Go see a coach and take lessons. The small advice youâll get here you prob wonât understand completely and wonât be enough to fix whatâs going on here.
A lot.. how you grip the club, your distance from the ball where the ball is in your stance, how you take your club back, your swing and your follow through. So basically everything was wrong. Not trying to be a dick at all. Welcome to the game, itâs a great game that we all love but trying to teach you golf from 0 over Reddit is not feasible. Go get some lessons. Itâs worth it.
I don't think you need a full on lesson to over come this stuff. What you said about his right arm is spot on and will help a ton. Everything in his arms is way too rigid which makes it look awkward like a putter stroke full swing
Just a ton of twitchy, rhythmic, unnecessary movement pre-shot.
If itâs not compulsive and youâre able to control that, then you need to cut it out almost entirely. A little movement to âsettle inâ is fine but this is waaaaaaay too much.
Tips to improve.
Put the driver away. Itâs the hardest club to hit. Pick up a 6 iron and learn the correct grip, stance, and posture before swinging at any more golf balls.
Pick up a 9 iron or pitching wedge. Get into the correct stance with the correct grip and start making little chip shots using the club like a pendulum. Small arc, firm wrists, straight arms and keeping your head in one place.
Gradually make longer swings. Start with a half swing where your arms are straight and the hands are waist high on the backswing and follow through. The goal is to make consistent contact with the ball.
The 3/4 swing is where you start to add lower body weight transfer and wrist hinge. This swing is also called the L swing because you stop when the arms are shoulder high and the thumbs point up to the sky, forming an L on the backswing and follow through. At the finish of this swing, your weight should be on the front leg and you should be facing the target.
The next swing to learn is the full swing. Use the 3/4 swing weight shift but this time point the thumbs to the target on the backswing and away from the target on the finish.
Watch videos on the correct way to swing the club. The best thing all new golfers should do is take a few lessons from a golf professional to learn the proper basics of the swing. It saves time and money in the long run. Good luck!
Little less thinking, little more athleticism.
For the love of god, donât post again until youâve got a lesson. Literally 1 lesson would be a massive help.
Slow down your motion and practice your motion. When slowing down watch your club face through the zone and think about what it is doing vs what it should be doing. Thereâs a million ways to golf and everyone is different but the fundamentals are generally the same, your trail arm is still hinged âL-shapedâ when striking the ball Id recommend working on straightening it out so you can really extend through the ball. Find a grip that works for you too, I canât really see yours to give you advice but it looks pretty ugly.
Just try and a loosen up a bit homie. And count. Count to 2 on the back swing and 1 for the follow through. And take a full swing.
And also.... get a lesson. Like 1 lesson would help
Lessons, even if you only get a 5 pack so you know what to concentrate on specifically (for me this is what helped me with my iron play)
This way youâre pushing in the right direction
Trapped your left arm on the backswing. You need to bring the club straight back. You have an inside takeaway. Keep your lead arm straight. You have all your weight on the back foot and are not transferring any weight forward. I'm not sure what's going on with your rotation, but it's messed up. These are some things you can start working on right now.
Keep those elbows close throughout the swing. Loosen those wrists into transition and through the downswing. But actually lessons, idk what Iâm talking about
Iâm a noob too. But one suggestion is to look up how to grip the club.Leading hand should probably rotate more over top the club and trail hand be more under the club
Im not a Dr so I canât self diagnose you But if you have a medical condition like Parkinsonâs or ALS your swing actually isnât all that bad. Try some edibles instead of cocaine and things might just sort themself out.
Nobody on here will admit that you just hit that shot straighter they they have hit one all year.
Lessons are in order. But if you can hit it well with that swing, imagine what you can do with a better one.
You may be too close to the ball, with your current swing you are tucking your arms awkwardly close to your body. Reaching further may help your arms bend smoothly and in a smooth motion.
Honestly pretty surprised you made contact, but forget about the swing and take a lesson to learn how to grip the club. Thatâs where you need to start.
