5 Common Setup Mistakes & How To Fix Them 💉
6 golfers recommended it · 2021–2025
Explainer · Beginner
Five common setup mistakes and how to fix them, including bending over and standing too far back.
Why golfers recommend it
- Setup video, timestamp 5:40
- Space concept, bent over at address
- Butt too far back at setup
- Grip and setup videos
- Detailed breakdown with many videos
- List of many drills
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
6 comments from Reddit
u/Koolest_Kat 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Why do I swing so stupid”
Give these a try: Give these a look: SIR Nick Faldo ▶ this video Athletic Motion Golf Back swing Drill ▶ this video Down Swing ▶ this video How to start the down swing ▶ this video Shawn Clement Golf Instructor Beginners ▶ this video Chipping and Pitching ▶ this video AMG Golf Grip ▶ this video Set Up ▶ this video Takeaway ▶ this video More ▶ this video ▶ this video Edit: SIR Nick Faldo
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u/Fi0r3 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Me after bitching in that other thread and you guys asking to see. I stand up. Hips square at impact. Contact ”
One big concept and a couple of little corresponding tweaks and you'll be set, because there's a lot of good here too. Big concept: Space is good. You're a little too bent over at address and you get even closer to the ball the ball during your backswing (too much sidebend). If you didn't stand up from there, you'd hit it fat all day. As I mentioned in your other post, the standing up is necessary for you to hit the …
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u/CptBadAss2016 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “9i to 7i go almost same distance. Bad strike often.”
This is not an ideal camera angle but I'll do the best that I can. 1. Setup 1. Turn your right elbow so that it's pointed at the ground, your "elbow pit" should be facing straight away from you. People call this the "giving blood" position. Yours is too internally rotated 2. You want a little bend in your right elbow at address. 3. Here's Porzak on "▶ this video" and soft right elbow 2. Top of backswing. 1. It looks …
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u/Jrapin 2021 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any tips on how to make my swing more efficient/ get a bit more power would be greatly appreciated.”
You're set up is causing some of your issues. Take a look at this video, the entire thing is good but pay special attention at 5:40 this addresses what you can see in your setup face on. Your hands are behind center. ▶ this video As has been said in the comments your swing is much too long. You can address that but more importantly you're "reverse pivoting". Your upper body and head are moving quite a bit towards …
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u/marsrover93 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Made some swing changes, any other tips for consistency ”
nice rhythm and dynamics. I would work on early extension move. You'll have to work on the setup. your butt is too far back behind heels. watch this vid from 11:40ish onwards: ▶ this video
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u/BuriedInBunker 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Completely Lost My Swing Entirely, Need Help!”
Get lessons. Sounds like your swing wasn’t good to begin with. I’d start with grip ▶ this video and setup ▶ this video and get lessons
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