The Follow Through — Your Swing’s Answer Sheet
Most golfers look at the wrong part of the swing.
They look at positions.
They look at transition.
They look at impact.
But if you really want to understand what your swing is doing…
Look at the follow through.
Because the follow through is not something you “do”.
It’s what your swing reveals.
The Follow Through Tells the Truth
You can manipulate positions.
You can rehearse a backswing.
You can fake a delivery in slow motion.
But you cannot fake the follow through.
It’s the natural outcome of:
- How the club was moved
- How the forces were applied
- What intention drove the motion
That’s why I think of it as the answer sheet.
The swing writes the test…
and the follow through shows the result.
Why Most Golfers Get This Backwards
A lot of instruction tries to build the swing from positions.
“Get here.”
“Move like this.”
“Match this look.”
But the swing doesn’t work that way.
The motion is driven by:
- The club
- The forces applied to it
- The intention behind those forces
If those are correct…
The follow through organizes itself.
If they are wrong…
No amount of positioning will hold it together.
Different Patterns — Different Answers
There isn’t one correct follow through.
There are patterns.
And each pattern produces its own “answer sheet”.
- A Big Arc Swinger might exit low-left or extend upward depending on intention
- A Trail Power pattern may show a completely different release and structure
- A Backside Chop & Push pattern can look almost opposite — yet be completely functional
Different looks.
Same principle.
The follow through reflects the logic of the motion behind it.
Using the Follow Through as Feedback
Instead of trying to force positions…
Start observing outcomes.
Ask:
- What does my follow through look like?
- What does that say about how I moved the club?
- What intention created that motion?
Now you’re not guessing anymore.
You’re reading the swing.
From Control to Understanding
When you shift your focus like this, something changes.
You stop trying to control every piece.
And you start building a motion that makes sense.
Because the goal is not to “look right”.
The goal is to produce something repeatable.
Final Thought
The follow through is not decoration.
It’s information.
It tells you exactly what your swing did — whether you like it or not.
So instead of trying to fix the picture…
Start understanding what created it.
That’s where real improvement begins.
Check out the Forgotten Master Moves homepage here.
In the FMM Academy I teach differnt patterns and it’s all about fit – has it’s overview page here.