Golf Downswing Sequence: Keep Back to Target for Smooth Power

u/DeAndreAndre 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Where am I going wrong? Consistently slicing my drives”

Your hands are wayyyy too far away from your body at address / you’re leaning too far over. Super hard to keep your balance from here. Also you’re over the top maybe due to a couple reasons. Try keeping your back to the target as long as you can during your downswing. Here’s a good video on it: ▶ this video

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u/yeahbuddy186 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Pointers welcome. Been taking lessons over the summer to fight an “extreme out to in”.”

Try the feel of keeping your back to the target as long as possible while lowering your arms to delivery position. The reason you want to come over the top is because you're opening your shoulders as the first move down. The best golfers delay opening their shoulders until about half way down the downswing. Watch this: ▶ this video

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u/Embarrassed-Comb3893 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Update 5 months later (20hcp)”

I’ll give you three main areas of focus: set up posture, take away, and shoulder rotation. Your current set up has the butt back behind the heels. I find that set up pre loads early extension, the hips going forward the ball. I like to feel the opposite, butt stays over the feet and pushes back in the down swing. Video here: ▶ this video The current takeaway pulls the club behind the body (inside). Learning to take …

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u/Sorryallthetime 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Please help me get rid of shanks”

I shank my wedges. Pull my irons. Slice my driver. I am fighting an early shoulder turn. I am now working on keeping my back to the target on my downswing. It may help you as well. ▶ this video

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