TUITION - THE SWING

“ The typical golfer knows way too much about what is not important in the golf swing and far too little about what is”

Confused about your golf swing?

Well, here’s a tip! ...... doesn’t work?.... here’s another, try this!

Basing your golf swing on a series of hit and miss concepts from someone in a magazine, who isn’t watching you hit the ball, is not a sound idea. Golf tips can be found anywhere, except on the wall of the boys room.

Here are a few examples:

- there is only one swing for all golfers (try telling that to Jim Furyk, US Open Champion 2003); - the pitch shot is a miniature version of the full swing. (no wonder you cannot hit it close); - roll the forearms just prior to impact ( get ready to discover the left side of the course);

We humans hate complex, try to avoid it and seek simplicity. Do you think Tiger’s dad taught him to think of all the moving parts in the swing? Let’s build the golf swing around this simple premise.

A child learns to walk by watching its’ parents and copying what it sees.
A junior golfer learns to swing a golf club by imitation. How many amazing junior swings have you seen. (Sorry Steve, but George didn’t get his swing from you !) There are thousands of languages here on earth and the part of the brain that runs motor skills (your golf swing) does not recognise one of them.

There are only three key factors in the golf swing... set-up, lever action and connection.

Chris Arnold has been a PGA qualified professional since 1972 and is credited with first teaching Nick Faldo to play the game at Welwyn Garden City G.C. He has since taught other European Tour winners and several of his former pupils are now respected PGA Professionals. His aim in every lesson is to keep the swing simple and make the game fun.