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# Forgotten Master Moves

Old-School Secrets Unveiled

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## Posts

- [Spaghetti Arms — The Feel Behind Tension Free Speed](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/06/spaghetti-arms-the-feel-behind-tension-free-speed/) - Learn how “spaghetti arms” creates effortless speed in the golf swing by reducing tension and allowing the club to move freely.
- [Swing the Clubhead - How you can go BEYOND it](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/28/swing-the-clubhead-how-you-can-go-beyond-it/) - “Swing the clubhead” isn’t enough. Learn how to support and accelerate the motion to create real speed from the inside.
- [Power Arrows - How the Mind Feels Speed](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/20/power-arrows-how-the-mind-feels-speed/) - Learn how “power arrows” shape your golf swing. Discover how directing energy—not positions—creates speed, better contact, and more consistent ball striking.
- [Release Styles Explained — How You Transmit Power](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/14/release-styles-explained-how-you-transmit-power/) - Learn how release styles transmit power in the golf swing. Understand how different parameters shape different patterns. Warning - NOT a light article..
- [Club Rotation - Allows Force and Tension Free Golf](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/02/23/club-rotation-allows-force-and-tension-free-golf/) - If there’s one concept that quietly determines whether your swing feels free or forced, it’s this: Club rotation. Not body rotation. Not hip speed.
- [Low Hands In Golf Relationship to Lie Angles, Power and Accuracy](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/20/low-hands-in-golf-relationship-to-lie-angles-power-and-accuracy/) - Having your hands relatively lower at impact is a major success factor for reliant and efficient golf. It's influenced by your equipment and overall release.
- [Golf Swing Obstacles: 6 Killers of Effortless Power](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/06/04/golf-swing-obstacles-6-killers-of-effortless-power/) - Learn the biggest golf swing obstacles that kill effortless power, including flipping, early extension, hand action and impact control. And how to deal with them.
- [Anthony Kim: The Rule Breaker of Modern Golf](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/06/04/anthony-kim-the-rule-breaker-of-modern-golf/) - Study Anthony Kim's swing and discover the old-school fundamentals, release patterns, and power concepts that made him one of golf's most unique talents.
- [Power Layers of the Golf Swing — Build the Engine](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/14/power-layers-of-the-golf-swing-build-the-engine/) - Discover the 5 power layers of the golf swing. Learn how to build a repeatable swing by focusing on club motion, ground support, and functional speed.
- [Find Your Release Style, Unlock Your Swing](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/06/02/find-your-release-style-unlock-your-swing/) - Explore golf release styles from Hogan to Scheffler and discover how finding your release match can transform swing development. It's a deep article...
- [Jake Knapp Swing: Why Casting Creates Power](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/06/02/jake-knapp-swing-why-casting-creates-power/) - Discover why Jake Knapp, Jack Nicklaus and Mike Austin used casting feels to create effortless power, speed and fluidity. I call it the castind paradox.
- [How Intended Hand Action Shapes Your Swing](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/06/02/how-intended-hand-action-shapes-your-swing/) - Discover how intended hand action can organize the body, create space, and improve fluidity using a lesson from David Duval.
- [The 3 Things That Actually Matter in a Golf Swing](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/06/02/collin-morikawas-swing-change-his-new-old-school-swing-2/) - Discover the simple hierarchy of the golf swing: speed, space, and low point. Master these and most swing problems solve themselves.
- [Collin Morikawa's Swing Change: His New Old School Swing](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/06/02/collin-morikawas-swing-change-his-new-old-school-swing/) - Explore Colin Morikawa's swing change and why his newer motion may be moving closer to old-school golf principles. And how it took him away from injury.
- [Performance in Golf = How You Aim Energy?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/28/performance-in-golf-how-you-aim-energy/) - Build a reliable swing engine and learn how to aim it. Discover how performance in golf comes from directing energy, not adding complexity.
- [Golf Grip Pressure: Exploring Old School Techniques](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/30/golf-grip-pressure-exploring-old-school-techniques/) - There's loads of debate regarding golf grip pressure. Some modern advocates dismiss old school quotes as something that isn't valid any more. Right...
- [Over the Top Isn’t the Problem — It’s the Symptom](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/01/30/over-the-top-isnt-the-problem-its-the-symptom/) - Golfers don’t swing over the top because they want to. They do it since there's a foundational glitch in the perception and in the power protocol.
