Are you OVER SWINGING? || Backswing Tips

Are you over swinging in your backswing? In this video, Adam teaches you how to cure over swinging the CORRECT way. Adam goes over backswing tips like, using your body rather than your arms to initiate the backswing. Having a more connected backswing will ultimately lead to a more consistent golf swing every time. At the end of this video Adam also touches upon proper ball position, forward press and fitting junior golfers!
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00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Shorten Swing
05:10 - Ball Position
05:45 - Perpendicular Shaft Lean
07:05 - Club Head outside of hands
07:59 - Fitting Junior Golfers

[@alexlonergan5096]

This might be very late. I’m a scratch golfer recently graduated from college. Your videos help me work on my game while being able to save my money up right now instead of spending it all on lessons. I don’t have this issues with my irons but as a very tall person I have this issue with my woods, specifically my driver. Do you have any videos similar to this but regarding driver?

[@5150jbblues]

You are the best coach on the planet, I’ve been playing golf since the early 90’s absolutely no one has had me hit the ball so good, not even my friend that works at Hilton head!!!

[@bobglorioso5422]

Never heard or seen a better way stop from over swinging! Now I know I love learning

[@Woody9911]

Literally every lesson is awesome... thanks for sharing your knowledge and positive teaching attitude

[@chrisbentley71]

“Are you over swinging?” Me - Does a fish swim in water? Hell yes!!!

[@wminto1]

Love the updated editing and overlays to the video. Your production is finally catching up to your content. Great stuff. My ball striking is the best it’s ever been and I’m starting to go low because of this channel.

[@PorzakGolf]

Much appreciated! Can't wait to see your score go even lower! 😎

[@chongannyap7562]

Great explanation of maintaining the "Triangle" between the shoulder and the V-of the arms.

[@frankleemartin54]

Great instruction on the forward press causing the club to rotate inside and off plane in the backswing.

[@RollYourRock]

0:46 - 3:08 Excellent!

[@eddien9634]

Excellent watch as always!

[@nicklashansen3537]

Man I wish that young guy the best of luck! Great swing and great video

[@fidelbaca5616]

Franks a beast I love watching this video definitely using the drills on the range tomorrow

[@OfCourseICan]

What a passionate, brilliant golf coach!

[@MJSVisionsVI]

5:25 with ball position for driver I’m definitely struggling with slice, THIS was amazing! Instead of putting ball inside lead foot, and putting it on my shoulder/ toe, I was hitting them straighter than ever, and with power Can you please dissect this method in a seperate video? It’s definitely worthy and would help a lot of us slicers Thanks Adam!!!

[@houthat]

loving this content

[@paulbanney9881]

That is a great golf swing. Well done again. Thank you.

[@aussiem8130]

Great golf teaching i learnt a bucket load on this channel shout out from australia

[@brandanbutchart2248]

Thank you for this!

[@Fitzy1976_]

Another great video. In the UK we just don’t have coaches like you. 90% just reverb the PGA way of teaching and very few apart from Zen Golf fit the teaching to the student. If I ever get a chance to visit then for sure I will come see you!!

[@craigmorris559]

Quickly becoming my go to channel. Got 81 twice this week after 100 plus most weeks. Watched every youtuber for tips and all helped a lot but your hip bump/shoulder fix made it simple and turned my slice more into a lovely fade. I've added about 80 yards when I catch one sweet. Do you have any feel tips to move more towards getting a nice draw? I played with aiming my feet more right than my face angle but I still hit a fade 😁

[@rohitjairath]

Been watching your videos for about a month now and I can see a significant difference in my ball striking even without going to the range. The shaft lean bit was something my caddy reinforced yesterday while on the course. I'd normally hit only 22% of GIRs, but I hit 50% yesterday. Usually a reliable putter, I didn't do too well with that club, yet broke 90. May your tribe increase man.

[@PorzakGolf]

Thank you! Congratulations! Keep it up!

[@drewspinoso4849]

His butt is so tight when he swings. He’s definitely using a butt plug.

[@dungngochoang6387]

Wonderful swing , best golf coach

[@rightuppercut1426]

You’re sharing so much good and valuable information on your channel. I’m really glad I found you. Really don’t understand why you’ve only got 16.7k subs.

