How the Arms Actually Move in the Golf Swing ✅

u/BuriedInBunker 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Why So Flat???”

Arms move up and down and body rotation creates depth. You are moving your arms across your body. ▶ this video

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u/GolfExplained 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “I haven’t hit a single good drive on the range today and I have no clue why it’s killing my game”

▶ this video The link to the full video is in that video, I'd start by just making you you actually understand what the arms need to do. [preview.redd.it] Here you can see, the hands are still in line with the right side of his torso. They don't move across and the shaft is basically on the shoulder. The rotation of the arm in this position will change where the shaft points. It's almost like an axe chop, but you're …

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u/AutomaticDrive4482 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Months of trying to fix ott, thoughts?”

Sort of. You have to change how your hands are moving from the very start of your swing. Like I said in the previous post. The mistake you are making is pulling your hands and left arm across your chest to start the swing. This is NOT how the arms should be moving. They should be moving up and down while staying in front of your chest. Then you will have all the room in the world to drop your hands from the top and …

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u/AwayExamination2017 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Help”

Just noticed user name too. Nice. They got a name for the winners in the world… Anyway, real talk, you take the club away really flat, then you have a lot of wrist action in transition, so when you start the downswing the club has to go vertical and steep. You almost want to flip that. Try to get the club more vertical going back, with a more subtle wrist set at the top, and you’ll see the club start to shallow on …

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u/TacticalYeeter 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Backswing is always inside and long. Anyone have any drills that have helped? Miss is overdraw want to tighten”

Take a backswing where you feel like you put the club up onto your shoulder or your delt. Your arms are going across your chest and not lifting enough which is why it’s inside. That’s why your hands are pretty low at the top. Get some more vertical feeling and it’ll start making sense. Watch this: ▶ this video

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u/saadcee 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Looking for advice to improve my swing.”

Yes, and this action is done with your right elbow. Your elbow seems to stay tucked into your ribs on the back swing. It should come off in front of your body during the back swing, and then come back down in the back swing. If you think about a baseball throw, your elbow and hand comes up by your head, then elbow leads forward/down, followed by whipping the hand. Golf swing is mechanically very similar, just …

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u/mountieRedflash 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Help!! Stuck at 8.3 HDCP”

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u/foxpandawombat 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Why am I getting stuck?”

Sorry closer to a Ferris wheel shape in your swing arc then where you are now. Your arms need to swing it up more. They don’t need to help left/right movement with your arms that is your trunk/hips job. Watch this: ▶ this video

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u/triiiiilllll 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Nonstop shank with irons and wedges for months idk what to do anymore”

You are "fake turning," your upper body. Your chest and shoulders are under rotating and you are making up that shortfall by folding/pinning your lead arm against your chest. That is like spring loading that joint so as soon as you start to downswing it throws your arm and hands OUT towards the ball and you're fighting a losing battle from there. You need to stay back a bit more, keep a little more space between …

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u/Calm-Ingenuity2880 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Where am I losing speed?”

Take away is all hands and arms. You get everything behind you. Your Right elbow is stuck at your side through transition. Speed is created by dropping the arms and hands down as hard as possible before you apply power with your hips and shoulders. HAving a good take away is about not getting the arms and hands behind your shoulder turn. ▶ this video Take away ▶ this video

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u/JangoTat46 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Little pre-round warm up. how’s the swing looking?”

Your downswing looks athletic and powerful and has a lot of good things about it. However, that takeaway and backswing are an absolute dumpster fire, lol. Not a big deal, though, easily fixable. I don't mind your arms lifting they're just lifting from a horrible spot and way too much because of the horrible takeaway. ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video Arm Swing Illusion of the golf swing. ▶ this video ▶ this …

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u/Pataflaka 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “4 years in and still struggling”

You need to learn how it feels to get some separation between the right upper arm and the chest. Your concept on how the arms work in the backswing is incorrect. This should help with that: ▶ this video

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