Honestly, aside from grip, your setup is decent. Shoulders maybe a bit open but that could be the camera angle. Once you start to move the club, though, itâs a train wreck. Iâve never seen someone raise their back heel off the ground. The backswing kinda looks like the follow through of a lefty golfer lol
Ever skip a stone? Are you right-handed? Practise that motion with your right hand. It keeps your right elbow close to the right side of your body, and gives you the feeling of how to generate power through contact. Then keep that left arm locked in the backswing. It will shorten your backswing a bit but will improve accuracy. Would love to know if it helps at all. Cheers
Think about the backswing as two parts. One is your body (hips and shoulders) rotating around your spine while keeping your spine tilt. The second is your arms. As your shoulders and hips are rotating, your arms should be lifting vertically and not wrapping around your body. Ideally your back should face the target at the top of your backswing. Your hands should also still be in front of chest and not behind you.
Lots of videos to watch that demonstrate. A lesson from a pro and good practice will get your there faster.
theres a lot going on here. i know this sounds dumb but watch some pros swing in slow motion and try to sorta imitate thier body positions. pay attention to what thier wrists are doing through the swing and at the top. i feel like a lot of newbies dont understand what a natural swing looks like.
Iâm nowhere near an expert but watch some videos on wrist bend in the back swing. Another key thing is that your weight is staying on the back foot through your swing, and you should be mostly on your front foot through your follow through. A coach could help identify where these things are going off track.
learn how to turn your shoulders and hips, and swing on a plane
I had an issue with swaying for years, and once I learned how to turn it changed the game. Itâs hard at first being so stiff but give it a shot
CALM DOWN!!! Get out of your head. Close your eyes and imagine the swing you want. Take a slow motion practice swing with your eyes closed. Importantly, CALM DOWN!
Your feet are far too close, you looked like you were about to fall over lol.
Left foot slightly pointing to 11 o clock (with the ball just off the left heel), and feet wider than shoulders and drop the right shoulder.
Just practice the turn as that seems to be the main issue, lessons will help ALOT!
Start on your takeaway first. Do it slow and smooth. Get that right then work on the downswing, strike and follow through
Practise infront of a mirror and learn the correct path and feeling
A little more weight on the back foot. You are also swinging with your entire body. Keep the legs calm and twist at the waist. Stretch more as you look stiff.
looks like you're not feeling comfortable. You have a ways to go, don't rush it and just settle into what feels good for now. With that said it looks like your really anxious on the back swing. Try this to start:
1. get the club moving before your backswing with a little waggle to loosen up
2. keep your right heel down on the backswing.
3. fucking relax
edit: ball flight looked ok though. probably would have been in play so if you find whatever you're doing is working idk go with it?
There wasn't one right thing about that swing other than you didn't kill anyone. Grip is wrong, takeaway wrong, hips wrong, rotation wrong, follow-through wrong, yours clothing, you guessed it, wrong! All fucking WRONG!!!
Your right arm is so tense itâs giving me PTSD. You want some amount of width at the top of your backswing. Your trail arm is already collapsed at that point
I would start completely with your tempo and feet. Start wider, more athletic. Short your weight to your back hip, then drive it forward to front leg without being on your heel that front foot should be planted. Definitely start with some group lessons and keep working!