- [The Trap Draw - A Pretty Awesome Base Shot](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/02/23/the-trap-draw-a-pretty-awesome-base-shot/) - The trap draw is one of the most satisfying shots in golf. It launches lower, curves gently, and feels compressed — like it never had a choice but to obey you.
- [The Fade Shot - Fully Released rather than Hold Off](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/02/23/the-fade-shot-fully-released-rather-than-hold-off/) - The fade is my favorite control shot. Not a hold-off fade. Not a cut that’s squeezed out. A fully released fade bulding on top of proper power from the inside.
- [How I Warm Up to Find My Swing (Pattern-First Routine)](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/03/21/how-i-warm-up-to-find-my-swing-pattern-first-routine/) - My 10-minute golf warm-up to find my swing fast. A pattern-first routine to build control, apply power, and get ready without hitting tons of balls.
- [Taking One Side Out of Play — Build Confidence & Perform](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/06/taking-one-side-out-of-play-build-confidence-perform/) - Learn how to take one side out of play in golf to boost confidence, simplify decisions, and improve performance using pattern-based swing intentions.
- [After Impact Intentions - Direct Your Energies for Shapes](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/02/23/after-impact-intentions-direct-your-energies-for-shapes/) - You aren’t supposed to think in golf. You’re supposed to see a trajectory and create it. That’s what major winners in their prime say. What can we "normals" do?
- [Power First, Accuracy Second — Why the Order Matters](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/01/30/power-first-accuracy-second-why-the-order-matters/) - Most golfers chase accuracy first. They try to hit it straight before learning how to create speed. This leads to an under developed power protocol.
- [Low Downswing Hands — 2 Ways Without Letting the Club Fall](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/03/10/low-downswing-hands-2-ways-without-letting-the-club-fall/) - Learn how to create low hands in the downswing without letting the club fall. Two practical approaches that produce a shallow delivery and better ball striking.
- [Swing Thoughts or Feels & Perception? Inner Layer Discussion](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/02/23/swing-thoughts-or-feels-perception-inner-layer-discussion/) - “What swing thought should I use?” It can be a great question and it can be a destroyer of your motion since most starting getting mechanical and rigid.
- [Hand Roles & Swing Dominance Zones — Why They Matter](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/03/03/hand-roles-swing-dominance-zones-why-they-matter/) - Learn how trail and lead hand dominance zones shape power in the golf swing and why pattern fit determines achievable speed and control.
- [Let the Club do the Work! How to accomplish Smoothness](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/let-the-club-do-the-work-how-to-accomplish-smoothness/) - I teach a motion where you let the club do the work. Let that tool go and it will start putting in the effort for you. It's the baseline of swing smoothness.
- [One Handed Swings = Golf's Best Drilling?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/one-handed-swings-golfs-best-drilling/) - If you practice one handed swings, I guarantee you'll start swinging more synchronized over time. The drill allows ZERO cheating and forces you to become better
- [Release the Golf Club for Downswing Dynamics - Old School Style](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/release-the-golf-club-for-downswing-dynamics-old-school-style/) - What if we are supposed to release the club as early and as hard as possible? What if control is about different factors? Release = Downswing Goodness.
- [4 Styles of Golf Swing POWER Discussed - Jungle Guidance](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/4-styles-of-golf-swing-power-discussed-jungle-guidance/) - Golf swing power — and the different styles of generating it — is both fascinating and confusing. Researching for 10 years has provided some jungle guidance.
- [AIMING in Golf – Is EYE DOMINANCE Causing You to Miss?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/aiming-in-golf-is-eye-dominance-causing-you-to-miss/) - Aiming right as a right-handed golfer is the most common fault I see. Over the years, almost 90% of my students have come in with this tendency.
- [Active DOWNSWING POWER - The Most Underrated Asset in Golf?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/active-downswing-power-the-most-underrated-asset-in-golf/) - You're not supposed to rush the downswing — you're supposed to let it happen. But what if you can actually be intentional and active with Downswing Power.
- [Follow Through Power In Golf? Accelerate & Gain Control](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/follow-through-power-in-golf-accelerate-gain-control/) - The follow through is truly the bread and butter of consistent, adequately powerful golf. It takes the input speed from your downswing and accelerates it.
- [Spine Angle in the Golf Swing? Influence LOW POINT and POWER](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/spine-angle-in-the-golf-swing-influence-low-point-and-power/) - If you get your spine angle in the correct position then you can start really working your golf club. The old timers would get slightly negative in their spine.
