Set the foundation.
A five-step setup gives stance, posture, grip and club position a purpose before movement begins.
The SwingForm Story
Sixteen years.
One breakthrough.
A martial arts foundation. Five evolving swing systems. A purpose that became Genesis.
Concept golf imagery
The question that began the work
The question no one
was asking.
What could a golf swing learn from the discipline of a sword strike?
Craig Berman came to golf with a background as a black belt and martial arts instructor. His starting point was the movement he already understood: a purposeful setup, coordinated rotation and a controlled path through the strike.
That perspective became the foundation of SwingForm. The ambition was to develop a connected swing method golfers could learn, practise, assess and return to themselves.
The research and development journey is Craig’s account of the system’s evolution. Its practical outcomes are presented separately through the player scorecards and reviews.
A martial arts foundation
Discipline in the setup.
Purpose in the movement.
Weapons-based training became the inspiration for a repeatable preparation, a coordinated swing and a deliberate finish.
Concept imagery
The founder
An outside perspective.
A lifelong commitment.
Craig Berman
Founder · Master Instructor
SwingForm Golf
Craig is not a PGA teaching professional. He approached swing development through his experience of rotational movement, weapons training and the discipline of learning a complete form.
Sixteen years of independent development produced five system iterations before the Genesis programme and its current training routes. The objective remained consistent: give the golfer a method to understand, a sequence to practise and an assessment that records execution.
The Kinesis Institute extends that interest in rotational striking movement to baseball and cricket. The Genesis Golf programme brings the method into home drills, range assessments and direct instruction.
The architecture of the swing
The sword inspired
a different starting point.
Guide the movement.
Prescribed drills develop coordination, rhythm and a repeatable movement from setup towards the strike.
Deliver to the target.
Connect the preparation and swing to the task that matters: delivering the clubface through the ball towards the intended target.
The evolution
Five systems.
One continuing purpose.
Each version developed the framework, the training sequence and the way golfers could learn it.
- 01
Samurai Swing
The first published framework explored weapons-based rotational movement as a starting point for the golf swing. Direct instruction helped shape the early method.
- 02
Golf Emergence
The framework developed into a structured course, with a focused four-week programme and a clearer route from instruction to practice.
- 03
The Winning Swing
SwingFrame and the five-step setup became central. Home-based drills developed the route towards learning without continuous in-person instruction.
- 04
Maverick Golf
PowerGuide, the four-phase structure and baseline tracking brought movement practice and measured assessments into one programme.
- 05
SwingForm
The online course, player submissions and accuracy records developed the learning process. Golfers could practise a defined sequence and review their execution.
- Today
The Genesis Swing
Online programmes, Master Classes and supporting resources bring the system into a complete training experience: learn it, drill it, assess it and keep the knowledge.
Development sequence supplied by the founder in the original SwingForm Story. Historical versions describe programme development; current recorded outcomes are identified on the results page.
The evidence
Measured.
Recorded by the players.
Genesis Swing accuracy — Online & Master Class.
The 13 supplied graduates’ final-assessment records.
68.3%
FIR · Fairway-target accuracy
127/186 shots on target at final assessment73.2%
GIR · Green-target accuracy
325/444 shots on target at final assessment71.7%
Aggregate · Overall target accuracy
452/630 shots on target at final assessmentView aggregate accuracy by club group
| Club group | Accuracy | Shots on target / attempts |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | 62.8% | 49/78 |
| Fairway woods / alternatives | 67.9% | 53/78 |
| Long irons / hybrids | 62.9% | 83/132 |
| Wedges | 82.7% | 129/156 |
| Short irons (8–9) | 82.2% | 74/90 |
| Mid irons (6–7) | 66.7% | 64/96 |
Club groups combine the supplied individual online graduation grids and Master Class final-assessment shot counts. Alternative iron/hybrid labels remain grouped; club selection and target mix vary between players. All six groups reconcile to 452/630 successful attempts.
Shot-count aggregate across 13 supplied player records: seven Online and six Master Class. FIR and GIR describe fairway and green targets in the range assessments, not observed on-course regulation statistics. Aggregate accuracy pools all target hits and attempts; it is not an equal-weight average of FIR and GIR.
Source and classification notes
The individual online graduation grids and Master Class final Form assessment supply the counts. Braam’s three rows without target labels are provisionally mapped from their corresponding template positions: 4-iron green, 5-wood fairway and 3-wood green. Those target classifications require confirmation before publication. Other target labels remain as recorded. Blanks within populated grids follow the workbook formulas as misses.
These shot-grid results remain separate from the user-approved master trial player averages. The accepted Online graduation mean is 69.4%; the Master Class final pooled accuracy is 76.0%. Andre is excluded. No source scorecard has been changed.
My Purpose
Make elite golf swing skill available
to anyone who wants it.
To level the fairways for everyone.
The purpose is to reduce the traditional time and funding barriers to learning a swing. Give golfers a defined method, a training route they can follow and a way to measure what they can execute.
Online training makes the instruction available wherever a golfer can practise. Master Classes add direct guidance. The commitment is the same: follow the programme, complete the work and keep honest scorecards.
The next step
Bring the ambition.
Build the skill.
Explore the system, choose your training route and commit to the process.
