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