The purpose of the golf swing: is to satisfy the requirements of impact—which is to deliver a square clubface down an inside-to-straight swing path with a shallow angle of approach while producing maximum club head velocity.
Our finding at The Golf Institute of Minnesota is that most club golfers return the club down to the ball on a steep and narrow angle of approach. This in turn produces pulls and slices with deep divots or no divots at all.
To feel a shallow angle of approach on the downswing you should pause at the top of your backswing in order to split your grip apart. Then start your downswing with your right hand well behind your left hand (which is accented by the split-apart grip). This will help you capture the feel of a shallow delivery of the club head to the ball.
The goal of the golf swing is to repeat the same swing time after time and to achieve the distance, direction, and trajectory desired.
Dee and I are often asked who has a great golf swing. It really doesn’t matter as long as you can control the height, flight, and distance of the golf ball. If that were not the case, Jim Furyk would have no place on the PGA Tour.
The definition of the golf swing: Because the swing is swung in a circular motion, we move our bodies in a rotary motion. Therefore, the golf swing is a rotary motion. Because the ball is on the ground, it is also an underhanded, sidearm motion.
The problem, again, with most amateur golfers is they perceive the club should be swung straight up and down. The best image we can give you is to allow the hands to cover the right shoulder in the backswing and the left shoulder in the follow through.
It is important for most golfers to get the proper definition of the golf swing in their minds in order to achieve their goals.
—Gerald McCullagh
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