Stop Rushing Your Downswing - Secret to Effortless Power in Golf
2 golfers recommended it · ✓ 1 said it fixed their problem
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains how to stop rushing the downswing by bracing against the trail foot and keeping weight forward.
Why golfers recommend it
- Video did wonders for commenter
- Brace against trail foot, weight forward
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2 comments from Reddit
u/bpalun13 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Former baseball guy…”
Also a former baseball guy. It’s definitely different. Trying to explain it as a baseball feel…you know when you swing a bat you’re trying to rip your arms through the zone. The feel in golf should be that your arms are loose and along for the ride. It’s counter intuitive in the sense that you don’t need to swing with high effort to make the ball go far. This is the video that helped me understand fully and greatly …
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u/PB219 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “"skipping a rock" analogy is BS”
Think of it more as someone is trying to push you backwards away from the target and you're using your trail foot to act against them. You're not really pushing forward toward the target, you're more just loading into the trail leg and bracing against it to prevent your weight from swaying away from the target. You're kind of just letting your weight fall forward into the lead foot, and it should already be forward …
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