- [3 Golf Swing Styles - Coverage to Navigate the Golf Jungle](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/20/3-golf-swing-styles-coverage-to-navigate-the-golf-jungle/) - There are plenty ways to swing a golf club but I've pretty much gotten it down to 3 golf swing styles in golf to simplify our perception of this jungle.
- [The ATHLETIC Low Point - Giving the Go Ahead for Power](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/20/the-athletic-low-point-giving-the-go-ahead-for-power/) - The Athletic Low Point is a saying that I've developed to describe the perceived ability to deliver more old school release and centrifugal force.
- [No Speed from Inside = Golf’s Candy Store Closed](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/01/30/no-speed-from-inside-golfs-candy-store-closed/) - Most spend their time chasing the final product of the golf swing: compression, launch windows, and shot shape. But what's the basic requirement?
- [Achievable Power - Swing Arc Stimulation for Speed Boozt](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/02/28/achievable-power-swing-arc-stimulation-for-speed-boozt/) - Achievable power explained: how widening the swing arc, supporting the base, and clarifying the exit adds speed without losing control.
- [Antidote Concept — When a Good Swing Feel Turns Bad](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/02/28/antidote-concept-when-a-good-swing-feel-turns-bad/) - When your best swing feel turns bad, don’t search—apply the antidote. Learn how swing tendencies live on a spectrum and how to rebalance them.
- [Speed Before Impact - Act Early and Vertically](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/02/28/speed-before-impact-act-early-and-vertically/) - Speed shouldn’t be created at impact. Learn how acting early and vertically in the Trail Power Hitter protocol builds sustainable power.
- [How My Swing Patterns Are Built - From Base to Performance](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/02/28/how-my-swing-patterns-are-built-from-base-to-performance/) - How I build golf swing patterns from power first. Learn how the release works, use the ground athletically, and fit create achievable, repeatable intentions.
- [Mechanical vs Athletic Drilling — When the Centipede Fell Down](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/03/03/mechanical-vs-athletic-drilling-when-the-centipede-fell-down/) - Mechanical drills build tension. Athletic drills teach you to respond to the club. Learn how to train power without overthinking positions.
- [Shallow Through Impact - Woosnam & O'Grady Release Exit](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/03/10/shallow-through-impact-woosnam-ogrady-release-exit/) - Learn how the golf club becomes shallow through impact. A breakdown of release exits, blade control, and how great players deliver the club through the strike.
- [Shaft Lean in Golf: Why You Shouldn’t Force It](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/03/21/shaft-lean-in-golf-why-you-shouldnt-force-it/) - Forcing shaft lean can damage your swing. Learn why it should be a result—not a goal—and how to create natural compression without manipulation.
- [The Follow Through — Your Swing’s Answer Sheet](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/06/the-follow-through-your-swings-answer-sheet/) - Understand why the follow through is the golf swing’s “answer sheet” and how it reveals the true forces and intentions behind your motion.
- [There Isn’t One Golf Swing — There Are Patterns](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/06/there-isnt-one-golf-swing-there-are-patterns/) - Discover why there isn’t one correct golf swing and how understanding swing patterns can simplify instruction and improve consistency.
- [Why I Don’t Chase Positions — Forces Puts You There](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/06/why-i-dont-chase-positions-forces-puts-you-there/) - Learn why chasing positions in the golf swing doesn’t work and how building proper power and motion creates consistent, repeatable positions automatically.
- [The Lateral Slide - How it Helps with Path, Power & Rotation](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/13/the-lateral-slide-how-it-helps-with-path-power-rotation/) - How the lateral slide improves inside path, power, and low point control in the golf swing. Learn how to use your body and ground for better performance.
- [The Power Push - Lee Trevino Smartness Explained](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/04/13/the-power-push-lee-trevino-smartness-explained/) - Learn how Lee Trevino’s “power push” creates accuracy and speed. Discover how backside release, lateral slide, and ground use improve your golf swing.
- [The Incidental Strike – A Byproduct of Athleticism](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/01/30/the-incidental-strike-a-byproduct-of-athleticism/) - I want my golf swing to create impact by itself — almost like clipping the grass, and the ball just happens to get in the way. It becomes Incidental Striking.
- [Control & Consistency in Golf - Steer It or Set it Free?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2026/01/30/control-consistency-in-golf-steer-it-or-set-it-free/) - We all seek consistency and control in the golf swing. Control is likely the biggest contributor to why our motion is created the way it is.
