This Backswing Mistake is Killing Your Timing and Speed 😱

u/sandydandycandy 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Driver, swing fast from the start, or build speed on the way down?”

Watch this ▶ this video And this ▶ this video Tempo is insanely important. I used to be fast back, fast in transition, and just trying to smash it. When I learned proper tempo, specifically to let the club float a bit in transition, I added distance to all my clubs.

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u/the_outlier 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Hey guys. Something is wrong with my swing, but I can’t pinpoint it. What am I doing right, and what am I doin”

It's quite quick on the transition. This is a great video to start with ▶ this video

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u/JangoTat46 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Lost need help on swing”

Of course, man! This video explains by what point in the downswing you need to have decelerated the body so the arms/hands reach their max speed. Once arms/hands reach max speed, you decelerate them and transfer speed to the clubhead, and release it into impact. Golf is hard. Best of luck! ▶ this video One of my favorite drills for sequencing ▶ this video

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u/gitbse 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “I've been grinding... Any tips?”

AMG guys, loading the backswing ▶ this video Dr Kwon doesn't have videos quite as slick, but he's definitely worth the time ▶ this video Keep it simple, make it athletic. 👌

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u/foxpandawombat 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Should I play left or right handed?”

You don’t really have a choice but to early extend. Too much club energy at the top to handle, which is why you’re too deep. You can’t effectively land and pivot off your front leg because you’re holding too much speed at the top (your hands will be resisting like 80-100 pounds of force here). You want more speed early in backswing (driven by chest) and let club momentum almost die at the top, will feel for you like …

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u/dbnp19 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “2i, working on left leg drive and smoother transition ”

Slow down a bit on the back swing Wrong answer. Slowing down is the some of the worst "advice" you can give, and the OP would do well to sweep that illegitimate content routinely spammed by higher handicappers under the rug. Nobody has ever improved by slowing the backswing, long term. It doesn’t work, but it does wonders in nerfing ▶ this video, power, and, well- swing speed. Slowing the transition without slowing …

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u/Golf-247365 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “What should I try improving on? Early extension is my guess.”

Here is a longer video from AMT explaining this concept: ▶ this video

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