Golf Swing Basics - Easy Steps For Beginners (2019)
10 golfers recommended it · ✓ 2 said it fixed their problem · 2022–2026
Explainer · Beginner
An animated overview of swing basics for beginners, covering torso rotation, lead leg plant and weight shift.
Why golfers recommend it
- Torso rotation, lead leg plant
- Weight shift analysis with linked video
- Weight shift and lead arm videos
- Drill for front-foot finish
- Weight shift and rotation drills
- Weight shift drill
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
10 comments from Reddit
u/7IGiveUp7 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Swing help. Not using body rotation and extending both arms on the follow through”
▶ this video, but this is what really helped me focus on body rotation. It’s super simple to do at home and really helps you understand how your torso and hips should be functioning throughout the swing.
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u/Userdub9022 2025 · r/golftips · in “Tips for hip rotation and hands forward at impact.”
▶ this video is a good video that helped me out. My issue that I recognized recently was that I was just using my arms to hit the ball. Since I've watched this video, along with practicing for an hour a day since Monday I belt, I have went from hitting my irons 10% of the time to at least 50-75%. The main reason I dropped down to 10% was I'm now using clubs meant for the average height golfer. Was using clubs meant …
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u/BossHoggs 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips to improve?”
Honestly, I'd say to kind of step back and really try to reform your whole swing. I'd say check out the below to start. There's a lot I'd change and i think the video will help. On the plus side, I really do think you have athleticism for it. Very smooth motion and you activate a lot of your body to produce your swing. You got the eye and contact down, so making some overall swing changes would be easier for you. ▶ …
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u/MayorOfKirkstanistan 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Best tips to help with body rotation in the downswing”
Hmmm. I'm a little worried about this idea that you seem to have: "I know I should be leading the downswing with rotating the hips" As someone who is currently a 3 handicap and is working on NOT "leading" with hip rotation on my downswing (under the guidance of an excellent instructor), I feel like you have the slightly wrong idea here. I just posted this one the other day, but I feel like this is a really good …
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u/Snoo49601 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Please give me more tips! I don’t know why I keep slicing”
▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video Here are some videos for you, don’t try to learn and do it ALL at once, the golf swing is a puzzle with lots of pieces, it takes time and effort to put it together.
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u/95BULL 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Swing very horizontal and I can’t keep my lead elbow straight”
Need to work on proper pressure/weight shift in the swing. It’ll give you a little more freedom to rotate properly. Also, you want to keep your lead arm elbow more pointed at the ground through out the swing as well. Not pressing your lead arm against your body in the backswing will help too. Here’s a couple videos that come to mind that could help: ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video
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u/theprizefight 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “What issues can you notice in my swing?”
Good luck. Couple quick things to start with - your posture at address is too hunched over; standing too close to ball and upper back overly arched. For your backswing, you’re too much arms. Need to focus on torso rotation. Rotate the torso, think of the spine as the center line. Use your legs/hips to help facilitate that rotation. And near top of backswing, you should feel a natural weight shift onto your front …
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u/BobMcQ 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Slicing every single drive..”
Looking at how you finish that swing, this drill should help a ton to get the right feels grooved in to finish with your weight on your front foot: ▶ this video
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u/CharcotsThirdTriad 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “What’s causing my flip?”
The weight shift and rotation here are nonexistent. Drills for weight shift: ▶ this video Drills for rotation: ▶ this video
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u/dh4ks7 2024 · r/golftips · in “Any advice on how to improve my swing like drills what it should look like ect”
Slow down and work on proper weight shifting and turning. You’re basically just throwing your arms at it really fast right now. ▶ this video
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