Getting Started
First encounters with a radically different approach
Why Tighter Golf Address Looks Nothing Like Conventional Setup
The clubface points right, yet the ball goes straight. Discover what geometric honesty looks like and why it appears so radically different.
Foundation
Core mechanical principles
The Five-Bar Concept
An uncompensated closed-chain model that explains balance, constraint, and alignment without extra fixes.
Beyond Dunning-Kruger: Why Tighter Golf Replaces 'Feel' With Mechanical Certainty
Escape the psychological trap that cycles golfers between overconfidence and frustration. Constraint-based design makes precision inevitable.
The Math of Mastery
Why the golf swing isn't a motion, but a mechanical algorithm built on the Five-Bar Linkage and dynamic stability.
The Universal Linkage: Why The Best Swings Echo Physics
Loose systems are chaotic. Constrained systems are repeatable. See why the best swings behave like efficient mechanical systems found in nature.
The Cognate Theorem
The Roberts-Chebyshev Theorem proves why different anatomies can produce identical swing paths. The mathematical end to the 'everyone is different' debate.
Why Tighter Golf Isn't for Everyone
For golfers who want to understand the architecture, not just execute the positions. Why this system demands more—and why that's the point.
Application
Examples and extensions of the core model
The Five-Bar Stroke and The Golfing Machine
How the five-bar model ties into Homer Kelley's TGM framework of geometry, mechanics, and alignments.
Hogan's Grip & the Real "Secret"
Why Hogan's weak grip, cupped wrist, and late supination were linked compensations—and why copying them literally often backfires.
The Five-Bar Model vs Hogan's Compensation Chain
How a universal kinematic model contrasts with Hogan's personal sequence of swing fixes.
Cognates in Golf: When Different Means Identical
Discover why different golf positions can produce identical results. Understanding cognates reveals hidden equivalences in the swing.
Practical Implementation
Making principles executable
Physics Without Equations
Why mathematical formulas don't improve golf execution, but physics principles translated into procedures do.
The Paradox of Precision
Why geometric golf instruction is actually easier than feel-based approaches. Replacing subjective awareness with objective procedures.
The Systematic Approach
How cross-disciplinary analysis makes intuitive excellence explicit and teachable.
System Positioning
Understanding Tighter Golf in context
Executive Summary of Tighter Golf
A comprehensive overview of the Tighter Golf system, covering its core principles from the Spatial Five-Bar Linkage to Dynamic Balance.
Inverting Golf Instruction
Replacing high-dimensional feel-based searching with low-dimensional constraint-based assembly.
Tighter Golf vs. Traditional Instruction
The paradigm shift from positional mandates to a scientific, rule-based approach derived from mechanics.
Feel vs. Real
An exploration of why mainstream golf instruction prioritizes simplicity and feel over detailed mechanical precision.
Geometric Inputs vs. Kinetic Outputs
A foundational look at how Tighter Golf's inputs contrast with the kinetic data from Swing Catalyst and Trackman.
Architecture vs. Path
Clarifying the difference between architectural inputs and corrective outputs.
A Question of Precision
An analysis of why the Tighter Golf system represents a unique level of procedural and logical precision.
Why Tighter Golf Is Graduate-Level
Most instruction is elementary school (tips). This is graduate school (systems). Discover the difference between mimicry and mastery.
Does a System Need a Tour Pro?
Discussion on the two paths to credibility: validation by results versus validation by first principles.
Your Golf Setup Is an Algorithm
Tighter Golf achieves constant-time setup through constraint satisfaction. The algorithmic difference explained.
Investment & Value
Understanding the economics of instruction
The $10,000 Problem
Why systematic instruction costs $197 but saves you thousands in wasted equipment and lessons.