- [Unmanipulated Golf Swings = Your Natural Stock Shot](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/03/unmanipulated-golf-swings-your-natural-stock-shot/) - If you know how to generate and accelerate power effortlessly, you’re on the verge of playing unmanipulated golf. This comes with some cool advantages.
- [Effortless Playable Power – Mastering Centrifugal Force in Golf](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/03/effortless-playable-power-mastering-centrifugal-force-in-golf/) - Effortless power is incredible to achieve, but effortless playable power is even better. Playability means finding the perfect balance of power and control.
- [Swing Arc Power – A Simpler, More Effortless Golf Swing](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/03/swing-arc-power-a-simpler-more-effortless-golf-swing/) - You don’t need to manipulate the golf swing. By relying on the swing arc power, you can bypass many difficult and unnecessary moves. It's a simpler golf swing.
- [Abstract Golf Beats Mechanics – Feel Over Technique](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/03/abstract-golf-beats-mechanics-feel-over-technique/) - I prefer to play golf with an abstract feel. Being too mechanical and overly internalized makes both the game and performance suffer. Abstract Golf is a joy.
- [Automatic Body Rotation – A Natural Result of the Right Intentions](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/03/automatic-body-rotation-a-natural-result-of-the-right-intentions/) - There are many swing styles, but the classic golf swing was built around one key principle—utilizing the swing arc. This comes with automatic body rotation.
- [Golf Swing System Advantages – Building Confidence](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/03/golf-swing-system-advantages-building-confidence/) - If you’re into golf technique, you’ve probably heard the term “golf swing system” quite often. You've likely also been overwhelmed at some point.
- [Control in Golf - Understanding Your Impact Area](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/04/control-in-golf-understand-impact/) - If you understand how to generate and accelerate power while also being aware of clubface closure, you unlock the feel of control in golf. Understand impact...
- [Complete Club Connection – Golf Swing Harmony](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/07/complete-club-connection-golf-swing-harmony/) - A benefit of using the swing arc like the greats did is achieving complete club connection. Swing the clubhead is hard since you can't feel it in some parts..
- [Flipping in Golf - Good or Bad? It Depends](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/07/flipping-in-golf-good-or-bad-it-depends/) - There are many ways to execute a golf swing. In the old-school style, where the swing arc drives the motion, is power. Flipping in golf is misunderstood.
- [Long Journey Swing Arc - Harmonic Golf Swing](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/07/long-journey-swing-arc-harmonic-golf-swing/) - The old-school swings where utilizing the swing arc actively all the way in their motion. This is a very long journey swing. Arnold Palmer springs to mind.
- [Shot Shaping Old School Style - Setup Advantages](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/12/shot-shaping-old-school-style/) - One of the biggest advantages of using the swing arc as your engine is the ability to perform shot shaping through setup adjustments. The old school way.
- [The Golf Swing Engine - What Truly Drives the Swing](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/03/the-golf-swing-engine-what-truly-drives-the-swing/) - The golf swing engine differs on which swing system you follow. In the FMM Swing the engine is the arms, hands and club and their given intentions.
- [Do You Even NEED a Golf Swing TRANSITION MOVE?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/do-you-even-need-a-golf-swing-transition-move/) - The golf swing transition and the "Transition Move" is a highly debated topic. Should you drop and shallow the club in the downswing or is there an easier way?
- [Natural Golf Swing Movement: Centered Look a Byproduct of Moving?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/12/natural-golf-swing-movement-centered-look/) - At first glance, my golf swing may look centered, but my real focus is on a natural golf swing movement, almost like dancing on my feet. Natural = Effortless.
- [Flat Golf Clubs = Magic Cheat Code for Power & Accuracy?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/03/12/flat-golf-clubs-magic-cheat-code/) - I play 4-degree flat golf clubs despite being 5'11" (181 cm) with normal arm length. Why? Because flat golf clubs makes it easier to deliver centrifugal force.
- [Backswing Height? Use it to your Advantage](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/backswing-height-use-it-to-your-advantage/) - A great backswing doesn't guarantee a great strike — but a bad backswing definitely makes striking nearly impossible. Use the backswing height to your advantage
- [Using the Waggle in Golf? A training for Backswing Mechanics](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/using-the-waggle-in-golf-a-training-for-backswing-mechanics/) - There’s a direct link between how you perform the backswing and how well you can let the club work for you. The backswing dictates how you can release the club.
