Each person has their own unique golf swing. You can watch any PGA tour event to verify that there is no uniform swing even among professional golfers. Because there is not a standard swing, there is also not a standard type of golf swing instruction. This makes for an unlimited amount of golf swing instructions, yet the types of instructions you can receive do fall in to three categories.
Pre-Swing
This set of golf instructions focuses on how you set up before you move the golf club back. It looks at your balance, aim, grip on the club and other pre-shot factors that will affect the outcome of your swing. To do this, your instructor could use tools such as aiming sticks to help your aim or a grip tool that forces your hands to hold the club a certain way. In addition, your teacher may photograph your pre-shot back and shoulder alignment to show you how you set up and keep taking pictures as your alignment progresses.
Swing Routine
This area of golf instruction looks at the mechanics of your swing from the time you move the club back until you have hit the ball and followed through. Here is where you will find the most discrepancies across golf instructors, even among the top teachers. When Tiger Woods switched from Butch Harmon to Hank Haney, Haney changed the angle of Wodds' back swing and down swing with the goal of producing a more fluid rhythm. In addition, Haney switched Woods' rotation, allowing him to better use his leg power.
New Shots
This type of golf instruction focuses on how to hit different types of shots such as a punch or flop shot. When you are learning a new kind of shot, the preferred method of how to execute the new shot will vary with each instructor. For a punch, some instructors may have you keep your weight on your back foot while others may prefer for your weight to be on your front foot. With a flop shot, an instructor may have you open your stance while another teacher could simply have you open your club face or increase the angle of your swing plane.
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