# The Full Swing: Setup · Golf Level 3: Pre-Intermediate

Golf · Level 3: Pre-Intermediate · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/golf/level-3/the-full-swing-setup/)

The Full Swing: Setup in Golf (Level 3: Pre-Intermediate) on Insporta: 40 sourced facts behind 4 tests. Covers: aim and stance lines; and more.

How a full swing is set up: aiming and stances, weight and posture, faults that start at address, and the routine before the swing.

## Test 1: Aim and stance lines

- The face sets most of the start line; the path adds the curve. (Source: Trackman and launch-monitor teaching material (ball-flight laws, D-plane))
- The lead foot is drawn back from the line. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Closed feet aim right of the target for a right-hander. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A closed body tends to swing the club more from the inside. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The ball line points at the flag; the feet line runs beside it. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Square is the reference the stance is then built around. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Pulling the club back towards the target crosses the line. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- All four lines run parallel to the target line for a straight shot. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Face first, body second. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The lead foot is pulled back, so the body aims left. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 2: Weight and posture

- The lower trail hand drops the trail shoulder too. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It helps the club catch the ball on the way up. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A small flare eases the turn without opening the stance. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A raised chin leaves room for the shoulders to turn under it. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The same posture works in many ball sports. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- This sets a little forward shaft lean. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Light pressure lets the club swing freely. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- With wedges the weight moves towards the lead side. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Hips first, knees second, arms last. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A slight tilt and weight on the trail side help an upward strike. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 3: Set-up faults

- For a right-hander the club meets it while still travelling outwards. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The club has started to swing back left and up. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The arms have no room to swing down. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The body tips forward to find the ball. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A rounded upper back cannot rotate as freely. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Feel is unreliable; a mirror, camera or rod is not. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Open shoulders tend to swing the club out to in. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The ball moves forward as the club gets longer. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Two views catch different faults. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The club meets the ball early in its arc, still moving outwards. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 4: The pre-shot routine

- A slow breath out is part of many tour routines. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Many players use it as a trigger for the takeaway. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- He pictured the flight and the finish before swinging. (Source: Jack Nicklaus, Golf My Way (1974))
- A steady routine leaves less room for doubt. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- More than one thought tends to freeze the swing. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It rehearses length and rhythm for that shot. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Restarting is quicker than a bad shot. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The same order every time builds trust. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The press is often the last thing before the takeaway. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Seeing the shot first gives the swing a clear job. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

Sources: PGA coaching and general teaching guides, launch-monitor teaching material on ball flight, named books where a phrase is theirs, and the Equipment Rules and Rules of Golf where a number is set there; original questions authored, nothing reproduced.

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