- [A SAFE SHOT in Golf? Transform your swing to a TACTICAL TOOL](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/17/downswing-activity-the-most-underrated-power-source/) - The SAFE SHOT SWING is a concept I've developed where I sacrifice power for control. A perfect match to tight, tense situations and that tee shot that creeps ...
- [An Invisible Golf Swing - How the Observation is Deceiving](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/20/an-invisible-golf-swing-how-the-observation-is-deceiving/) - What I do isn’t always what you see. What you do isn’t always what I see. The golf swing is basically invisible. All we ever see are the effects.
- [Golf Swing Squaring Fails - How we React to the Clubface](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/20/golf-swing-squaring-fails-how-we-react-to-the-clubface/) - In a typical round, I hit 5–6 shots that are pretty great — the rest are just misses. We just make small golf swing squaring fails and this leads to reactions.
- [Roughly Right Beats Exactly Wrong: Golf Attitude Tip](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/30/roughly-right-beats-exactly-wrong-golf-attitude-tip/) - Golf is a heck of a game, and your golf attitude trumps all technique and goals in the world. If you adopt a learning mindset and accept your misses your good.
- [Old School Golf Swing: Comparing Two Different Styles](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/30/old-school-golf-swing-comparing-two-different-styles/) - The old school golf swing really comes in two versions — and it’s all about finding the one that fits you. One downswing focused and one swing arc focused.
- [Swing Change Learnings: A Decade of Golf Insight](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/30/swing-change-learnings-a-decade-of-golf-insight/) - Swing change is a heck of a task. My swing change learnings are derived from blood, sweat and tears. I've spent a decade to understand the process of change.
- [Back Injury Prevention in Golf: Master the Fundamentals](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/30/back-injury-prevention-in-golf-master-the-fundamentals/) - Back injury prevention in the golf swing is a very personal topic for me. I’ve injured myself more than anyone should so allow me to share my key findings.
- [Pre-Shot Routine: Learn from Scottie Scheffler’s Mini Swings](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/30/pre-shot-routine-learn-from-scottie-schefflers-mini-swings/) - The pre-shot routine is the most underrated booster of scoring in golf. Looking at Scottie Scheffler, the most consistent player for decades, makes sense right?
- [The Simple Golf Swing: Four Key Concepts Explained](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/09/30/the-simple-golf-swing-four-key-concepts-explained/) - The Simple Golf Swing: Four Key Concepts Explained Does the simple golf swing actually exist? It's a reasonable question and my answer is this. There are definitely simplifications of the motion available for you are willing to understand why. You need some foundational knowledge and I base what I write in old school principles (since
- [Jack Nicklaus’s Swing - The Inner Layer of his Motion](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/2025/10/25/jack-nicklauss-swing-the-inner-layer-of-his-motion/) - Discover the motion principles that made Jack Nicklaus’s golf swing legendary — from his upright swing to his effortless release. This inner layer is "testable"

## Pages

- [Forgotten Master Moves - Old Fundamentals, Modern Results](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/) - Forgotten Master Moves is my homage to golf. Since 2014, I’ve explored countless swing theories, only to find the real answers from the old masters.
- [FMM Academy - Old School i Modern Tappning](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/students/fmm-akademi-old-school-i-modern-tappning/) - En framgångsrik golfsving är byggd på två lika viktiga parametrar. 1) din förmåga att sätta kraft i klubban och 2) att du utför en svingstil som passar just dig
- [Ben Hogan vs Jack Nicklaus Grip: What's the Real Difference?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/ben-hogan-vs-jack-nicklaus-grip-whats-the-real-difference/) - Discover why Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Ernest Jones all used different golf grips—and how each grip supports a unique power protocol and swing style.
- [Swing Styles Articles - Explaining Old School Variations](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/) - I categorize the golf swing into different styles. With a segmenetation like this it's easier to understand different swing pattern variations. Hogan is different
- [FMM Academy - Which Pattern Fits You?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/) - Find a golf swing that fits you. The FMM Academy teaches power, consistency and ball striking through understanding — not endless swing tips.
- [FMM Video Articles — See It. Read It. Understand It.](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/fmm-video-articles-see-it-read-it-understand-it/) - FMM Video Articles blending video and text to break down power, swing technique, and patterns in golf—designed to help you understand what actually matters.
- [DIY Swing Change - Advice on How to Successfully Change](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/) - Do It Yourself (DIY Swing Change) is what has driven me the last decade in swing development. The absolute enjoyment of figuring out my swing change myself.
