The Perfect Golf Swing

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As I ran up and down the tee line, I saw my father slamming the ground with a golf club. I could not understand why he was always so angry when practicing. I stopped running and watched him closely, studying his body as he elegantly whipped the club through the air. Sweat was dripping from his nose, his shirt soaked completely through. I was six years old and in awe of this man. At home he was just dad, but on the golf course, he was someone else. He was an athlete. I watched him for hours that day, and I would watch him for years to come as he practiced, trying to find the perfect swing.

The perfect golf swing is thought to be unattainable to many in the golfing world. I spent my childhood playing on a driving range, watching my father hit ball after ball. He is a PGA-certified professional who has made it his life's work to find the perfect swing. I cannot inform you on the perfect golf swing because I have never witnessed it, though I can explain the fundamentals of golf. There are four components which make up the golf swing, stance and posture, the grip, the backswing, and the follow through. By breaking golf into these four components, I will be able to verbally illustrate the most fundamentally sound swing possible. When done correctly the golf swing has the fluidity of sand in an hourglass, combined with the power of a coiled spring. It is truly a beautiful thing to witness when refined to this level. The proper stance and posture enable a golfer to be perfectly balanced and poised throughout the swing. Only when this occurs will his legs, arms, and body be able to carry out their assignments correctly. Many golfers make the error of assuming the stance is only to ...

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...aking time out only once or twice a week to play golf. He spends a vast amount of his free time instructing me, watching me hit balls and correcting my flaws. It is funny how things have changed. I am now the man who is soaked with sweat, cursing the game of golf, and slamming clubs into the ground. My father sits and watches me as I watched him when I was six years old. I now realize my dad has given me one of the greatest possible gifts he could give me; he taught me the fundamentals of golf. I have learned so much from him about the golf swing, but I realize I will never have a perfect swing. I hope to someday become a golf professional so that I can teach young golfers all of the things I have learned. If others do the same and teach children how to correctly swing a golf club, the game of golf will continue to prosper and the perfect swing will finally be made.

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