Minimalist Golf Swing

John Inman one of the leaders going into round 4 of the Regions Tradition Championship, 2014. By amazing co-incidence, the nice-guys who permitted me to follow them as they practiced, prior to the start of the event, turned out to have the best scores – John Inman, Wes Short Jr. and John Cook (videos of […]

The CHIP SHOT can be assessed for anatomical positions too Ever since someone said ‘the dog must wag the tail, not the tail the dog’ people have used a lot of body motion for that very basic shot – the chip shot. Sure, the dog must wag the tail, but does the entire dog need […]

Bernhard Langer – How can one critique one of the most lasting swings of the past several decades? Easily. By understanding that the correct way to analyze a golf swing is based on what is ideal from the perspective of ‘first principles’. Working from ‘first principles’ means not assessing a golf swing by comparing it […]

Iconic basketball player-turned golf enthusiast whose swing is a great source of entertainment to many A golf student once said, “If the Minimalist Golf Swing is truly as great as you claim, it should surely help Charles Barkley’s swing where many, including Hank Haney in the Hank Haney Project, have tried and failed”. Hank Haney, […]

Ian Woosnam, famous Welsh golfer in Birmingham, Alabama, May 2014. It is always amazing to hear the coaches, biomechanics researchers and even the surgeons and physiotherapists tell less talented golfers that they should swing like elite golfers or professionals, in order to have more swing-efficiency and less injury. If anyone could have seen Ian Woosnam […]

                                              Anatomy of the Golf Swing Blog-post No. 4 Anatomy of the Golf Swing – The Shoulder Girdle (esp. Scapula) [All descriptions are for a right-handed golfer]. The Shoulder Girdle, and, for that […]

                                          Anatomy of the Golf Swing Blog-post No. 3 The Trunk/Torso [All descriptions are for a right-handed golfer]. The trunk or torso refers to the entire body except for the head/neck, the arms and the […]

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