Guide · data from 2026-11-07
The best golf instruction channels on YouTube, ranked by golfers
How we rank golf instruction channels
Most lists of the best golf channels sort by subscribers or views. Those numbers tell you who is popular, not who helps. GolfVotes counts something different: how many golfers on Reddit independently recommended a specific YouTube lesson when somebody asked for help with their game. A recommendation means a golfer put their name to a video in a public thread. When golfers go further and say a video actually fixed their problem, we count that as a fix.
Below are the top 15 channels, ranked by total independent recommendations across all of their videos. The number of videos shows how widely a channel is cited, and the fix count shows how often golfers credit it with real change.
The top 15 channels
- Athletic Motion Golf – Recommended by 1408 golfers across 220 videos, with 74 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for takeaway and backswing, hip rotation and transition, and keep coming back to its pros-versus-amateurs comparisons.
- Porzak Golf – Recommended by 581 golfers across 136 videos, with 46 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for takeaway, transition and setup fundamentals.
- Danny Maude – Recommended by 551 golfers across 97 videos, with 101 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for swing fundamentals, takeaway and setup. Golfers credit his videos with fixing a problem more often than any other channel, with 101 fixes reported.
- Eric Cogorno Golf – Recommended by 491 golfers across 132 videos, with 70 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for takeaway, release and clubface control and early extension.
- Padraig Harrington – Recommended by 331 golfers across 34 videos, with 25 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for hip rotation, grip and setup, in a short-tip format.
- ChrisRyanGolf – Recommended by 311 golfers across 82 videos, with 33 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for takeaway, weight shift and setup, including fixes for the reverse pivot.
- Jim Waldron Balance Point Golf – Recommended by 308 golfers across 4 videos, with 59 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for backswing, fundamentals and hip rotation. Just four videos draw 308 recommendations, led by The Arm Swing Illusion.
- Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard – Recommended by 288 golfers across 82 videos, with 48 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for over-the-top moves, practice drills and the backswing.
- Rick Shiels Golf – Recommended by 160 golfers across 34 videos, with 39 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for swing fundamentals, grip and setup, in a clear beginner-friendly style.
- Titleist – Recommended by 159 golfers across 33 videos, with 9 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for weight shift, practice drills and transition.
- Kerrod Gray Golf – Recommended by 153 golfers across 45 videos, with 15 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for takeaway, setup and weight shift.
- Malaska Golf – Recommended by 152 golfers across 48 videos, with 18 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for hip rotation, swing fundamentals and practice methods.
- PGA Tour – Recommended by 147 golfers across 12 videos, with 13 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for transition, practice drills and over-the-top fixes, often with tour players demonstrating.
- Meandmygolf – Recommended by 145 golfers across 36 videos, with 15 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for transition, grip and setup.
- Scratch Golf Academy – Recommended by 142 golfers across 42 videos, with 17 reporting a fix. Golfers recommend it for practice structure, takeaway and release.
What the ranking tells you
Two patterns stand out. First, depth beats fame: some of the most-cited channels are specialist coaches rather than the biggest names. Jim Waldron's channel has just 4 videos in the data and still collects 308 recommendations, while Danny Maude leads for fixes. Second, most top channels are known for the swing itself, particularly the takeaway, transition and hip rotation, which is where amateurs most often get stuck.
Use the list as a starting point, not a verdict. Pick one channel whose style suits you, find the video that matches your specific fault, and give it a few range sessions before moving on. You can browse every problem, from the slice to the putting stroke, to see which videos golfers recommend most for it.