Blocked golf shots are shots that shoot straight right when hit by right handed golfers. They result in what is referred to as pushed shots (again for right handed golfers). Blocking shots occurs as a result of a club path that is of the inside-out variety. In addition to that club path, the clubface matches … Continue reading Blocking Shots – Golf Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
Scooping the ball – or flipping the club – occurs when you try to help the ball get high into the air by unhinging your wrists before impact with the ball is made. Indeed, golfers that scoop the ball don’t seem to trust that the loft of the club will be plentiful in getting the … Continue reading Scooping the Ball – Golf Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
Swaying is the swing error that features hips that are moving laterally during the golf swing. During the backswing, hips will slide back towards the back foot and during the downswing and impact, hips will slide forward towards the front foot. In essence, the hips are not staying in place, or staying in the box. … Continue reading Swaying (Sway) – Golf Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
A golfer with a reverse pivot swing will move his body weight during his golf swing in the opposite way that he is supposed to. Indeed, during the backswing he will move his weight towards the front foot while during the downswing he will move his body weight towards his back foot. This is directly … Continue reading Reverse Pivot – Golf Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
A keen golfer suffering from the yips will lead a most miserable life for as long as he will remain afflicted by this most terrible of swing diseases. Indeed, he will no longer exert full control over his body movements and will instead be relegated to that of a passenger in a train headed towards … Continue reading Yips – Golf Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
As the name of the golf swing error implies, locking up the back knee involves gradually straightening the right leg during the backswing. At the top of the swing, the error is clearly visible through a right leg that is completely straight, with no knee flex to be found. This is in contrast to a … Continue reading Locking Your Right Knee – Golf Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
As the name of the golf swing error implies, locking up the front knee involves gradually straightening the left leg during the downswing. At impact, the error is clearly visible through a left leg that is completely straight, with no knee flex to be found. This is in direct contrast to a better swing that … Continue reading Locking your Left Knee at Impact – Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
Standing up at impact is the golf swing error that involves changing the forward spine angle during the swing, specifically at impact. First set at address, the forward spine tilt is meant to be kept intact throughout the golf swing. However, some golfers do change that spine angle as they get closer to impact in … Continue reading Standing Up at Impact – Golf Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
A golf swing that is said to be decelerating – or of the decel variety – is one that sees the club losing speed as it heads into impact with the ball. This is in contrast to a better swing that will see the club continue accelerating until after the ball has been hit. Indeed, … Continue reading Decel – Golf Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
The failing to maintain your spine angle swing error is just that. It is a feature of a golf swing where the spine angle, first set at address, is allowed to be altered as the swing progresses through the backswing, downswing and/or at impact. This is in direct contrast to a better swing that sees … Continue reading Failing to Maintain your Spine Angle – Golf Swing Error – Illustrated Guide
