Swing Mechanics - Golf Tips and Videos

Regardless of whether your tempo is fast or slow, you need to have good rhythm in your golf swing. A typical symptom...

Skilled golfers know that true power results from the upper body coiling over the resistance of the lower body,...

Using your driver to practice accentuates errors in your swing, especially if you slice, and low handicappers...

The best golfers are blessed with an uncanny ability to achieve the perfect plane through the impact zone, regardless...

Every swing has an up and down component and an around component

One of the most basic relationships in the golf swing is between body type and plane angle. Regardless of what...

Build a solid swing by merging the three elements of the swing together: your arms, body and weight shift

The golf swing is a chain reaction--a series of events dependent on one another and whose sequence can't be compromised....

In any sport, the feet and legs must work together in order for the rest of the body to function properly, and...

Learning the golf swing is as simple as mastering the four positions in the golf swing and combining them

Reigning PGA champ Rich Beem is a long-hitting, aggressive player with a swing more reminiscent of the players...

The one plane swing allows for more control and consistency without losing power by shortening your swing.

In golf, tempo refers to the overall speed of the swing. It's the total amount of time it takes to create your...

In this edition of Swing Science, we want to take a look at shoulder tilt--a swing component that, like shoulder...

Create a workshop away from the ball where all your thinking is done

The higher you lift out of position on the backswing, the more inclined you'll be to dip and sink too low on the...

To develop a consistent and repeatable swing every club in your bag should have an identical tempo and rhythm,...

Since 1984, Mark O'Meara has been one of the best players on the PGA Tour. Last year he was third in scoring (69.69),...

Even good golfers with sound, grooved swings come untracked now and then, especially if they lose the flex in...

You can’t fix your swing flaws until you establish a repeatable golf swing that goes down the line every time...

When I watch a golfer hit a 7-iron, then a driver, he or she invariably amps up the swing speed with the driver....

Golf is the most individual of all games. No two golf swings are exactly alike. Your swing should be designed...

Practice this 2-step swing drill to check your half-way back and finish positions

Why do we talk of "fundamentals," which the learned iconoclast Chuck Hogan once called "neither fun nor mental"?...

Leverage is how you use your wrists joints and arms together in the golf swing

Your mindset as you set up to the ball and go into your backswing is very important. Likewise, how you prepare...

Use these checkpoints in your swing to test if you’re in the correct positions and transferring your weight properly

The situation: You're on the range hitting balls, extremely off line and not very solid, with only 10 minutes...

Most golfers learn the golf swing by trial and error. As a result, most golf swings are a patchwork of compensations...

Practice this drill to get a better sense of how the clubhead relates to your body

Everyone knows that to be a good ballstriker, you must have controlled lower body action through impact. But did...

The final definition of the golf swing is the complete swing motion, which requires extreme coordination to connect...

Weight transfer is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the golf swing. Most people recognize that there should...

I met Todd Fischer at the 2001 U. S. Open at Southern Hills. Though Todd wasn't playing competitively at the time,...

Break down the correct golf swing into 8 easy steps

The top of a golfer's swing is literally pivotal to determining the outcome of the shot. In this collection of...

While most amateur players probably think there's not much they can learn from studying the swing of an extremely...

Avoid turning during the golf swing to prevent back injuries and a reverse pivot

One of the most popular myths when it comes to golf instruction is the one about maintaining a still head throughout...

Match the movement of the club with the movement of the body to arrive back at the same point

Anthropologists have long pondered the fact that, throughout history, cultures separated by entire oceans and...

Learn to control your clubface by practicing chipping correctly

Every golfer has suffered through it--getting worse while attempting to get better, ultimately tinkering unnecessarily...

Learning how to keep your hands low can lower the trajectory of your golf shots. Lining up your right forearm...

Eliminate the term weight shift. It is actually a move to the back leg and then a shift to the front leg. This...

Stewart Cink won PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors in 1997, and hasn't looked back since. Already a two-time...

Turn your body, not your shoulders, in the swing to create a coiling effect in order to generate more power

The main difference between good iron play and poor iron play is quality of contact. Everyone that plays golf...

What upstanding linksman wouldn't want to pay homage to the legends and legendary swings that have made the worldwide...

