| There is really one basic athletic motion which is | | | | arms and take a practice swing. Listen for any |
| used in all of athletics. The golf swing is golf's | | | | noise the club makes. There's not much air |
| version of this athletic motion. It is the same basic | | | | moving, is there? Now try again, this time with |
| motion that is used to hit a tennis ball, throw a | | | | your arms completely relaxed. Listen for the loud |
| football, kick a soccer ball, or break a rack in | | | | noise of the club through the air. There is quite a |
| pool.To describe the athletic motion, let's take a | | | | difference, isn't there?In order to have the arms |
| look at the baseball pitcher. Why the pitcher? You | | | | and shoulders move at their top possible speed |
| are familiar with the pitching motion and have | | | | and with maximum reliability, they must be kept |
| probably thrown a ball or two yourself. The | | | | relaxed. This is achieved when the legs, which are |
| pitcher does what you as a golfer want to do; | | | | the body's real source of strength, cause the |
| throw it fast, accurately and consistently. As a | | | | arms and shoulders to move.Simply stated, the |
| golfer you want to hit the ball long distances and | | | | feet and legs cause the trunk of the body to |
| down the middle with consistency.So just how | | | | move, which in turn causes the arms to move. All |
| does the pitcher throw the ball? How do you | | | | types of athletics are played with the feet |
| throw a ball? It's not complicated. Let's take a | | | | moving the body. It all comes from the ground |
| look so we can apply these principles to the golf | | | | up, never from the top down.For an observation, |
| swing.After getting the sign from the catcher, the | | | | watch someone throw a bowling ball or throw a |
| pitcher begins his wind-up by moving his body so | | | | horseshoe to a post. The legs move the body, |
| that all of his weight is on his back foot, the one | | | | and the arm is completely dependent upon |
| on the pitching rubber. By doing this, he has | | | | them.It's the same in all of athletics, including |
| caused the arm to be flung away, in the direction | | | | golf.Because we are holding this long stick with the |
| opposite from where he will deliver the ball. When | | | | intention of hitting this little, innocent ball as hard |
| all the weight is on the back leg and the arm is still | | | | as we can, this is contrary to our golf instincts. |
| going away from the target, he reverses the | | | | Common sense would tell us that in order to end |
| direction of the body by pushing off his back foot. | | | | that poor little ball's life (without missing the ball, of |
| This causes his body to be pushed toward the | | | | course), we must use those powerful arms - and |
| target. The arm was still going away when the | | | | never look up? Isn't that right? Not so!There you |
| body changed directions. The arm only changes | | | | have it -- the process through which I developed |
| directions when it can go no further back and is | | | | the Concept Golf swing principles that will take |
| pulled swiftly toward the target by the forward | | | | your golf game to a new level. Because these |
| motion of the body. This allows the arm to | | | | ideas are simple, and because there are only five |
| function with maximum effectiveness, speed, and | | | | fundamentals, you might be tempted to not give |
| accuracy. The arm is completely dependent on | | | | them proper reverence. These principles have |
| the body. The arm moves ONLY because the | | | | been tested and proven by golfers just like you. |
| body moves it -- not because the muscles of the | | | | The new golfer, the professional, the high |
| arm itself made the arm move.Have you ever | | | | handicapper and the plus-one handicapper have all |
| seen a major league pitcher stand flat-footed and | | | | profited from these few simple ideas.The Concept |
| pitch the ball?Of course not.Any pitcher knows | | | | Golf swing principles are simple, logical, easy to |
| that he will have neither speed nor accuracy if he | | | | understand, and easy to put into action. |
| throws the ball flat-footed. To be effective he | | | | Everything else in the golf swing is a result of |
| must use the big muscles (the legs and back) to | | | | these few fundamentals -- for all clubs, for all |
| move the body in order to create the speed and | | | | shots. They apply to the full swing, the short |
| accuracy necessary for a good pitch.I want you | | | | wedge and even the putter. As you understand |
| to try to throw the ball as far as you can, but | | | | and accept these ideas and put them to use, you |
| with different rules. In order to be very powerful, | | | | will see great progress in your golf game.It |
| you must hold the ball as tightly as possible, | | | | doesn't have to be hard to discover the Par |
| tightening all the muscles in your arm and shoulder. | | | | Golfer within you.John Toepel is a Veteran PGA |
| I want to see all the veins popping out; that way | | | | Tour Player, instructor, author and professional |
| I know you are powerful and can throw it far. | | | | speaker. He is also the discoverer of Concept |
| You know instinctively as you tighten up or quit | | | | Golf, the quickest way to immediate, life-long |
| moving the body that you cannot throw the ball | | | | lasting improvements to anyone's golf game. To |
| any distance at all. In spite of this, I regularly see | | | | learn more about Concept Golf, including the most |
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