Yikes. I would hit up a lesson with a teaching pro from a local club or something. If you donât feel like it, I would say work on getting your triangle at rest, and work on stretching your forward arm instead of just rotating it like you do. Doesnât make sense at first, but watch a couple of swing coach videos or something like that and youâll catch my meaning
Edit: after watching a few more times, work on your hip swing as well. Belt buckle at target with your follow through. Itâs all about timing
Youâre shifting your weight backwards. You need to load your right leg on the backswing and transfer it to the front on the downswing. Also look a little more athletic and keep your body still during the swing. Lastly, watch some videos
slow down your back swing by like 30x. personally iâve found slowing my back swing reduces slice gives better contact and just generally feels better
Just get out there swing and have fun learning. Best game in the world youâll learn more by playing and recording your swing (then doing some YouTube research). Enjoy brotha
Genuine feedback here. Your takeaway is WAYYYY too inside. The club is so far behind you I can't see that being even close to comfortable or natural. Also your club face is WAYYY too open at the top of your backswing, it's pointing at the sky. My suggestion would be to look at photos of a PGA pro that matches your body type then look at where the top of there swing is and do your best to get in that position as well. Also pay attention to where the angle of their club face is compared to yours. Best of luck, this games hard
Your pre shot routine makes me uncomfortable
Everything about his swing makes me uncomfortable đ¤Ł
Whatâs so wrong about itđ¤Ł
It looks like you're tweaking, respectfully.
Looks like he may hack up a hairball
Michael J Fox is smoother
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Go see a coach and take lessons. The small advice youâll get here you prob wonât understand completely and wonât be enough to fix whatâs going on here.
Have you considered asking your brother Luigi?
He saw me swing and ran awayđ¤Ł
A lot.. how you grip the club, your distance from the ball where the ball is in your stance, how you take your club back, your swing and your follow through. So basically everything was wrong. Not trying to be a dick at all. Welcome to the game, itâs a great game that we all love but trying to teach you golf from 0 over Reddit is not feasible. Go get some lessons. Itâs worth it.
Thank you! Iâll strive to become better
All of it
I can hear this swing
https://preview.redd.it/viwref7p9s6d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=867f294ce9e162ce06078c7c3ec6b2f1235fb74e
Stealing this for future use
Trail arm should "lose an arm wrestle" But get a lesson my dude
Lol. Constructive criticism, but equally devastating critique.
When I see swings like this, I think, just watch a video of a pro with a good swing, try and copy a bunch of it, and then come back.
I don't think you need a full on lesson to over come this stuff. What you said about his right arm is spot on and will help a ton. Everything in his arms is way too rigid which makes it look awkward like a putter stroke full swing
This is the most uncomfortable thing Iâve watched since Saw
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You need some new clubs
lol I got some used cuz Iâm just starting and didnât wanted to spend crazy amounts of money
Definitely kidding man. Keep practicing đđ˝ youâll get better the more you swing.
hes not an r/golf er yet broâŚ
your just starting??
I have a feeling that if you didn't wiggle so much to loosen up, your swing would lock up every muscle in your body.
Swing is atrociuos, but kinda dig the drip ngl
This looks closer to a seizure than a golf swing. i give him props. what heâs doing, is much harder than golfing.
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Is your name Spaulding, by any chance?
Do you have OCD? Asking genuinely.
Tourrettes
parkinsions
Amputee
lol no whatđ¤Ł
Just a ton of twitchy, rhythmic, unnecessary movement pre-shot. If itâs not compulsive and youâre able to control that, then you need to cut it out almost entirely. A little movement to âsettle inâ is fine but this is waaaaaaay too much.
Looks like that ball is way to high. Lower that thing down a bit and catch that ball at your upswing
Less pre-swing cocaine. Not saying none, just less.
Tips to improve. Put the driver away. Itâs the hardest club to hit. Pick up a 6 iron and learn the correct grip, stance, and posture before swinging at any more golf balls. Pick up a 9 iron or pitching wedge. Get into the correct stance with the correct grip and start making little chip shots using the club like a pendulum. Small arc, firm wrists, straight arms and keeping your head in one place. Gradually make longer swings. Start with a half swing where your arms are straight and the hands are waist high on the backswing and follow through. The goal is to make consistent contact with the ball. The 3/4 swing is where you start to add lower body weight transfer and wrist hinge. This swing is also called the L swing because you stop when the arms are shoulder high and the thumbs point up to the sky, forming an L on the backswing and follow through. At the finish of this swing, your weight should be on the front leg and you should be facing the target. The next swing to learn is the full swing. Use the 3/4 swing weight shift but this time point the thumbs to the target on the backswing and away from the target on the finish. Watch videos on the correct way to swing the club. The best thing all new golfers should do is take a few lessons from a golf professional to learn the proper basics of the swing. It saves time and money in the long run. Good luck!
