I pay close attention to how someone's head movement is throughout the golf swing. In a perfect world I would like the head to remain relatively still throughout the swing. However, most golfers aren't flexible enough to accomplish this. To me, the head can have some movement in the swing. I don't mind if the head moves slightly behind the ball in the backswing. This feeling helps most golfers get behind the ball better. The head should move once contact is made. The old adage of 'keep your eye on the ball' is a good one. But what that means is once the ball is gone, let your eyes start looking for it.
An important key for head movement throughout the swing is making sure the eyes remain level. Even if there's some movement of the head, the eyes must remain level. If they tilt one way or the other it will effect their weight distribution and the direction the club swings.
A good tip for teachers - If you have a student that swings the club excessively too much to the inside or outside at any point in the swing, there's a good chance their eyes have tilted too much in the swing. Level their eyes out and you're going to fix the path problem a lot faster.
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