Foundation
Core mechanical principles — read in order
The Five-Bar Concept
An uncompensated closed-chain model that explains balance, constraint, and alignment without extra fixes.
The Math of Mastery
Why the golf swing isn't a motion, but a mechanical algorithm built on the Five-Bar Linkage, dynamic stability, and absolute grip principles.
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 and procedures can produce identical results. Understanding cognates reveals hidden equivalences that transform how you learn the golf swing.
Practical Implementation
Making principles executable
Physics Without Equations: Making Principles Executable
Why mathematical formulas don't improve golf execution, but physics principles translated into procedures do.
The Paradox of Precision: Why Geometric Golf Is Easier Than Feel-Based Golf
Why geometric golf instruction is actually easier than feel-based approaches. Discover how datums, end range of motion, and indexing replace subjective awareness with objective procedures.
The Systematic Approach: Explanatory Analysis of Golf Excellence
How cross-disciplinary analysis makes intuitive excellence explicit and teachable, examining the difference between discovery and systematic explanation.
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 and its position in the world of golf instruction.
Inverting Golf Instruction
How Tighter Golf replaces high-dimensional feel-based searching with low-dimensional constraint-based assembly for a direct, deterministic, and compensation-free path to mechanical excellence.
Tighter Golf vs. Traditional Instruction: A Principles Comparison
The paradigm shift from positional mandates to a scientific, rule-based approach derived from physics, mechanics, and the principles of Balance, Constraint, and Alignment.
Feel vs. Real: Why Conventional Golf Instruction Lacks Detail
An exploration of why mainstream golf instruction prioritizes simplicity and feel over the detailed mechanical precision found in systems like Tighter Golf.
The Architecture of Input vs. The Measurement of Output
A foundational look at how Tighter Golf's geometric inputs contrast with the kinetic and output data from Swing Catalyst and Trackman.
Architecture vs. Path: Why Tighter Golf is Not a "Swing Style"
A contrast between Tighter Golf's geometric model and the A Swing's path-centric method, clarifying the difference between architectural inputs and corrective outputs.
A Question of Precision: How Tighter Golf Compares to Other Systems
An analysis of why the Tighter Golf system represents a unique level of procedural and logical precision compared to The Golfing Machine, academic biomechanics, and other instructional methods.
Is Tighter Golf Graduate-Level?
An analysis of why Tighter Golf represents graduate-level conceptual sophistication while maintaining practical accessibility for serious practitioners.
Does a Golf System Need a Tour Pro to Be Credible?
A discussion on the two paths to credibility in golf instruction: validation by results from a Tour pro versus validation by first principles.
Your Golf Setup Is an Algorithm
Traditional golf instruction is an O(n·k) iterative process. Tighter Golf achieves O(1) constant-time setup through constraint satisfaction. The algorithmic difference explained.
Investment & Value
Understanding the economics of golf instruction
The $10,000 Problem: What Bad Golf Mechanics Actually Cost You
Most golfers waste $5,300-$17,300 on equipment and lessons without fixing their mechanical foundation. Discover why systematic instruction costs $197 but saves you thousands.