GOLF: The Most Common Fault I See In The Golf Swing - Use Your Forearm Rotation Wisely
5 golfers recommended it · 2021–2023
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains the most common fault of overusing forearm rotation, such as rolling the wrists in the takeaway.
Why golfers recommend it
- Swing critique with videos
- Cogorno great video on forearm rotation
- Rolling wrists on takeaway
- Argument over arm roll; videos cited
- You gotta watch this, weight shift
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
5 comments from Reddit
u/DraxxTemSklounst 2021 · r/GolfSwing · in “[deleted by user]”
▶ this videoyou gotta watch this! skip to about 1:10 here's a related video. ▶ this video also looks like you get your weight shifted too far outside your leg on the backswing. it should be on the back leg, but you should feel the pressue on the INSIDE edge of your foot ▶ this video lastly, lead arm abduction: ▶ this video
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u/keithjp123 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Over the top bad. Does anyone know where this is originating from?”
Excessive left forearm rotation. Eric Cogorno has a great video for this. ▶ this video
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u/CornfedTurtle 2021 · r/GolfSwing · in “Help. Getting weird hooks and a lot of fat shots.”
You have a lot of really good elements to your swing. For example, you get the club face closed at the top of your swing. I believe you are compensating for your strong grip by opening the face, which is causing other issues. Here's what I see: Decent posture at address although you could tuck your ass in a bit (remove a bit of the pelvic tilt) Very strong grip Inside and flat takeaway. ([imgur.com] All things being …
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u/ishman2000 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “What would be the one thing you’d work on? Sorry about the gut!”
You are "rolling your wrists" / "fanning the club" on the takeaway (note: you are doomed right from the start). This will often cause a very bad cupped left wrist at the top of your swing - which you have. Because of the rolling wrists, you are going to have a tough time squaring the club face at impact. And your body will have to compensate - your body is "early extending". Fix the first part and everything should …
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u/Intrepid_Potential60 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “I hit my first golf ball ever today. What should I work on???”
You do realize the first words of the first video are… and from here, you shouldn’t rotate (your forearm) at all…. Right? He’s teaching him to NOT roll. Can’t see the AMG video. How about this one? They actually make fun of what you are saying. 3.36 mark. ▶ this video 100% of amateur golfers make a move that looks exactly like…. The silly move in the Cogorno video below (which has an explanation to WHY they show …
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