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What The Arms Do In The Backswing

Jake Hutt Golf

3 golfers recommended it · 2024–2026

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Explainer · Intermediate

Explains what the arms do in the backswing, including trail elbow position and starting inside.

Why golfers recommend it

  • Recommends video on takeaway backswing
  • Trail elbow flaring, link supports
  • Tips shorts for arms and inside start

Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.

3 comments from Reddit

u/SunkTheBirdie 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Roast Away (so I can roast the ball)”

[preview.redd.it] Your hip turn ( left knee bend, right knee straightening) is oddly done early. It looks done before P2. I'd focus on the takeaway. the two things that control the takeaway are: wrist hinge and arm rotation. ▶ this video more education: What The Arms Actually Do In The Backswing ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video Perfect backswing ▶ this video ▶ this video Porzak - How To Wrist Hinge ▶ this video

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u/Capn_Stevie 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Struggling to square my club face. 7i shanked to the right”

You're flaring your trail elbow out behind your body way too much without a compensatory move to bring it back in. Very Fred Couples like in the back swing, but you're missing a move to connect the elbow back in. The preferred solution would be to keep your elbow more in front of your body. Hold the club out in front of you, bend the right arm to 90 degrees, and lay the right wrist back a little. Your left arm …

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u/TactfulCerox 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Rate my swing (be brutal)”

I think it’s a lot to like but i think it looks tense and stiff, the rhythm is not there at all. I think you are swinging too hard, but probably not using the force effectively. Your clubshafts don’t look stiff however. They look really flexible. You should maybe get fitted for stiffer shafts. You are also using your arms too much and not rotating your body, your swing starts inside and not on plane. Here is a few …

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