Rank the TOP 3 MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS of the Golf Swing

[Brian Manzella]

That fundamental thread wasn't going anywhere. For good reason. The definitions of the word are varied in both in the dictionaries and in golf circles.

And other folks are using the term.

They can have it.


That's why we are just going to call "things going on in the golf swing" what they are—elements.

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Give me your top 3 and I'll post mine up later tonight...

 

[birly-shirly]

face angle, path (in 3d) and speed.

 

[KGlennCole]

For me.. Turn, Hand path, Extension

 

[ZAP]

1. centeredness of contact
2. face angle
3. 3d path

 

[mcncpa]

1. tempo
2. Balance
3. Face angle

 

[Lindsey Newman]

Hand path, club face and alignment (aim)

 

[Matt Bryda]

Body displacement
Club delivery
Ball flight

 

[Damon Lucas]

Clubface awareness, including centeredness of contact,
Downswing handpath,
Body torques

 

[Brian Manzella]

This is great....keep 'em coming!

 

[natep]

Kinematic sequencing
Handpath
Face control

 

[rogue]

Give me your top 3 and I'll post mine up later tonight...

I think you gave us a clue on the bottom...

All you have is your hand path, the force along that path, and torque about that path.

So the 3 might be: hand path, the force along that path, and torque about that path.

But also take into account...

That's your means for creating the proper D-Plane with the proper speed, for the desired shot.

so the 3 could be path, angle of attack and face angle

I like birly-shirly's response

face angle, path (in 3d) and speed.

I think he means "path (in 3d)" is the path (left, straight, right) and angle of attack (up, level, down)
is that called the resultant path?

Ed

 

[Cloran]

Face at impact
Path to impact
Angle of attack

 

[tongzilla]

hand path and the different forces felt in the hands, and the body positions that allow the hands the move through the desired space with the desired torque.

 

[lia41985]

1.) D-plane control (making the club work like a club, particularly the shaft and bounce but also including the "secret to tour quality shots"--low dynamic loft and attack angle)
2.) Instantaneous helical axis positioning (i.e. the geometry of non-concentricity)
3.) Hand and hub path control (tie; i.e. anti-tug, tumble, etc.)

 

[magicmarker]

the proper setup alignment for your natural shot shape
clubface direction at impact
3d clubhead path through impact

 

[strav]

Mr. Hogans top 3

That fundamental thread wasn't going anywhere. For good reason. The definitions of the word are varied in both in the dictionaries and in golf circles.

And other folks are using the term.

They can have it.


That's why we are just going to call "things going on in the golf swing" what they are—elements.

el·e·ment/ˈeləmənt/

Noun:

A part or aspect of something, esp. one that is essential or characteristic. <TBODY> </TBODY>

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Give me your top 3 and I'll post mine up later tonight...

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[Ryan Smither]

(1) Hand path.

(2) Rotating the sweet spot in the first-half of the downswing.

(3) Body positioning leading into (and during) impact.

 

[dschultz6072]

Top of the backswing, head position, end of the swing.

 

[cal7426]

I think I'll stick with Ernest Jones:

1. Control (the club head) and stemming from that 2. Balance 3. Timing.

"Everything else is just showbiz".

 

[bluebird]

When to stall
When to move it
D-Plane in reverse, from contact working backwards