You all know my opinions on the Modern Golf Swing, the primary three being that a) it’s mechanically unsound, which is the only disqualifier one should need, b) it’s not as efficient in generating power through leverage and 3) it requires nonstop practice to maintain.

I can show you with a simple gif. moving image whence the leverage derives in the Classic Golf Swing, and why the Modern swing mechanics fall short of it.

First, let’s take a look at a long drive swing at normal speed, from when I was about 45.5 years old (August 2015), and keep in mind that aside from hitting balls, I did absolutely nothing else with regards to fitness or strength training, and never came close to injuring myself swinging this way:

The reason for this is that the leveraging and power production in the Classic Golf Swing, as we know, come from the hip and leg action, and that is the bulk of the muscular effort I’m putting into the swing.

Let’s look at a judo throw now:

Back to my swing.

Just as in a judo throw, once I have my upper body in the position to begin the down swing (or “throw” in the judo), I do nothing more than transfer my weight sharply back to the leading foot, which creates a chain reaction.

Note the blue dots, one on my left shoulder and the other on my left knee, to see how the knee moving back towards the target begins the chain reaction:

The hips turn, which causes the shoulders to turn, and the leading arm leverages the club down to impact because the leading arm must follow the leading shoulder:

It really is as simple as that, and none of the gobbledy-gook Modern Golf mumbo jumbo about “creating lift” and “using the ground” will change the fact that a proper golf swing uses the body and its mass to create the leverage for a golf swing, whether it’s a regular swing or long drive.

Lift is created by the loft of the club and, with the Driver, a backwards-leaning shaft at impact, or an ascending strike by the club head, to put it another way.

So, by keeping the leading foot nailed to the ground and restricting the hip turn on the back swing to supposedly create “stability” in the golf swing, you’re actually doing the opposite – you’re reducing the natural leverage created by the body’s natural motion, especially the hips & legs, and you will literally have to jump through hoops to create the leverage by other means.