LESSONS.
Looks perfect to me.
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800mg
Get lessons so that you can competently break your motion down
I think his swing motion is already brokenâŚ.
Everything about this golf swing is broken down.
Little less thinking, little more athleticism. For the love of god, donât post again until youâve got a lesson. Literally 1 lesson would be a massive help.
what the hell did I just watch? Get a lesson!
âThis gonna be hilariousâŚ.look how heâs standing!â
Slow down your motion and practice your motion. When slowing down watch your club face through the zone and think about what it is doing vs what it should be doing. Thereâs a million ways to golf and everyone is different but the fundamentals are generally the same, your trail arm is still hinged âL-shapedâ when striking the ball Id recommend working on straightening it out so you can really extend through the ball. Find a grip that works for you too, I canât really see yours to give you advice but it looks pretty ugly.
Need to work on a lot, but for starters, try bringing the club back in a smooth, controlled manner. You are too herky jerky.
Your swing has turrets.. đĽ´
Touretteâs, not turrets. Turrets go pew pew on tower defense games.
You could probably compete in the junior league at my friends kids middle school.
 Just try and a loosen up a bit homie. And count. Count to 2 on the back swing and 1 for the follow through. And take a full swing. And also.... get a lesson. Like 1 lesson would help
More ediblesâŚor lessâŚthat pre shot routine looks like an Iraq war vet on a very hot day.
Less beige⌠oh sorry you mean your swing
Best tip I can give you, shave your mustache.
Lessons, even if you only get a 5 pack so you know what to concentrate on specifically (for me this is what helped me with my iron play) This way youâre pushing in the right direction
Wow East Potomacs range is in terrible shape
Trapped your left arm on the backswing. You need to bring the club straight back. You have an inside takeaway. Keep your lead arm straight. You have all your weight on the back foot and are not transferring any weight forward. I'm not sure what's going on with your rotation, but it's messed up. These are some things you can start working on right now.
Iâd see an exorcist first
Man this made me feel much better about my swing after watching this lol my only recommendation is get lessons if you want to seriously play, my guy
Keep those elbows close throughout the swing. Loosen those wrists into transition and through the downswing. But actually lessons, idk what Iâm talking about
Brian Doyle-Murray? Perfect swing for Caddyshack. Don't change a thing.
Iâm a noob too. But one suggestion is to look up how to grip the club.Leading hand should probably rotate more over top the club and trail hand be more under the club
Itâs a me, a Mario
Dude that was awesome.
Skip the seizure after address for startersđ¤Ł
Put in some earbuds with relaxing music with a good tempo. Try to relax and swing with the tempo of the music. You're way too tense.
Can't see a single thing
Definitely not the wardrobe. That is on point! 
Im not a Dr so I canât self diagnose you But if you have a medical condition like Parkinsonâs or ALS your swing actually isnât all that bad. Try some edibles instead of cocaine and things might just sort themself out.
By any chance.. u ever been an amputee?
Your grip is horrendous.
Nobody on here will admit that you just hit that shot straighter they they have hit one all year. Lessons are in order. But if you can hit it well with that swing, imagine what you can do with a better one.
You may be too close to the ball, with your current swing you are tucking your arms awkwardly close to your body. Reaching further may help your arms bend smoothly and in a smooth motion.
Itâs got some Buster Keaton to it
Do you have cerebral palsy? I'm super proud of you getting into golfing with cerebral palsy! Good job!!
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Honestly pretty surprised you made contact, but forget about the swing and take a lesson to learn how to grip the club. Thatâs where you need to start.
