Do This To Fix Your Takeaway
9 golfers recommended it · 2024–2026
Explainer · Beginner
Shows how to fix the takeaway, including shaft plane and wrist action, while checking posture and grip first.
Why golfers recommend it
- Shaft plane at P3 wrist action
- Fix takeaway, daily reps
- Inside takeaway video
- Takeaway video, setup posture
- Good visual on takeaway
- Fixes for under-plane takeaway
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
9 comments from Reddit
u/Radiant-Ad8306 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Most glaring issue to work on?”
What’s your miss rn? ▶ this video I just got a lesson two weeks ago and this is exactly what he’s got me doing, good starting point if you wanna make a change but it’s extremely foreign for a bit.
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u/Turbulent_Winter549 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Based on your responses”
This was a drill a local instructor gave my son, let me see if I can find a pic of it but this video gives a good visual on the takeaway ▶ this video
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u/MasterpieceMain8252 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Why does my swing always look so big?”
You're rolling your forearn in takeaway. Watch this. Combine this with squeezing your elbows together, and there is no way u will overswing ▶ this video
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u/puddinface808 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Absolute beginner, any tips? I feel like I look really goofy swinging. Also have a really nasty slice with the”
Before you work on anything related to the swing, spend some time either in front of a mirror or recording yourself and fix your posture and grip. Nothing about the swing is important until those two are absolutely dialed. Youre bending too much at the knees and kind of squatting with weight over your heels. You want to bend forward at the waist and then just break the tension at the knees, not necessarily bend …
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u/golfswingreplay 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips for Improvement”
Hey, nice swing! There are a few things I can see that you might like to work on: You have an inside under-plane takeaway as indicated by the trace. Advice on fixing this: ▶ this video ▶ this video Your lead wrist is cupped through-out the backswing and downswing . You use a very strong grip to compensate for this. This restricts the hinging of your wrists. Consider trying a more neutral grip and flattening your …
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u/HustlaOfCultcha 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Over the top! almost involuntarily- nothing works.”
Wrist action in the backswing is causing most of the issues here. If we look at p3 (lead arm parallel to the ground in the backswing), your shaft plane is a bit flat. It's pointing more at the ball. I'd recommend at p3 that shaft point anywhere from the toes to somewhere in the middle of where your toes and the ball are. When you get the shaft plane too flat, it does a plethora of things that make it difficult to …
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u/ArtichokeVisible9220 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips for my swing?”
The EE and over the top is a reaction to the whipping of the club head inside. Those things will get much better when you fix your take away. You are moving the club head across your body using your wrists and arms. Instead, the wrists should work the club up vertically, almost exclusively... And the arms should not adduct (move across the chest) much at all. Watch these videos below, and practice this every day …
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u/Lets_go_to_Mo 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips/Advice? Very inconsistent ball striking”
I’m struggling with the same inside takeaway issues. Check out this video I came across earlier today: ▶ this video
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u/Ok-Home9841 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips on my swing.”
You roll your club to the inside on the takeaway which isn’t an ideal way to start the swing. ▶ this video to help correct that which will help everything else.
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