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#1 BACKSWING KILLER!! | The Secret To Side Bend

Eric Cogorno Golf

3 golfers recommended it · 2022–2026

YouTube

Explainer · Intermediate

Explains left side bend and how spine bend in the backswing goes wrong.

Why golfers recommend it

  • Left side bend, does good job describing
  • Spine bend in backswing, link
  • Side bend concept

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

3 comments from Reddit

u/Oldn0rse 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Been playing for a few months. Made good contact here but I feel like my legs are always extended at impact. D”

I know you're looking at impact but there's a few things before that I think are causing that early extension. Your backswing and shoulders a bit flat and your first move in transition steepens the shaft. Your club face is also open at the top and stays open at P6. The steep shaft in transition and open face will cause you to match that up with early extension. You could add more left side bend at the top, I like …

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u/CornfedTurtle 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “GOLF swing tips”

Really, really good swing for only a month. First, lift your chin up. The shoulder can’t go under if your chin is down. Second, you are bending your spin the wrong way on the backswing. You have right side bend when you need left side bend. Notice how your spine bends away from the ball as you make your backswing? The easy “feel” is to have your lead shoulder point more towards the ball as you make your backswing. …

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u/Stevie068 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “21 Handicap, struggle with slicing. Any tips?”

You are turning your shoulders too flat in the backswing and downswing. You have zero sidebend. Yours isn't quite as dramatic as what's talked about in the video, but the concept is the same: ▶ this video

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