Denis Pugh - Philosophy

Regardless of the level of player its my belief that I can use the same concepts to give a golf lesson. This is called 'The Swing Map'. The golf swing is a motion that has two basics, grip and setup and three fundamentals; balance, plane and leverage. These are laid down as 'The Swing Map' and are as follows:

It is my belief that all golf lessons should address these six key areas.

Of course, different teachers will have different terminology and emphasis but since all players have different physical and mental gifts to play the game, it is impossible to give the same methodology to all players.

A good example of this is in the writings of Harvey Pennick. He had a young Ben Crenshaw and a young Tom Kite as students at his club in Austin, Texas.

Mr. Pennick did not even want them to listen to each others Lessons. Wisely he knew they were opposite in physical and mental gifts for the game and Mr. Pennick respected that difference in order to get the best from each of his two young golf prodiges.

Over the years, the fashion in teaching methods has changed from hands and arms type rhythmic flowing actions to the body release type concepts of more recent times.

Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie would be a good comparison.

Tiger uses a full rotation of a coiled spring body action, with limited setting of the wrists in the backswing, this is a very athletic motion.

Monty uses a full and free wrist hinge with very little use of body rotation and a flowing rhythmic swing.

Neither is wrong, just their individual style determines their particular golf swing.

My goal is to show all my pupils how 'The Swing Map' can allow them to develop their best motion for their physical and mental make-up.

The depth of knowledge that is available within 'The Swing Map' is ideally suited to this website format. A visiting pupil can pick a topic and the video explanation will guide them through the basics, fundamentals and overall motion.

In closing my philosophy is that every golfer is different and 'The Swing Map' accommodates that difference with the understanding of how and why a golf swing works.

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