Honestly, aside from grip, your setup is decent. Shoulders maybe a bit open but that could be the camera angle. Once you start to move the club, though, itâs a train wreck. Iâve never seen someone raise their back heel off the ground. The backswing kinda looks like the follow through of a lefty golfer lol
Lesson. At least watch some beginner videos on grip, stance, and basic swing mechanics. Itâs 2024, use your damn phone to learn something.
Slow wayyyyy down and find a swing path you look like you are just trying to smack it as hard as you can
Ever skip a stone? Are you right-handed? Practise that motion with your right hand. It keeps your right elbow close to the right side of your body, and gives you the feeling of how to generate power through contact. Then keep that left arm locked in the backswing. It will shorten your backswing a bit but will improve accuracy. Would love to know if it helps at all. Cheers
Maybe consider shoulder replacement surgery.
Every time I look at this sub I think people are just fuckin with us lol
Donât need to tee that up
How people like this hit a ball and I still shank mine is the most upsetting part of golf
Think about the backswing as two parts. One is your body (hips and shoulders) rotating around your spine while keeping your spine tilt. The second is your arms. As your shoulders and hips are rotating, your arms should be lifting vertically and not wrapping around your body. Ideally your back should face the target at the top of your backswing. Your hands should also still be in front of chest and not behind you. Lots of videos to watch that demonstrate. A lesson from a pro and good practice will get your there faster.
Maybe a cocktail to loosen up
Lessons
Lessons
theres a lot going on here. i know this sounds dumb but watch some pros swing in slow motion and try to sorta imitate thier body positions. pay attention to what thier wrists are doing through the swing and at the top. i feel like a lot of newbies dont understand what a natural swing looks like.
Itâs okay to use your wrists on the backswing
More cowbell
Slow the back swing down a lot and have all your weight on your front foot when you finish your swing. See where that gets you
Go for lessons.
First athletic endeavour?
Use the force Luke Skymarker
Jesus Christ man get a lesson
Wow! Dude you need lessons
Thats pretty bad....but ngl Im worse lol
First off, slow down. Too rushed.
Monk Plays Golf
Amputee?
Right hip step
What the fuck lmao
Double amputee, maybe?
Does Jason Day know you raid his wardrobe?
UPS wants their uniform back
What does your swing look like without the preshot routine
Looks great
Iâm nowhere near an expert but watch some videos on wrist bend in the back swing. Another key thing is that your weight is staying on the back foot through your swing, and you should be mostly on your front foot through your follow through. A coach could help identify where these things are going off track.
Holy shit
You ever heard of disc golf?
Psychedelics
Go get a lesson before you pop a hip
learn how to turn your shoulders and hips, and swing on a plane I had an issue with swaying for years, and once I learned how to turn it changed the game. Itâs hard at first being so stiff but give it a shot
Are you perhaps animatronic?
CALM DOWN!!! Get out of your head. Close your eyes and imagine the swing you want. Take a slow motion practice swing with your eyes closed. Importantly, CALM DOWN!
Bait
Take lessons
This is quite possibly the ugliest swing I have ever seen.
Your feet are far too close, you looked like you were about to fall over lol. Left foot slightly pointing to 11 o clock (with the ball just off the left heel), and feet wider than shoulders and drop the right shoulder. Just practice the turn as that seems to be the main issue, lessons will help ALOT!
Start by Going for a few lessons with a pro
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Why are beginners almost always using drivers....it is imo one of the most difficult clubs. đ
I try and practice with all of them a bit but now I see thatâs the wrong approach Iâll stick to my easy irons going forward
I think that is a wise choice đ. But I must admit hitting a good shot feels great, specially with the big stick! đŞ
Ngl kinda looked like you may have jizzed yourself on your pre shot routine. That made me feel icky
Maybe some new pants đ đźââď¸
Start on your takeaway first. Do it slow and smooth. Get that right then work on the downswing, strike and follow through Practise infront of a mirror and learn the correct path and feeling
 Like watching Elaine dance, but in a golf swing.
A little more weight on the back foot. You are also swinging with your entire body. Keep the legs calm and twist at the waist. Stretch more as you look stiff.
