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Athletic Motion Golf- The Podcast · May 22 · 15 min

The Backswing Test 99% Of Golfers Fail (Try This At Home!)

The follow-up to the Bad Swing Advice Hall of Fame is finally here. After the first podcast, Mike Granato & Shaun Webb were flooded the comments with one reques... do the BEST swing advice version. So Shaun and Mike sat down and inducted the cues they use to fix more amateur swings than anything else. The first inductee alone fixes 999 out of 1000 golfers. The trail arm has to lift and stay wide in the backswing. Almost every amateur lowers it. Almost every tour player lifts it. It's the single most common move that separates the buckets. They also induct Scott Hamilton's "on plane early" cue, the recentering concept that AMG named years ago, the Lazy Susan downswing, the "no hip turn in the backswing" foundation (with a nod to Dr. Kwon's "turn shoulders, tilt hips"), and the driver tip that finally lines up the clubface without forcing shaft lean. These are the cues AMG uses to coach players off the hamster wheel and into real ball striking improvement. 🎁 FREE Training Here: 🎁 Make your BEST swing your NORMAL swing: https://athleticmotiongolf.com/consistency CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to the Best Swing Advice Hall of Fame 00:50 Inductee #1. Trail Arm Width and Lift 01:22 Why 999 Out of 1000 Golfers Lower The Trail Arm 02:08 The Amateur vs Tour Player Bucket 02:30 Even Tour Players Get Caught Lowering The Arm 02:56 Inductee #2. On Plane Early (Scott Hamilton) 03:16 Why Being On Plane Helps Every Other Shot 03:40 Why You Can't Hit Three Quarter Shots Off Plane 04:26 Most Golf Is Off Speed Golf 05:05 Why "Match Up" Coaching Is Killing Golfers 05:43 Why We Don't Teach What Hackers Are Already Doing 06:54 Inductee #3. The Recentering Move 07:14 Why Recentering Sets Up A Good Downswing 07:44 No Such Thing As A Still Swing (Even Hogan) 08:23 The Fix For Over-Moving Is Not No Movement 09:24 The Keep Your Head Still Trap 09:53 Where The Recentering Concept Came From 10:29 Inductee #4. The Lazy Susan 10:45 The Lightbulb Moment About Front Side Loading 11:19 Inductee #5. No Hip Turn In The Backswing 11:39 Dr. Kwon's "Turn Shoulders, Tilt Hips" Foundation 11:55 The Downswing Hip Turn Concept 12:17 Why Big Backswing Hip Turns Wreck Sequencing 12:54 Why You Need Stretch, Not Slack 13:12 The Final Hall of Fame Cue 13:26 Why Driver Doesn't Need Shaft Lean 13:41 Scott Hamilton's One Or Two Degree Window 14:28 Why Driver Mechanics Are Different 14:45 Wrap. Adopt These Cues, Build A Better Swing Follow AMG: Instagram: @athleticmotiongolf Facebook: Athletic Motion Golf #golftips #golfswing #athleticmotiongolf #bestswingadvice

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The follow-up to the Bad Swing Advice Hall of Fame is finally here. After the first podcast, Mike Granato & Shaun Webb were flooded the comments with one reques... do the BEST swing advice version. So Shaun and Mike sat down and inducted the cues they use to fix more amateur swings than anything else.

The first inductee alone fixes 999 out of 1000 golfers. The trail arm has to lift and stay wide in the backswing. Almost every amateur lowers it. Almost every tour player lifts it. It's the single most common move that separates the buckets.

They also induct Scott Hamilton's "on plane early" cue, the recentering concept that AMG named years ago, the Lazy Susan downswing, the "no hip turn in the backswing" foundation (with a nod to Dr. Kwon's "turn shoulders, tilt hips"), and the driver tip that finally lines up the clubface without forcing shaft lean.

These are the cues AMG uses to coach players off the hamster wheel and into real ball striking improvement.

🎁  FREE Training Here: 🎁
Make your BEST swing your NORMAL swing: https://athleticmotiongolf.com/consistency


CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to the Best Swing Advice Hall of Fame
00:50 Inductee #1. Trail Arm Width and Lift
01:22 Why 999 Out of 1000 Golfers Lower The Trail Arm
02:08 The Amateur vs Tour Player Bucket
02:30 Even Tour Players Get Caught Lowering The Arm
02:56 Inductee #2. On Plane Early (Scott Hamilton)
03:16 Why Being On Plane Helps Every Other Shot
03:40 Why You Can't Hit Three Quarter Shots Off Plane
04:26 Most Golf Is Off Speed Golf
05:05 Why "Match Up" Coaching Is Killing Golfers
05:43 Why We Don't Teach What Hackers Are Already Doing
06:54 Inductee #3. The Recentering Move
07:14 Why Recentering Sets Up A Good Downswing
07:44 No Such Thing As A Still Swing (Even Hogan)
08:23 The Fix For Over-Moving Is Not No Movement
09:24 The Keep Your Head Still Trap
09:53 Where The Recentering Concept Came From
10:29 Inductee #4. The Lazy Susan
10:45 The Lightbulb Moment About Front Side Loading
11:19 Inductee #5. No Hip Turn In The Backswing
11:39 Dr. Kwon's "Turn Shoulders, Tilt Hips" Foundation
11:55 The Downswing Hip Turn Concept
12:17 Why Big Backswing Hip Turns Wreck Sequencing
12:54 Why You Need Stretch, Not Slack
13:12 The Final Hall of Fame Cue
13:26 Why Driver Doesn't Need Shaft Lean
13:41 Scott Hamilton's One Or Two Degree Window
14:28 Why Driver Mechanics Are Different
14:45 Wrap. Adopt These Cues, Build A Better Swing

Follow AMG:
Instagram: @athleticmotiongolf
Facebook: Athletic Motion Golf

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