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Why 90% of Golfers Are Late Shifting Weight & Don't Even Know It

Athletic Motion Golf

7 golfers recommended it · 2025–2026

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Explains why most golfers shift weight late and how pressure shift timing works.

Why golfers recommend it

  • Weight shift separation
  • Late pressure shift, videos listed
  • Weight shift timing, timestamp given
  • Pirouette feet mistake
  • Good video on opening front foot
  • Grip, setup, takeaway videos

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

7 comments from Reddit

u/ArseneWankerer 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Slow motion driver swing”

I had Gemini put this together from my YT saves. If there’s an issue you have, it’s highly likely that AMG has a data driven video on it. 1. Setup / address Pros vs Ams | Golf Set Up and Addressing the Ball ▶ this video How Far Should You Stand Away From The Ball? Golf Stance ▶ this video 2. Takeaway 93% of Golfers Get This Wrong In Their Takeaway — Do You? ▶ this video WARNING: Your Takeaway is WRECKING Your Golf …

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u/K3TtLek0Rn 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips please”

This is a good video for you for that little move you make to open your front foot in the downswing. They discuss three flaws and that is the last one. ▶ this video

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u/JangoTat46 2025 · r/golftips · in “Advice appreciated 👍👌”

Tighten up Grip and setup. ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video Hard to tell exactly from this camera angle, but it appears your takeaway is a little too much inside. Hands need to take the club a little straighter back and up the swing plane. Arm Swing Illusion of the golf swing. ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video Once you tighten up your takeaway/backswing, ingraining the following concept will …

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u/HyruleAtZelda 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Shoulders Stalling”

It’s not your upper body. You have no weight shift or separation during the transition. You fire both upper and lower body simultaneously. Look how wonky your knees look. I bet a face on video would be really eye opening. Watch this video to understand how to properly rotate your hips: ▶ this video You may also want to watch this to understand pressure shift with a focus on your feet: ▶ this video You could practice …

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u/Zoloir 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips to improve my swing?”

your feet are doing way too much in this vid, mistake 3 "the pirouette" - ▶ this video

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u/NetReasonable2746 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Am I casting the club?”

No, but you're very late getting back to your front side. By this point in your backswing, you should already be 80% pressure on your front side. Also, you're way too lateral, when you do shift forward, your pelvis needs to tilt a pinch to the ground. Below are videos. How to set up, how to pressure shift (and when) and what "shaft Lean" really is. [preview.redd.it] ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video

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u/r_silver1 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Hitting the driver great, would like more consistent strike with irons.”

if you have a weight shift problem, 90% of the time it's because your shift is late through all parts of the swing. You want to shift pressure trail side to start the swing - not at the top of the backswing. Your pressure should be shifting towards the target side at P3 (arms at 9:00 from face on). ▶ this video

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