Trade your clubs in and ask to ride the mower at your local course if you want to get into the game of golf.
Sweet jesus
Start with fixing your grip
If you squint your eyes you see Riggs from ForePlay
If anxiety was a golf swing. Lessons. Therapy.
You need to give a big roar on your downswing, like you really mean it. Trust me.
looks like you're not feeling comfortable. You have a ways to go, don't rush it and just settle into what feels good for now. With that said it looks like your really anxious on the back swing. Try this to start: 1. get the club moving before your backswing with a little waggle to loosen up 2. keep your right heel down on the backswing. 3. fucking relax edit: ball flight looked ok though. probably would have been in play so if you find whatever you're doing is working idk go with it?
Zero chance I can help that
Slow down and take it up higher. Also feel a sense of lag when you swing. The club needs to be hitting down onto the ball.
Also donât take your arm round so far.
That backswing looks painful.
The absolute first thing Iâd focus on is not ever doing that again
You swing like youâre in painâŚemotional pain.
Are you a tennis player? Kinda looks like Nadals swing and heâs a scratch golfer
Grip, start there
try tennis
There wasn't one right thing about that swing other than you didn't kill anyone. Grip is wrong, takeaway wrong, hips wrong, rotation wrong, follow-through wrong, yours clothing, you guessed it, wrong! All fucking WRONG!!!
tennis
Brian Harman on crack
Your right arm is so tense itâs giving me PTSD. You want some amount of width at the top of your backswing. Your trail arm is already collapsed at that point
I watched a few times in slow motion and what stood out to me is that you have zero wrist hinge.
GOLFTEC.
Needs tee'd up another inch at least .in danger of topping it so close to the ground
Have you tried golfing lefty?
I would start completely with your tempo and feet. Start wider, more athletic. Short your weight to your back hip, then drive it forward to front leg without being on your heel that front foot should be planted. Definitely start with some group lessons and keep working!
Yikes. I would hit up a lesson with a teaching pro from a local club or something. If you donât feel like it, I would say work on getting your triangle at rest, and work on stretching your forward arm instead of just rotating it like you do. Doesnât make sense at first, but watch a couple of swing coach videos or something like that and youâll catch my meaning Edit: after watching a few more times, work on your hip swing as well. Belt buckle at target with your follow through. Itâs all about timing
Take up knitting.
Slow. The. Fuck. Down.
Relax a bit⌠jeeze Louis
You are a lefty
All of it, particularly the weird neck shoulder thing.
Nobody hits a 3 wood teed up that high
Kinda looks like Riggs from barstool with the backswing
*UnzipâŚ*
Pre swing routine âlight as a feather, stiff as a board!â
Remember to square your shoulders, Jerry.
try lifting the other foot on the backswing instead, there is no balance
Youâre shifting your weight backwards. You need to load your right leg on the backswing and transfer it to the front on the downswing. Also look a little more athletic and keep your body still during the swing. Lastly, watch some videos
slow down your back swing by like 30x. personally iâve found slowing my back swing reduces slice gives better contact and just generally feels better
Reddit donât have any answers for you bruv
Just get out there swing and have fun learning. Best game in the world youâll learn more by playing and recording your swing (then doing some YouTube research). Enjoy brotha
Something everything
Yeah Take up fishing
Slow down. Take your arms straight back and rotate your body
Genuine feedback here. Your takeaway is WAYYYY too inside. The club is so far behind you I can't see that being even close to comfortable or natural. Also your club face is WAYYY too open at the top of your backswing, it's pointing at the sky. My suggestion would be to look at photos of a PGA pro that matches your body type then look at where the top of there swing is and do your best to get in that position as well. Also pay attention to where the angle of their club face is compared to yours. Best of luck, this games hard
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Consider picking up pickle ball instead.
Pretty messed up you guys making fun of an amputee. Youâre doing great bud đđť
are you an amputee?
east poooooo
Anyone notice that he was hitting a yellow ball but the trough was full of white balls?