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