The Popular Swing Thought That Might Be Ruining Your Golf Swing 👎
3 golfers recommended it · 2025–2026
Explainer · Intermediate
Warns that a popular swing thought about the arms can cause problems and suggests closing the face more.
Why golfers recommend it
- List of arm swing videos
- Close face more
- Backwards circle drill
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
3 comments from Reddit
u/GolfExplained 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “How did you fix your over the top swing?”
Close the face q LOT more. When it starts hooking like crazy then swing out more. If you're over the top you have to have an open face. You need to create a reward system for closing it. Otherwise people work on it for years and don't fix the issue. An open face and a face torquing open by trying to pull the grip to the target or the ball or across your body will always result in an over the top move because that's …
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u/JangoTat46 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Why does it look like trash?”
You don't understand how the golf swing is supposed to work. Have fun with this rabbit hole. ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video
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u/TacticalYeeter 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “New golfer”
▶ this video Try that backwards circle thing slowly. You're passing the hands down and across your body which is what most new players do. You actually want to do the opposite, it's just hiding in the body turn so it's tough to recognize it
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