- [The Swinging Protocol - In the Core of all Great Golfers?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/the-swinging-protocol-in-the-core-of-all-great-golfers/) - What built the best swings of all time in their absolute inner layer? In my opinion, the foundations is the swinging protocol of how to power the golf club.
- [Why FMM](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/mystory/) - Back in my early teens, I lived on the golf course and trained, played, and competed with ball strikers who made it all the way to the biggest tours and even the Ryder Cup. They were better, but not a lot better than I was. I had some kind of small swing flaw in relation
- [How Lee Trevino Built One of Golf’s Most Accurate Swings](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/how-lee-trevino-built-one-of-golfs-most-accurate-swings/) - When we try to hack a golf swing it often leads to lack of power and consistency. When Lee Trevino did? Six majors and accuracy properties on another level.
- [Why Simple Swing Feels Can Transform Your Golf Game](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/advanced-swing-thoughts-or-simple-swing-feels/) - If I take only ONE thing from 5 complete swings changes: Swing thoughts needs to be easily achievable and they need to be developed to swing feels over time.
- [Understanding Hand Dominance Advantage - Magic for Your Golf](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/how-hand-dominance-influence-your-golf-swing-use-dominance-as-an-advantage/) - Hand dominance in the golf swing is extremely important yet it has almost zero space in the golf instruction world. It can be a massive advantage if understood.
- [Swing Thoughts Deep Dive: Should You Think in Golf?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/swing-thoughts-deep-dive-should-you-think-in-golf/) - You should never play “a mind full of mechanics golf swing”. I agree, but at the same time it’s hard not to think at all. Swing thoughts are a gift from above.
- [Swing Intentions - The Missing Piece for Great Golf?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/swing-intentions-the-missing-piece-for-great-golf/) - Is what you do what someone else can see? Swing intentions focused on the inner drivers of your swing movement will always formulate your best swing thoughts
- [Your Golf Brain Is Stupid — It Demands Simple Coordinates](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/your-golf-brain-is-stupid-it-demands-simple-coordinates/) - One statement I can make with certainty is this: your golf brain is stupid when you stand over the golf ball. You can only inspire it with the simplicity.
- [What Drives the Golf Swing? The Forgotten Component](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/what-drives-the-swing-the-club-the-hands-or-the-body/) - What drives the golf swing? This question is rarely ever answered since different swing systems provide different answers (if answered at all). My answer is...
- [The Obstacles of Your Golf Swing – Why Swings Get Limited](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/the-obstacles-of-your-golf-swing-why-swings-get-limited/) - Why don’t you swing as you want to? What’s in the way? I call the gap between your current state and your desired motion the obstacles of your golf swing.
- [The Golf Swing Timing - Allowing Natural Forces To Shine?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/the-golf-swing-timing-allowing-natural-forces-to-shine/) - When you've played your best golf, it probably felt like nothing. Your golf swing timing was so on point that you could play the game without overthinking.
- [The Golf Swing Plane and Circle: Natural or Manipulated?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/golf-swing-planes-and-circles-natural-or-manipulated-motions/) - The golf swing is strange in a way because some of the observed behavior just happen and some is intended. Should you manipulate your swing plane and circle?
- [The Golf Swing Arc: The Leader Behind Your Motion](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/the-golf-swing-arc-the-leader-behind-your-motion/) - Inspiring the golf swing arc, and making it your motion's leader, is one of the biggest coin drops I’ve ever had in swing development. It will make you reactive
- [Relationship to Power – Key Variations for Better Golf](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/a-completely-different-relationship-to-power-the-easier-way/) - Snead, Hogan, Fred Couples, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler have something in common. They share their relationship to power.
- [Perform Your Backswing in Front of Yourself – The Vertical Lift](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/perform-your-backswing-in-front-of-yourself-the-vertical-lift/) - The backswing can ruin your motion and it can setup you up for possible success: perform your backswing in front of yourself and you're almost golden.
- [Impact in Golf Explained: A Product of Swing Thoughts](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/impact-in-golf-explained-a-product-of-swing-thoughts/) - Let’s talk about impact in golf and how your golf swing can influence it. After all, it’s the absolute decider of your shot’s potency. Is it incidental?
- [Functional Swing Technique: What a Good Swing Achieves](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/functional-swing-technique-what-a-good-swing-achieves/) - When it comes to the golf motion, there’s one ultimate goal—and it isn’t perfect form or carrying the driver 320. It’s achieving a functional swing technique.
