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Swing Thoughts

Random musings, anecdotes, and thoughts from select instructors. Regular users can't start threads here, but everyone can respond!

"Swing Thoughts" Rules and Notes

What Is "Swing Thoughts"?

What is Swing Thoughts?

This forum is going to serve as an outlet for "swing thoughts" - musings and thoughts about the golf swing, instruction, technology, professional tours (related to swing technique and theory), and so on. We'll add a new thread a few times per month, and we hope everyone can learn from what's posted here. Only myself (iacas, Erik J. Barzeski) and a few other chosen instructors can create threads in this forum, but everyone can respond.

This forum varies from the "Instruction and Playing Tips" forum in that this forum is largely to discuss the general theoretical, not to talk about specific issues affecting one or a few golfers.

Come on in, ask questions, and disagree if you disagree. We're happy to discuss things!

87 topics in this forum

  1. TST Instructional Content

    By mvmac,   
    • 9 replies
    • 18,487 views

  2. Sign up (or log in) today! It's free (and you won't see this ad anymore)!

    Sign up (or log in) today! It's free (and you won't see this ad anymore)!

  3. Good Golf Posture (How to Address the Golf Ball)

    By mvmac,
    • 268 replies
    • 165,644 views

  4. Putting - DO NOT Accelerate Through the Ball

    By iacas,   
    • 352 replies
    • 70,071 views

  5. Simple, Specific, Slow, Short, and Success - The Five "S"s of Great Practice

    By iacas,
    • 177 replies
    • 43,278 views

  6. Playing Golf Without a Thought

    By iacas,
    • 96 replies
    • 14,708 views

  7. 3 Keys to Better Putting

    By iacas,
    • 128 replies
    • 19,939 views

  8. Importance of the Hips in the Golf Swing

    By mvmac,
    • 41 replies
    • 13,367 views

  9. Common Golf Myths That May Be Hurting Your Game

    By mvmac,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,964 views

  10. Blaming Strategy? Or Execution?

    By iacas,   
    • 54 replies
    • 4,139 views

  11. How to Effectively Create Lag on the Downswing

    By mvmac,
    • 102 replies
    • 29,025 views

  12. Shaping the Ball

    By iacas,
    • 192 replies
    • 53,953 views

  13. S&T 2.0 DVDs and Pressure/Weight Forward - An Examination

    By iacas,
    • 68 replies
    • 17,737 views

  14. The "Stop Conning Yourself" Thread

    By iacas,
    • 233 replies
    • 18,910 views

  15. GolfTec Numbers (Golf Digest Aug. '17)

    By iacas,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1,300 views

  16. The Single Most Important Angle(s) in Golf

    By iacas,   
    • 33 replies
    • 2,616 views

  17. How to Grip a Golf Club, Commonalities of a Functional Golf Grip

    By mvmac,
    • 149 replies
    • 53,561 views

  18. Myth of Maintaining Your Address Flex in the Rear Knee

    By mvmac,
    • 285 replies
    • 66,409 views

  19. Leave the Flagstick In (and Tend it Too)

    By iacas,   
    • 163 replies
    • 11,711 views

  20. How to Hit a Driver (Hit it Further and Stop Slicing!)

    By mvmac,
    • 246 replies
    • 76,605 views

  21. Hitting into a Net

    By iacas,
    • 308 replies
    • 63,512 views

  22. Over-Stating the Value of a Playing Lesson

    By iacas,   
    • 22 replies
    • 1,885 views

  23. 65/20/15 Practice Ratios: Where to Devote Your Practice Time

    By iacas,
    • 599 replies
    • 56,405 views

  24. Realistic Expectations

    By iacas,   
    • 44 replies
    • 5,466 views

  25. Why Flaring Your Feet at Address Makes Golf Easier

    By mvmac,
    • 184 replies
    • 69,454 views

  26. The Mental Game in Two Words

    By iacas,
    • 94 replies
    • 20,266 views