Backswing Illusion

u/icanputt18 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Need help out the tee box. With my driver is an unplayable slice.”

Jake Hutt Jake Hutt Jake Hutt nuff said ▶ this video

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u/TheKingInTheNorth 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips to get right arm off my body”

This ^ And I like this Jake Hutt short to quickly distill the point: ▶ this video

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u/bwoodhouse322 2025 · r/golftips · in “ways to improve the angle of my backswing?”

Check out the arm swing illusion, or this short summarises it well: ▶ this video

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u/TickBomb 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any tips or drills to work on? 28hcp… :(”

So number one, ditch the left wrist flexion in the take away. You can have wrist flexion later on, but you need to understand that wrist flexion should happen as part of the later part of the backswing as a continuation of rotation and keeping the club square to the swing plane and does not originate in the takeaway. Your two main issues are your hand path in your backswing and your excessive rotation to try to get …

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u/Xakary 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Started a month ago, YouTube taught, thoughts?”

Keep your hands out in front of your chest. There should actually very little change in the angle formed between your chest and lead arm. The arms relative to the body work mostly up and down, the movement of the left arm across the chest is actually only like 10-20 degrees. The big backswing comes from the arms going up, and the chest rotating. Getting this idea should help you clean up your backswing and takeaway, …

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u/Spirited_Berry_3413 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Am I in good position at the top of my backswing?”

If he had fast hip he snap hook bad but yeah he's flat. I was here to for a while. Feel like you raise arms straight forward from body. Here..▶ this video

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u/DigitalDoctors 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “What do I need to fix here?”

You bend your right elbow like you are trying to start a lawnmower. The video goes over it. Essentially you take a very narrow backswing path because you don't have much pushaway and wrist hinge (thumbs to the sky). ▶ this video ▶ this video

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u/JangoTat46 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any tips?”

Everyone else has already pointed out the club length. Overall, you have a solid swing. Your right arm needs a slight tweak, and your downswing is steep, but it really just needs a concept change. Your flying right elbow needs to ▶ this video. It needs more external rotation. ▶ this video ▶ this video This concept will get your downswing more on plane and shallow Impact occurs on the Trail Side of the Body. This …

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u/BoogieLake 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Too many snap hooks and grounders with driver”

Instead of continuing to turn, you're pulling your right arm behind your body. That's bad. Do this instead ▶ this video

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u/SMUGGARNAUT 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Grinding, 18 HCP, typically hit a slight fade that starts a touch left and comes back on line. Comments welcom”

Look like "main" problem starts from the top crossing the line this something I write alot because misconception how the arms actually move in the swing. I'm let my boy Jake Hutt show you what is supposed to feel like and you tell me if your doing that... ▶ this video

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u/iMPALERRRR 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Been working on my swing for the past 2 years.. please ignore the above ground pool and infinity pause at the ”

You have a misunderstanding of how the arms work in the golf swing. You're pulling them straight across your chest. Your lead arm goes up and in a little and your trail arm bends towards your trail shoulder. This should help: ▶ this video

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u/MattDaniels84 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “How about now? Lol.”

Ah I see. I don't know about this specific issue but what I can tell you is that the wrists don't necessarily have to hinge all that much. So if this carpal tunnel thing pops up especially when you activate your wrists, then you're probably on some wrong tracks. Often coming from a wrong understanding of the "lag" concept as some sort of angle that has to be created and hold semi-consciously. But the actual wrist …

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