- [Grip Pressure in Golf Warning - Keep the Baby Bird Alive!](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/grip-pressure-in-golf-hold-the-club-like-a-baby-bird/) - Sam Snead roughly said that you should hold the club like a baby bird. How should you relate to Grip Pressure in Golf? Make or break factor for the swing?
- [Flipping in the Golf Swing? Understand and Utilize the Dynamics](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/flipping-in-the-golf-swing-understanding-the-dynamics/) - I flipped it, that was a crap shot is in the hall of fame for most frequent expressions on any given golf course. Understand flipping in the golf swing.
- [Clubface Closure – How to Square Up for an Effortless Swing](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/clubface-closure-squaring-the-clubface/) - The golf swing can in its raw form be described as balancing power output and clubface closure. Failing to master this lies behind most swing faults in golf.
- [A Powerful Golf Swing Clips It – Stop Chasing Divots](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/a-powerful-golf-swing-clips-it-stop-chasing-divots/) - Our swings are the outcome of inner images. A powerful golf swing clips it in a shallow, momentum-driven swing arc, where the ball simply gets in the way.
- [Why You Slice - The Fundamental Reason Behind It](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/why-you-slice-the-fundamental-reason-behind-it/) - If you google why you slice the the first article will list ten reasons that are all valid. BUT I actually believe there is a fundamental piece that is left out
- [The Lateral Slide in Golf - Why It's a Game Changer](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/the-lateral-slide-in-golf-why-its-a-game-changer/) - There are different styles of golf swings that you can perform, but if you are into using the swing arc as your engine you should use the lateral slide since..
- [Right Elbow in the Downswing - Illusions meets Observations](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/right-elbow-in-the-downswing-illusions-meets-observations/) - If you've read my article on Harvey Penick’s Magic Move, you know that much golf instruction revolves around the position of the right elbow in the downswing.
- [Contemporary MORAD - Modern Presence and Influenced Coaches](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/contemporary-morad-modern-presence-and-influenced-coaches/) - MORAD has influenced more high level golf than anything I’ve seen in my 10 year study. Mr O’Grady taught somewhere around 25players simultaneously as playing
- [All Articles Library - All Creations in One Place](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/all-articles-page/) - Here you can find all writings in the Forgotten Master Moves Project. It's a bit of a mish mash but some readers like that.
- [3 MORAD Swing Eras - My Take on the Genius's Patterns](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/morad-swing-styles-from-1986-to-the-2000s-broad-stroke-analysis/) - Mr O'Grady have shown different swings during different eras. The 1980s motion is maybe the simples, the 90s motion more of a variation heaven and then...
- [MORAD 80s Trail Power Hitter Pattern - Awesome Simplicity](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/why-i-dont-teach-morad-differences-from-the-fmmswing/) - I don’t align with systems that goes all mechanical in both explanation models and executions since it's too far from how I perform and teach the golf motion.
- [Ben Hogan 1940s Pre-Accident Swing Change - Power Updated](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/ben-hogan-swing-rebuild/) - Nothing in golf quite compares to Hogan’s winning streak in the 1940s-1950s. Ben Hogan Swing Rebuild that he eventually revealed changed the game forever.
- [Why Jack Nicklaus Swing Work - Free of Modern "Rules"](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/why-jack-nicklaus-swing-work-free-of-modern-rules/) - Most people have Ben Hogan as their swing god, but my favorite will always be Jack Nicklaus Swing. The Golden Bear's timeless motion takes no prisoners.
- [Old School Swinging Elements on Tour - A Modern Case Study](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/old-school-swinging-on-tour/) - Modern top tier golfers defintely showcases old school swinging elements of the greats. This swing style is making its way back to the leaderboards today.
- [NOT the golfing machine Swinging - Separation from TGM](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/not-the-golfing-machine-swinging-seperation-from-tgm/) - I’m not into TGM since thinking of the swing as pure geometrical idea doesn't line up with how I see the golf motion (e.g. Ben Hogan didn't keep his head still).
- [Natural Swinging Power - Learning from Jack Nicklaus & Tom Watson](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/natural-swinging-power-learning-from-jack-nicklaus-tom-watson/) - The pure uncut natural swinging power from Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson is just amazing to witness. They share many behaviors and we have a lot to learn.
