Keep Your WEIGHT FORWARD in the Golf Swing - The #1 Key to Playing Great Golf
3 golfers recommended it · ✓ 2 said it fixed their problem · 2023–2025
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Argues for keeping weight forward through the swing instead of hanging back, to improve strike.
Why golfers recommend it
- Weight forward setup school
- Opened my eyes, weight rear foot
- Weight forward video a game changer
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
3 comments from Reddit
u/davewuff 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips for getting hands forward at impact?”
From what I can see it looks like you are swaying, I used to play this way until I started to experiment with weight distribution / putting the weight forward ▶ this video This was a game changer for me. On a last note I think your hips are rotating way to late (hips should be alrdy turning back before rly starting the downswing in a more “weight shifty” setup) This becomes less of a problem when you start keeping …
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u/TheDreadedMe 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “The only way for me to hit the ball first is to have it far back in my stance. ?”
I am no pro, but it looks like you have most of your weight on the rear foot. It will be hard to get the low point of your swing after the ball if that is the case. This video opened my eyes regarding exactly this. ▶ this video
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u/LestyanLaw 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Weight slightly forward”
Personally, I subscribe to the "keep your weight forward at setup, and maintain that exact same weight distribution throughout your backswing" camp. It lends itself to a simple, powerful, and consistent swing, and I find myself constantly going back to this as a swingthought when my game goes sideways. I encourage you to try it out. It's also worth noting that Ben Hogan's golf swing was markedly weight forward, …
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