For as long as there have been teachers in golf there have been myths associated to making a correct and repeating golf swing. I would like to help clear up some confusion as to what many golfers have heard is the right thing to do in their golf swing.

The most common myth in the golf swing is the idea that your head must not a) move and b) must stay down.

Let me begin by saying that the golf swing is an athletic movement that is no different than throwing a ball or hitting a pitch. Imagine, a batter stepping up to the plate and taking a mighty swing for the fences without moving his or her head an inch. Simply put it is impossible. The next time you have the opportunity to watch a major league batter or a PGA Tour player make a swing, watch how they rotate their bodies into the ball. If you move your body in the proper way, keeping your head down will only serve to slow down the power that you have developed and will cause you a major pain in the neck.

A correct golf swing requires a shift of body weight behind the ball and then through it. At impact your belt buckle should be facing the target and your back foot should have no more than the toe on the ground.