- [Golf's Greatest Swingers - Natural Flow Trumps Manipulation](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/golfs-greatest-swinger-natural-flow-trumps-manipulation/) - My bias for this article is that the golf swing is a motion where the hit is a collision on a longer swing orbit. Golf's greatest swingers took the long journey
- [The Best Story in Golf Teaching - Mac O'Grady Event Timeline](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/the-best-story-in-golf-teaching-mac-ogrady-event-timeline/) - I’ve never met Mac O’Grady but I'll do my best to create insights in the spectacular climb to becoming one of golf's biggest swing technique contributors.
- [The Golf Swing Evolution - A Time Travel through Eight Eras](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/golf-best-systems/the-golf-swing-evolution-a-time-travel-through-eight-eras/) - This time travel article is all about understanding why and how the golf swing evolution has manifested itself over the years. A pattern recognizing attempt.
- [A Transition Free Golf Swing - Is this Possible?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/a-transition-free-golf-swing-is-this-even-possible/) - The transition happens in the blink of an eye and still some instruction crave big action. Is there really a transition free golf swing out there?
- [Most Golf Swings Are Misunderstandings — Perception Problems](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/most-golf-swings-are-misunderstandings-perception-problems/) - What’s the difference between a good ball striker and a struggling golfer? Is it talent? Heck no, most golf swing are misunderstandings from a perception POV.
- [Power & Control in the Golf Swing – A Matter of Balance](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/the-fmm-swing/power-control-in-the-golf-swing-a-matter-of-balance/) - Much of our motivation comes from a need for control. Add in our desire to be powerful and you've formed a relationship of power & control in the golf swing.
- [Simplified Swing Change Plan - PDF Download](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/swing-change-structured-plan-pdf-download/) - Use this entire website to fill out the blank spots in the Simplified Swing Change Plan. The plan itself is a very simple resource that you can download.
- [Asking Successful Swing Change Questions - Where to Go?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/asking-successful-swing-change-questions-where-do-you-want-to-go/) - You’ve probably figured out that I’m no “quick fix guy”. Asking the right swing change questions will shave years of your effort to improve.
- [Deciphering Swing Styles - The Best Component of Golf Development?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/golf-swing-style-perspectives-mile-high-view-advantage/) - Why is it a good thing to decipher different golf swing styles? How can deeper understanding help your own development? Hopefully I can share you some value.
- [Releasing the Golf Club vs Holding Lag – Which is Better?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/releasing-the-golf-club-vs-holding-lag-which-is-better/) - If you use your swing arc as your main power source you are ultimately balancing the relationship between releasing the golf club and holding your lag.
- [Must Haves & Pitfalls of Major Swing Change - The Big Picture](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/must-haves-pitfalls-of-major-swing-change-the-big-picture/) - Major Swing Change is far from easy. But it doesn’t need to be crazy hard either. I’m not discussing a slight swing tweak here but rather a complete rebuild.
- [Minor Swing Fix: Intentions Makes AND Breaks Your Swing](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/minor-swing-fix-intentions-makes-and-breaks-your-swing/) - Most golfers manipulate their motion in one way or another, which eventually leads to the need for minor swing fix. Most golf is played in a non-perfect state.
- [Harvey Penick Magic Move - In Different Variations](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/harvey-penick-magic-move-in-different-variations/) - The original Harvey Penick Magic Move refers to a simple gravitational drop of the arms toward your pocket, combined with a lateral slide.
- [Basic Swing Change Tips: Small Advice with Big Potential](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/basic-swing-change-tips-tricks-small-advice-with-big-potential/) - To successfully change any part of your swing, you typically need between 3,000 to 5,000 repetitions. Some basic swing change tips can help out quite a bit.
- [A Shallow Golf Swing – Which Move Creates the Magic?](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/a-shallow-golf-swing-which-move-creates-the-magic/) - How is it that many tour pros don’t visibly shallow their golf club early in the downswing, yet still deliver world-class shallow golf swing impact conditions?
- [Understanding your Golf Swing DNA - Where You Are Now](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/understanding-your-golf-swing-dna-where-you-are-now/) - Understanding what you do today and the motivation behind why you do it is the most important part of swing change. You need to understand your Golf Swing DNA.
- [Bad Back from Golf – Lower Back Pain and Pelvic Issues](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/home/diy-swing-change/bad-back-from-golf-lower-back-pain-and-pelvic-issues/) - Suffering from a bad back from golf has been a driving force behind my ten-year study of the golf swing. The bad back kept me out of the game for five years.
- [My Services](https://forgottenmastermoves.com/my-offering/) - I've created this website for Two Main Reasons. Firstly I wish to give back to the golf community. Secondly I teach the FMM Swing System. Enjoy!

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