Swing the Clubhead – How you can go BEYOND it


“Swing the clubhead” is a powerful idea.

And I guess we could basically leave the article right there 🙂 BUT I’ve actually found ways to use the swing the clubhead idea together with very simple “add on concepts”.

This article builds on the foundation of the Power Blueprint:

  • Power Layers → how the engine is built
  • Release Styles → how power is transmitted

If you haven’t gone through those yet, start there.
This is where we move into Layer 2 and Layer 3 — where speed actually begins to show up.

Speed from the Inside as a Foundation

There’s one principle that matters:

Speed from the inside.

If you don’t have that, nothing else holds. You might still hit shots, but you’re constantly compensating — trying to make the club behave instead of building a motion that produces speed naturally. Swing the clubhead as an idea and a concept delivers exactly that. Proper speed from the inside.

Taking it Further – Power Counterpart — Finding Ground Support

A clubhead swing needs something to work against.

That’s where the power counterpart comes in.

Take the Big Arc Swinger pattern.

Without support, you can create a clean motion — but the speed will be limited.

Now introduce the counterpart:

  • Move into the lead side earlier
  • Establish pressure
  • Give the pendulum something to work from

The result?

Speed increases immediately — without adding effort.

Same intention.
Different support.

Another example is the Backside Chop & Push pattern.

On its own:

  • The motion feels good
  • But the output is limited

Now add the “hula” slide:

  • Shift the body
  • Establish a base
  • Support the motion

Suddenly, the same swing produces more speed.

This is the pattern:

You don’t create speed by forcing it.
You create it by supporting the motion correctly.

One Step More Follow-Through — Where Acceleration Expands

Once the base is supported, you can go further.

Now you can start using the follow-through to stimulate acceleration.

In the Big Arc Swinger:

  • By committing to the top of the follow-through
  • By allowing the arc to fully express

You unlock additional speed —
but more importantly, the motion becomes more repeatable.

In the Backside Chop & Push:

  • Use the trail foot
  • Push toward the target
  • Align the body with the direction of energy

Now the swing starts to feel complete.

Not just a motion —
but a directed athletic action.

Final Thought

Different patterns use different tools.

But the structure is always the same:

  1. Build the base (swing the clubhead)
  2. Add support (power counterpart)
  3. Expand the motion (follow-through usage)

“Swing the clubhead” is the start.
Support it — and you can supercharge it.

The best part?

This is highly achievable.

If you fit the pattern.

If you want to understand this fully, go back to the foundation:

  • Power Layers (build the engine)
  • Release Styles (how power is delivered)

Everything builds from there.

Check out all Video Articles on the Overview Page here.

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.