New Horizons Golf Swing Basics

Many years ago I wrote a series of 12 books I called the New Horizons Golf Approach Pocket Coach Series. The first four books in the series involved the basics skills needed to play the game in a sound and rewarding manner. The middle four books involved developing Swing Techniques and Mechanics, and the last four involved playing the shots of the game. In this book I am compiling three of the most popular books from that series. Part One of this book will discuss the topics that were presented in Volume Two of that series – Developing Your Skills. (Originally self-published and Copyright  2001 by Edward A. Tischler) It will involve a discussion of the games fundamentals as seen through the eyes of a New Horizons Golfer, and it will provide drills for developing your fundamental skills. Part Two of this book will discuss the topics that were presented in Volume Four of the Pocket Coach Series – Ball Striking Skills (Originally self-published and Copyright  2002 by Edward A. Tischler). It will involve a discussion of the basic skills needed to become a good ball striker, and it will include drills for developing those skills. Part Three of this book will discuss the topics that were presented in Volume Five of the Pocket Coach Series – Stacking For Powerful Golf (Originally self-published and Copyright  2002 by Edward A. Tischler). It will involve the process of developing power from the ground up. While developing power from the ground up you will learn to play a series of shots that vary in distance and trajectory. And those Power Stacking Techniques will give you a Method of Play that you can employ on the golf course. As you read your way through this book I would like you to keep in mind that developing a sound golf swing involves 1) Developing Your Fundamental Skills, 2) Establishing a Sound Swing Technique and 3) Having a Method of Play to take out on the golf course. And those are the topics we will discuss throughout this book. It is also my intent to provide the information in a way that will allow you to eventually Own Your Golf Swing. The New Horizons Golf Approach does that by first addressing the fundamental skills that all golfers need to play the game. Whether you are a beginner, recreational golfer, avid golfer, competitive amateur or professional golfer, you will need to own your fundamental skills if you want to play your best golf. Secondly, if you want to play to your potential, you will need to develop at least a basic command over your ball striking skills. And the more accomplished you strive to become, the greater the command you will need over those skills. Thirdly, all golfers have to take their skills onto the golf course. The best way of doing so is to organize them into a method of play that can be employed successfully with a game plan. Lastly, if you are going to continue to play the game with longevity and with minimal chances of injury, then you will need to apply your skills with your specific body mechanics in mind. If your applications fight your body mechanics you are certain to struggle with your skills, your health and the game in general. It is also my belief that all true golfers need to own a swing that suits their body mechanics, athleticism and style of play. The degree to which each golfer needs to own their swing is based on the individual’s level of accomplishment and desire for improvement. And to serve each golfer well the approach that is undertaken needs to establish a foundation that is satisfactory for the recreational golfer while being sufficient to support the added skills that will be needed to develop to the highest level of accomplishment for each individual. Rest assure, the New Horizons Golf Approach is organized in a manner to satisfy those criteria. Once you’ve developed a sound swing that can be employed successfully on the golf course you can decide if your long term goal is to truly own your swing. If it is, then you can study my Power3Golf Biomechanics System (pronounced power-of-3 golf). That system is overviewed in my book Secrets Of Owning Your Swing – The Revolutionary Power3Golf Approach. It explains the biomechanical feature/options you need to understand to truly own your swing. I believe it is also important to mention that the original Pocket Coach book series was organized in such a way that each successive book be linked in some way to the previous books. Therefore, from Part One to Part Two to Part Three of this book some concepts will be repeated, doing so is intentional. First of all it will help link the Fundamentals to the Ball Striking Skills to the Method of Play. Secondly, when learning a new approach it is often advantageous to have certain key factors repeated frequent enough that we have a better chance of recognizing their importance. You can rest assure that any repetition of such key concepts will be held to a minimum and only done so when it seems extremely advantageous to the learning process. Therefore, as you read through this book please be attentive to those topics that seem to be periodically repeated. Take them to heart and do your best to understand their importance in relations to the process being introduced. Beyond developing a sound golf swing the New Horizons Golf Approach is also concerned with guiding each golfer through the process of Owning Their Games. That means it addresses such topics as inner game skills, mental skills, stroke saving skills and putting skills. Those topics are addressed in a variety of books I have self-published and coached directly in my golf schools and private lessons. However we must start somewhere, so for now let’s discuss the topic of New Horizons Golf Swing Basics – Secrets Of Developing A Sound Golf Swing. I hope you enjoy the journey and find it a great way to establish a process that will truly allow you to both Own Your Swing and Your Game.