A Swing Factory Golf Method · By Don Peterson, PGA
Baseball players usually end up blaming their baseball background for a bad golf swing. Baseball Golf starts from the opposite conclusion.
Watch Don Explain It
Don Peterson, PGA
“Don’t Blame Baseball”
The Problem
Baseball players think the golf swing is vertical and the baseball swing is horizontal, so they try to bridge that gap by lifting their arms. That’s the problem.
That golf is a vertical swing and baseball is a horizontal one, so closing the gap means lifting the arms to get the club up and over the ball.
Don’t lift. Blend better throwing mechanics, footwork, and weight transfer into the powerful baseball swing you already have.
— Don Peterson, from the chapter “Don’t Blame Baseball”
How Don Teaches
Don leans on baseball cues constantly — because the words already mean something to a player who grew up on a diamond.
Staying inside the ball, like a hitter going oppo — keeps the clubface square through impact.
A fielder’s step into the throw becomes the lower body leading the downswing.
Load, then fire — the same rhythm a pitcher uses, applied to backswing and downswing.
Borrowed from a rundown between bases — quick, athletic direction changes over a stiff takeaway.
A pitcher’s unhurried gather before delivery, instead of rushing from the top.
The Bridge
A baseball throw meets its target around the belt or knees. A golf ball sits on the ground. The Golfer’s Tee Box closes that gap in stages — lowering the same throw to the turf without losing your rotational power.
Every stage down, the same throw stays in the swing. One motion, lowered five times — not five new motions.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Ground
the golf swing, same throw, no baseball tee left under it
Get Started
Read it, take the course, or put the tool in your hands.
The Book
The full method in print: why your throw was never the problem, and the drills that point it at the ball.
The Course
The same progression as the book, video-led, drill by drill, at your own pace.
The Tool
The physical bridge from knee-high to the ground — walks your swing down without losing the rotation.