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How You Position Your Arms Is Ruining Your Swing (CONSISTENCY KILLER)

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Explains how arm and elbow positions at setup hurt consistency and what to change.

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3 comments from Reddit

u/CptBadAss2016 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “New to golf - advice please”

1) Work on your grip and setup fundamentals! Nothing else matters until you get this right. And it's just the setup, there's no swing to worry about, there is no excuse why you couldn't have a great setup in very little time. Practice at home in front of a mirror. Do it every day for 10min a day before bed. And go through your routine before every.single.shot at the range 1.1) ▶ this video 1.2) ▶ this video 1.3) ▶ …

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u/Valuable_Truth_385 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “How to stop getting so steep?”

A lot of different things going on here but start with fixing your setup. Lead elbow should point more towards your target line, and your trail elbow should point at your trail hip at setup. This alone will help you stop picking the club up so much in the takeaway. AMG explains it here ▶ this video

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u/LargeAmphibian 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Left handed over the top swing help please!”

You'll never get away from going over the top with how you're holding the club and your arm positioning when you set up. Your lead elbow should be pointed at the target and your trail elbow at the ground - it looks like you are doing the opposite. ▶ this video These guys are great

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