Your left arm is sabotaging your swing! 🚫
8 golfers recommended it · 2023–2026
Drill · Intermediate
Explains how the left arm can hurt the takeaway and gives a short drill, with a hands-from-chest feel.
Why golfers recommend it
- Drill in short
- Recommends video on takeaway backswing
- Feel: hands from chest center
- Arms in front, two videos
- Short perfectly encapsulates the issue
- Weight balls of feet idea
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
8 comments from Reddit
u/TheKingInTheNorth 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Have I made any progress? Advice please”
I like this drill to give you the feeling of where the lead arm should end up: ▶ this video
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u/Prophet_0f_Helix 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips to shallow swing and keep lead arm straight in downswing?”
It looks like your take away is too far inside, which causes you to come slightly over the top to compensate on the downswing. Coming too far inside can collapse the lead arm. A lot of good players hit from near this potions (in to out), but it’s tough and definitely encourages the lead arm breaking down (I had this issue for awhile too). I think ▶ this video short perfectly encapsulates what you’re doing and how to …
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u/pm_me_yo_creditscore 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Can only fade or slice”
You are rolling your wrists on the takeaway which is getting your hands too low at the top. Check out this idea for how to stop overloading your left arm going back. ▶ this video
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u/greener0999 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “I got free clubs so I started to pick up golf please help”
if you stop snatching, it'll stop coming as inside and will probably stop being so uncomfortable. ▶ this video this is what your lead arm should be doing. and the first clip is pretty much what you're doing right now plus snatching the club away with your hands. does that make any sense? if not lmk.
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u/heliumointment 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “utter inability to hit the golf ball, particularly long irons ”
not exactly a drill, but a feel: ▶ this video the thought is to keep your hands extending from the center of your chest.
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u/95BULL 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “I suck, please help. Forever been over the top. Trying to shallow out my swing, but my long ass arms are too”
Just looks like your arms are deep behind you instead of staying in front of your chest through your back swing, causing the club to only cast out and on top. Go to the top of your swing, pause, then relax your arms and shoulders. If you’ve rotated correctly with your hands on the right swing plane, the club won’t move much if any. Try these videos out: ▶ this video ▶ this video
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u/TaineLikesCameras 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “utter inability to hit the golf ball, particularly long irons ”
currently -need to use the hips to start the downswing, currently looks like my shoulders start it ▶ this video ▶ this video -definitely standing too close to the ball ▶ this video -need to hit through the ball, not at the ball ▶ this video -shift my weight to my left foot more, which will help me hit down on the ball and get more height ▶ this video ▶ this video -clear hips at impact ▶ this video -downswing release …
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u/JiggieSmalls 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “How's my swing looking?”
More so the triangle breaks down and your lead arm goes across your chest which is not good. It can happen when people are too arms with their swing or overawing because they want to send it. ▶ this video
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