How many swing do you have?

Do you have more than one golf swing that you play during a round of golf? When you first swing is not working do you switch mid round and try your other swing?

I like to play a high fade shots into greens and I also play a draw shot with tee shots which is a different swing and I also have a third swing which simple keeps the club face square at impact and after impact for approach shots or off the tee.

I have different swings, but not for if one doesn't work, its more different swings for different shots.

I'm in my rookie year...every swing is different.

Hooks. Cuts. Flyers. Slices. Fades. Draws. Hoods. Blades. Flops. Misses.
None (well...most) of which are on demand....

Up to now I have had the popular two plane swing but fought inconsistency for four years before giving up recently. The lateral shift and crossover release demand exquisite timing.

Now I am working on Hogan's one plane, rotational swing with a slap release and no lateral shift. No timing required. Just get the angles right at setup, stay connected and everything flows. Ball compression in nearly 100% of my swings.

Hogan is da man.

The problem with multiple swings is eventually the feels of each will get confusing as you get a little older, then you'll have to deal with different feels creeping in all the time. In my view, this is an unecessary complication of an already complicated operation. I believe if you build a swing based on solid fundamentals and stick with it you will best serve your golfing life, and you will then have a foundation to return to when you run into difficulties.

I use the same swing from driver to putter which produces a straight shot, and vary setup/grip for shapes but only when necessary.

My driver/iron swings are different. If im having long iron contact trouble, i switch it to my driver swing.

+ 1 it's always the same basic swing. The basic's shouldn't change.. When the basics change - that's when your game goes to pot!

I have one swing all the way from driving through pitching. Then chipping and putting stroke are very similar for me though I don't think that can really be considered a swing.

Last few practice sessions this has been paying off with a single swing. Now if I can get the "bad thought demons" out of my brain perhaps the handicap will start heading south.

golf would be boring with just one swing.

I need the following:
a draw
b cut
c lob
d chip
e pitch and run
f pitch and stop
g putt
h trap shot
i see what happens if
j punch out
k. driver off deck

The OP was referring to types of swings.. those are all types of shots . Hes asking if there is a way you actually swing the club differently.

yes I swing differently with different planes and different grip pressures and grips.

One basic swing. (The game is hard enough mastering one swing, than 14 different swings - Jack Nicklaus).

Chipping and pitching are just extensions of the same swing. I'm not going to say this mentality is "essential for everyone" if they want to play decent golf, but it is the basis of consistency for many of the worlds greatest players.

I am slowly learning this myself. My pro is working with me on feeling the very small changes required to shape shots (fade versus draw, cut versus hook). The basic swing is the same, with only a few changes in feels and ball position. Once internalized, you see the shot in your mind, your brain says draw, you set up the shot and your body responds. It's very effective, and practicing this way allows your basic swing to translate to every club in the bag (putter excluded!).

It also keeps things simple, both in practicing and playing. Practice the basic swing, then play shots using your imagination and the feels you associated with the shape desired. Once the basic swing is forged, those feels are very easy to replicate.

As you might of guessed, I am more of a feel player, so it works for me. Maybe it will work for you as well.

Three years ago I would have said one basic swing, today I think the answer is either zero or quit a few.

My natural tendency is to drag the club around behind(?) then lift it up into a laid off position, come of the top on the downswing and try to time the in out and around whipping motion. If I understand correctly this is a rather common novice swing type/flaw.

So I'm working on keeping the club more connected, in front of me, and on plane. Trouble is I have some word reading understanding/concept of what those things mean but almost no club swinging/feeling understanding of what they are. I feel a bit like I'm groping in the dark for an unknown shape and hoping somehow I'll recognize it when I stumble across it.

In the process of trying to instigate these changes I end up making some of the most insane and unlikely swings mixed in with regressing back to my natural tendencies and a few apparently more or less decent ones. The whole thing is frighteningly maddening, embarrassing, and frustrating. At one point earlier this summer I was down to a 6 iron as the longest club I was carrying/attempting to hit because I was in such a state of confusion.

An unexpected side effect is that now when I play with other people, I watch them and try to understand what they are doing and what they may be thinking. The whole process is immensely fascinating.

That's pretty funny.

I feel the same way.

I know exactly what you mean, my swing feels very good, but is so inconsistant, especially with my irons. Sometimes I get the flight path right and it sounds, feels and looks great, then other times it goes far too low and long and on occasions when I don't pay correct attention I slice them and then I get barely any distance.

There are obvioulsy lots of different types of swings, but I think it's much easier to just have one swing and addapt it to move the ball differently. Otherwise it gets too complicated.