and Uncocking the Wrists
• Rotating the Forearms at the Elbow
• Swinging the Arms at the Shoulder Socket and Moving the Shoulder Socket
• Twisting and Untwisting the Spine
• Rotating the Hips
• Warming Up

Chapter 6: Summing Up