Juniors can imitate what you are doing at any age, so teach them the four basic swing positions this very simple way

Will MacKenzie, or "Willie Mac," as the 2006 Reno-Tahoe victor is sometimes called, brings a powerful swing, cutting-edge...

The perpetuation of the many myths in traditional golf instruction has led to countless injuries, inconsistent...

A rounded golf swing lets the club face get square at impact and cocks your wrists naturally

A tenacious player known for his ability to elevate his game in marquee events, Padraig Harrington has a golf...

Sandy demonstrates the correct one plane golf swing.

Despite ranking 128th in Greens in Regulation and 151st in Total Driving, former PGA champ and LSU star David...

Caroline McMillan's (formerly Caroline Pierce) competitive skills began to show when she reached the semifinal...

Mike demonstrates the correct one plane golf swing.

Consistency is what separates the average golfer from the good golfer, use this drill to become a more consistent ballstriker

When just off the green try your 3-wood to get a little air and a lot of roll

It is easy to make a number of small mistakes in the sand, any one of which can ruin your chance to get up and...

The biggest challenge for a golf student is to feel the proper mechanics. Fortunately, there's a simple way to...

The club should work around your body to form a circular swing plane

Nick Price has long been considered one of the premier ballstrikers in the world. His nearly flawless impact position...

The hardest shot in golf is the one that flies in a straight line. Draws and fades are a lot easier to repeat....

What does it take to drive a golf ball 400 yards? Equipment helps, and so does muscular strength. But the golfers...

In the backswing the arms do not move back but rather hinge upwards

You need to maintain your balance throughout your entire swing sequence, this requires the torso and arms moving...

The greatest players are those that are most stable over the ball allowing for repeatable swings; practice this...

Learn an exercise to feel the correct movement of the lower back throughout your golf swing

The delivery position of the swing is when the club shaft is parallel to the ground, at which point the right...

Create more power in your swing by focusing on your body movement without your arms or club in the swing

Tilt the spine forward, maintain a well centered set up and a slightly lateral and primarily rotational pivoting action

Improve your impact by keeping your hands and body moving at the same speed, many times the body slows down for...

Golf course designers place hazards on their courses to penalize you for hitting errant shots. Fairway bunkers...

Vary the openness of your stance and clubface to control distance out of the bunker

CHRIS TOULSON demonstrates how the speed of the swing and length of the finish play key roles in controlling distance

Hitting the ball off the top of the club face can be the result of several swing flaws

Chipping is done with 1 lever while pitching adds a second lever

The plane of the shoulders and the head play a key role in proper coil in the swing

Learn how to avoid two common problems with pivoting

They don't keep stats for it on the PGA Tour, but all pros excel at hitting the mid-range lob. It's played with...

With your shorter irons, concentrate on keeping your weight over your front leg on the backswing to eliminate...

The swing plane is the plane formed by the shaft where it intersects the target line

The ball does not do anything the club does not tell it to; therefore, you must learn to control the clubface

Try using the cool finish position to maintain balance and tempo

Build your swing from the ground up by hitting balls off a tee with short strokes and elongating the swing as...

Use a couple of bag stands or old shafts outside your legs to stop from swaying in your backswing and follow through

This shadow drill will help get your weight in front of you on the follow through, eliminating high shots caused...

Opening and closing the face of the club too much during the backswing and downswing will cause you to hit the...

While experienced golfers do curve the ball intentionally from time to time, it can be said that a good golf shot...

David’s philosophy on the swing is based on the movement of the golf club and the body and the timing between...

Developing a solid game from 100 yards and in is a vital part of good scoring. Most players have difficulty controlling...

Why do millions of golfers have such difficulty making consistent, solid contact? In my opinion, it's because...

No matter how hard you work at achieving a technically sound golf swing, once in a while you'll encounter a small...

Focus on the role of the left side at the completion of the backswing and start of the downswing

One element I found all long hitters have in common is that they swing around a central axis. It's okay to move...

Keep your eyes level to the ground to eliminate the reverse pivot

Already a three-time major winner (æ94 and'97 U. S. Opens, '02 British Open), Ernie Els has notched 42 professional...

Fat shots are caused by either too steep a plane (slicers) or to shallow an swing (hookers)