2.  Full Swing Motion (without club)
Focus: Stance and Posture

The full swing motion of the golf swing is a complex motor skill, with 27 moving parts.  By first introducing the swing without the club and the ball, there is a less likely chance of off task behavior.

Keys to Success
Stance
Forward Swing and Follow Through
Back Swing

Group Management and Safety

• All students can practice at once.
• Students take semicircle formation with shoulders facing out.

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• Your arms and shoulders should be free of tension as you take your posture.
• The arms swing freely from the shoulders, not by the shoulders.
• Your arms should move from the shoulder joint in a manner similar to the way that you move your lower arm from the elbow joint without moving your upper arm.
• Stand erect.
• Let your arms relax.
• Swing your arms back and forth as if you were marching.
• Note how your shoulders are not moving forward at the same time as your arms.
• This is how your arms swing from your shoulders.
• Not let's try moving your shoulders forward at the same time as your arms.
• Take your posture and practice feeling your arms move from your shoulders.
• As your arms begin to swing past your legs, allow your body to respond to the swinging motion.
• Allow your body to turn around an imaginary center point.
• Feel your weight shift to the rear side by turning your target heel to raise slightly off the ground.
• Feel your weight shift back to the target side by returning your target heel to the ground and turning your rear knee into your target knee.
• Create a lot of motion.

• Work with a partner observing your swing, partner should give feedback.
• What is your partner doing right?
• What needs improvement?

• 10 perfect swings

• Have students practice half-swings with arms parallel to the ground during back swing and forward swing.

• Practice with eyes closed.