Update: This video has been delayed because of events pertaining to my research on the MCS Golf Swing and on the optimal golf swing motion. I should have a release date estimate sometime early in the New Year. /Update

I’ve been working on the progressive pivot exercises that are designed to teach the mechanically-correct pivot action, but I’ve been fiddling with them for the past weeks to try to get all of the concepts I feel are crucial for an optimal golf swing.

I have actually laughed out loud at times while doing them, because I keep thinking about Tai-Chi when I start doing the down swing pivot exercises.

That’s because there are no tools or implements in these drills – for the first time, I am not even using a club or swing stick across the shoulders – it’s all body motion.

Right now, I’ve got the drills narrowed down to just a few, to show the process of taking one’s stance with the club, and to show how the address is spring-loaded to begin the back pivot so naturally, you don’t have to think about it.

So, these exercises will teach:

• How to achieve the simple “Leaning A” position and how the body naturally conforms to this position,
• How to take the grip on the club with both hands,
• The first move of the back swing is just a reversal of the “Leaning A” stance move,
• The back swing angle that the hands and club will take with no manipulation required,
• How the back swing uses the No-Turn Pivot concept (I like to call it “under, not around”),
• The transition to the down swing using the hip slide towards the target,
• How a stable head during all of these moves ensures the proper back pivot and down swing

The concepts also show:

• The nature of the pivot using no lateral motion (swinging “in the box”),
• The vertical principle of the golf swing, using gravity and leverage to generate power,
• The natural arc of the swing, proving that no turn towards the target is necessary,
• How the hands move down, out and then back in, all while staying balanced and finally
• How the ball position ensures optimal impact conditions, whichever club you’re using.

The drill exercises can be done virtually anywhere that you have a little more space than you would in a telephone booth – there is no club, no prop or swing aid involved, so it’s just you and your body, as I demonstrated over ten years ago with this rudimentary move with the trailing arm:

Swinging Motion Without A Club