Clearing The Hips In The Golf Swing: Pros Vs Ams

u/biggertoe1 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Update: heel strikes and losing distance. Feeling the progress since the last post!”

Videos that helped me: Hips: ▶ this video (shoutout to u/ComprehensiveFeed23) Coming over the top: ▶ this video

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u/manuelmanuel13 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “What do you reckon? I don’t get much length at all… I think this could be because I cast the club a tonne.”

I’ve had the same problem and watched hours of videos trying to figure out how to correct my hip position. These two videos were the most helpful for me. ▶ this video ▶ this video

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u/forefather72 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “I’m steep! What tips/drills have worked to help shallow out your swing?”

This is a longer watch, but worth it - helped me when going through a similar issue ▶ this video

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u/BuriedInBunker 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “I'm obsessed with trying to achieve this look at left arm parallel (or hands at waist high)”

This helped me clear the hips ▶ this video

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u/ThatsMrRoman 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Is my backswing plane wonky?”

[preview.redd.it] Your backswing looks fine to me. You stop rotating your hips. So then you have to stand up and swing your arms over your chest to make contact. Keep rotating as your hips should be open on impact. This video helped me see what I should be doing. ▶ this video

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u/FantraxFantasyHockey 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Guess my handicap or roast my swing🫣”

Nice swing. Early extension is very prominent, though. This video below helped me a lot with that. Get a feel for keeping your butt back in your swing. ▶ this video

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u/Comprehensive-Feed23 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Lost 70 yards off my driver. Can’t stop hitting driver and 3W off the heel. I’m desperate”

I had a very similar issue to you last summer and my “butt lines” like you drew here looked almost identical. It took forever to find something that clicked. Lessons had me working on feeling more armsy and dropping my hands which helped a bit but ▶ this video really was my lightbulb moment. Attached the screenshot which is often a swing thought I go back to when I feel I start early extending. Just make sure the …

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u/StriderWaffle 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Why do I always jump during my drive?”

Humping the Goat. Its the bodys way of creating space. Can start with stance/posture as well as hip movement. There are many vids but this one gave me the "ah ha" moment about the proper hip motion ▶ this video

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u/I_loseagain 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Swing Stays the Same - Strike and Distance has Become Horrible”

▶ this video. It looks like your hips aren’t moving and you aren’t putting enough pressure in your front foot? But I’ve only recently fixed my topping issue

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u/UFGatorNEPat 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “I HATE EARLY EXTENSION”

You aren’t going to fix EE by having practice swings that feel or look right, it’s not creating the same conditions or causes of failure. I’ve fought it for years and only made it worse myself and after seeing a high level instructor who thought I just needed to get my left hip turning more. While trying to troubleshoot why that wasn’t working, I destroyed my backswing over time so now I have to fix that first after …

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u/TeddaMan2 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Standing up too quickly at impact?”

[i.redd.it] There are comments here suggesting you are early extending because of your setup. I agree with the comments that suggest you need to setup at address so that you will be dynamic balance at impact. However, I don’t think the reason you EE is due to your setup at address. The Gif above compares your posture to that of a number of pros. At address a line drawn up from the front of your laces should just …

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u/TheTrollisStrong 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “~18 months playing, no lessons, any advice would be appreciated ”

Let those hips unload. You do a good job on the backswing but aren't letting them deliver the power. ▶ this video Best video I've ever watched about clearing the hips.

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