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Full Swing · Mental Model

Make vertical force the priority in your swing

A mental model the instructor took from Pete Cowan: a swing has three forces, rotational, lateral, and vertical. For most amateurs the vertical force (up and down) should be in charge, because if you swing the club up and down you get the lateral motion for free, and if you fire the trail side down the rotation happens automatically.

Channel: Danny Maude

Watch official source at 5:48

Why this context matters

Framework the instructor attributes to coach Pete Cowan.