Scratch Golf School Basic Philosophy
Golf’s ultimate fundamental is the delivery of a square clubface through the ball down the intended line.
Optimum performance is achieved by blending the right set up fundamentals with correct swing technique.
Body action is easier to repeat than hand and wrist action.
The pillars of success are consistency, efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability.
Primary Set Up Principles
Grip the club mostly in the fingers in a neutral position.
Aim the body and club in the direction you want to the ball to go.
Set Up Principles
Create enough width in your stance to facilitate a proper pivot, especially with longer clubs.
Adopt an athletic position over the ball with your knees bent and back straight.
Primary Swing Principle
The rotation of the body and swinging of the arms combined are the source of movement in the swing.
Swing Principles
The shoulders turn farther than the hips on the backswing.
The weight pivots of the back foot at the beginning of the downswing.
The plane of the downswing is well inside the plane of the backswing.
At impact the hips are more open to the target than the shoulders.
The lead wrist is slightly bowed at impact.
The lead hip is stacked above the lead foot at impact.
