Generally, as golfers we always disagree to agree that the game of golf is crafted for perfectionists or precisionists. It is also professionally true to say that the game of golf is played against oneself in order to compete with other players on the same course or tour. To win the tournament, among common things, it is the mental skills and physical knowledge of the game that make the winners stand out from the rest. Therefore, to master the game, it demands the professional players to acquire the knowledge of the swing and the game. The golfing knowledge is centred on the bio-mechanics of the swings.

It is the study of the relative movement between the club and the body. The net result is the two-way or bilateral transfer of the body weight that determines the shape and flight of the shot.. By virtual of this , we have classified the swings or the shots by the way the club is swung into its plane. Again, the swing of the club is made against the body in response to the initial drag of the club and the subsequent turn of the left shoulder. The downswing of the club to hit or sweep the ball is a natural movement of the dynamic state of the body. The way the club responses to the movement of the body is set by the way the club is swung up.

In short, the swing of the club is essentially the natural movement of the body. Thus, it is virtually impossible for golfers to control or regulate the swing of the club. The control of the swing is only used in the short game. It is mainly employed to regulate the swing of the club for distance control. However, for the long game, we need to generate sufficient body power to propel the ball high and long. Though some professional players do use the three-quarters swing or controlled swing, it is not an effective way to master the game. Firstly , how could one control, set or time the amount of the left shoulder turn ? Secondly, to do so, one has to develop an additional mental routine to set the swing. This may be not the right way to control the swing.

The only way to control the swing is when the club is set for the swing. At this static or pre-swing phase , we can take our time to set ,adjust and check the setting or configuration before the club is set into motion. On the tour, most of the professional players can do it in such a professional way that many golfers may not think or see for the need to do so. Again, to set the club or configure the swing, it involves the static setting of the stance and the grip. The sequence is known as the mental routine . During the setting , one has to focus his attention to set the club in proper sequence . This is where the mental control is needed. At our golf academy, we emphasize a lot on the mental aspect of the game. The main purpose is to allow the trainees to apply the acquired knowledge to set the club.

The type of stance and the way it is set can also affect the type of the shot. Similarly, the choice of the grip and the setting of the grip also dictate the kind of shot one hopes to hit or sweep. Through our research ,it is found that , in most cases, the grip and the stance often work as a system. This is what we coin that as the Mix and Match technique or Simply , To configure the Swings ! . This technique can also be used to control the shape as well as the distance of the shots to approach the green or attack the pin.

To set the stance, you can use any of the stance according to your level . At our academy ,we have also classified them by single, double or triple flex . It helps the golfers to develop their golfing body and mental routine from the simple flex to more advanced swings for power or distance control. To set the club, one has to combine the stance and grip . This is because the choice of grip and the way it is set or configured may not be suitable for a particular type of stance. This is the main reason as to why we introduce a string of grips in the web. These grips are derived from the conventional overlapping grip. Therefore , to set the club , one has to ensure that both the preferred stance and the choice grip must be able to work in unison. The backswing of the club is simply the drag of the club and the active turn of the left shoulder while the rest is done the golfing body. However, if a wrong type of grip is used for a particular stance, you will never improve your swing. Even the way the club is gripped can also ruin your swing or shape an unwanted shot . All these also help to explain the fact that a slight error in the setting of the grip or stance can ruin a shot.

The golf clubs ,on the other hand, despite their designs and swing characteristics, also require a different set of configurations. This further helps to explain to need to do so as you rarely use the same stance for the short or long irons and woods though you may use the same grip or not.

In the case of the short game, the trend is moving towards this concept. It is also used to regulate the distance of the shot. The way to achieve it, is to configure the swing of the club rather than to control the swing.