The "Golf Swing" is a Misnomer

[Daryl]

You fellows have forgotten more about the golf swing than I will ever know, but I've come to the following conclusion with regard to the "swing":

The golf swing is not a swing at all. When I think of the phrase "golf swing" I think of an arm generated activity. And, that's been my problem. Working hard and experimenting over the past few weeks I've concluded that the "golf swing" is a pivot generated activity with the arms, hands and club just going along for the ride.

I am currently working on making a big shoulder turn, "setting" myself at the top, "driving" my pivot, and allowing nature to take its course. It's a work in progress to be sure, but when done correctly the results are impressive. There is no lag to hold, there is no conscious effort to drive the right elbow into the side, there is no need to hit down on the ball. It all just...happens. The pivot makes it so.

The "golf swing" isn't a swing at all. The "swing" is just the reaction to a well executed pivot. Without the pivot there is no swing.

Anyway, just an observation from Joe Sixpack.

Been there, done that. We'll be right here.

[12 piece bucket]

Been there, done that. We'll be right here.

That was funny . . . .

Sean . . . . there are PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO THINK JUST AS YOU DO . . . and there are plenty of 'em that will whip everybody on this board . . .

I admire your efforts to simplify . . . and wish you the best of luck . . . if you understand or instinctively got certain fundamental alignments then you maybe able to do just as you have described . . . much of the posting here for 90% of golfers is way overkill for sure. You don't have to know the difference and be able to articulate what a snap release versus a sweep release is. Like Hogan said . . . he didn't need to do everything good . . . just a few things good. But the trick is figuring out what those "few good things are" FOR YOU. Could be you have found it. I agree that the pivot is vital . . . so that could be your "few good things". But if it ain't . . . like D said . . . . the people are waiting.