The Impact Position Illusion That's Confusing Every Golfer!
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Explains the impact position illusion and why the trail elbow stays behind.
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- List of arm swing videos
- Trail elbow stays behind
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2 comments from Reddit
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/ImNako 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “So I’ve posted on here and yous said my right elbow was getting stuck behind and I was hitting straight pushes”
Just so you know the trail elbow never actually gets in "front" of the body in good swings ▶ this video (there's a longer video where they go over this in 3D) It essentially just lowers around you trail hip and your pelvis brings the club into impact.
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