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Proper Golf Backswing - Right Elbow and Rotation

Patrick Kelley Golf

2 golfers recommended it · 2025–2026

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Explainer · Intermediate

Explains the right elbow and rotation in the backswing, with key positions and restricting the arms.

Why golfers recommend it

  • Backswing positions short
  • Restrict arms; sequencing short

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

2 comments from Reddit

u/Pbugbee58 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “1 year in. Now using a cobra darkspeed max. 10.5°,5.0 flex 50g shaft. HZRDUS red. Asking for advice.”

Work on your backswing positions of the club and keeping the left arm not as bent. ▶ this video

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u/Take-Cover69 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Feel like something is off in the hips”

I’ve met one of my own lol. Your backswing will help fix a majority of your issues. You have an inside takeaway which everyone tries to fix I don’t hate some really good players have inside takeaways. You need to restrict your arms. That’s what causing you to get so far behind. You will feel what controlling the club feels like. You’ll have a new set of problems to address. Sequencing ▶ this video

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