[@PorzakGolf]

Glad it was helpful! We are proud of where we are today and look forward to the continuous growth with you guys! 👐

[@TheBooze13]

Man this kids swing is so pure. Another great video

[@PorzakGolf]

Pure

[@Alextway16]

This helped so much I’m trying to fix 3 things right now. Ball position, shorter swing more controlled, and a better takeaway. This video helped with all three

[@sonichallbartender]

Have you found a good method to determining how far to stand from the ball? I feel like I put together really good swings but sometimes am so far/close to the ball I'm undermining those good swings.

[@djdibibar516]

Very nice swing!

[@donschultz7759]

So Adam when setting this up on the range with alignment sticks do i just place one on Target line , one vertical in front of me in Center of stance then one at the 45° angle between the main two.

[@ConnorMay317]

your videos completely changed my game. ready to grind

[@PorzakGolf]

Love to hear it!!

[@barking_mad6649]

That swing 😍😍😍

[@michaelgiammarino7313]

This kid is going to be on tour!

[@jl2525]

Adam, great content! Really helpful for those trying to improve. One question: in a video you mention keeping the funny bone of your right arm pointing at the ball in the backswing. I tried it and it was like a revelation! Is this a feel you use only in backswing or can you use it through to the downswing too? I tried that and contact was A1 but was overdrawing it - which could well have been another adjustment I need to make. Thanks again from Australia,

[@PorzakGolf]

Yes you can absolutely use that album a fire back down towards the golf ball and to keep it from going left just make sure you keep it rotating when that help up gets in front of your right hip! We would also have to check the grip and the club face in your hand if some overdraws were the problem

[@mikelabree]

Do you give in person lessons?

[@kristopherhorwath8756]

Great golf swing! Very impressive 👏 👍

[@PorzakGolf]

Thanks 👍

[@Cam-yp7cn]

Your 10 and 10 drill changed my life. I just couldn’t get the feel for the backswing until then

[@PorzakGolf]

Keep it up Cam!!

[@rogpic15]

What 10 and 10 drill are you referring to? I'm new to the channel and am very interested in what you are describing

[@patrickreid9823]

@@rogpic15 in the takeaway at club parallel, feel the club is tilted up 10 degrees up and out 10 degrees. Key is feel but will likely be even with hands in reality.

[@jordancalanchini3496]

Off the topic of this video, but should I be using the same grip for irons and driver? My irons I use a slightly strong grip and hit the ball great, but when I use the slight stronger grip with my driver, I just hit huge pulls.

[@PorzakGolf]

The grip should stay the same throughout the bag! Unless you’re getting into some specialty short game shots, and obviously putting is a very different grip!

[@breezy50100]

Please discuss pointing the butt of the club and its relationship to the belt buckle. "the height of the hands at address" appreciated, Colin

[@guitar1950]

After watching this, I started practicing my swing using only my shoulder/chest turn and not trying to move my arms independently on my back swing. Seemed to be a positive thing. But when I played, I hit a lot of shots fat. I bump my hip an inch forward as you instruct in other lessons. Any suggestions?

[@PorzakGolf]

Don’t let your upper body fall back when you do it… on the way through be sure to turn your chest over your front foot!

[@guitar1950]

@@PorzakGolf I'm starting to hit much more consistently good shots! Thanks much!

[@guitar1950]

@@PorzakGolf That has improved my range work with wedges. Crisper contact and more consistent strike. I'll focus on the course next time. Thanks!

[@rogb3199]

That's a great young player there. Would you be able to shoot a video with an older less flexible golfer to show how your teaching can apply to a more senior person?

[@PorzakGolf]

Absolutely! Believe it or not we work all levels of golfers! When flexibility is an issue the setup becomes more important!

[@simmo5071]

Answer this please. Should the body be tense or totally relaxed like I’ve been doing? His butt is to far back behind his heels

[@suuduong3779]

👍

[@MrPaulbartholomew]

Forward press at address is something a lot of coaches teach but you’re saying the opposite 😳🤷🏻‍♂️😂 you seem to be saying to have the shaft vertical at address? Why is there that contradiction? Great work Adam keep up the amazing content, thanks. Paul from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 👌👍🏌️‍♂️

[@MrPaulbartholomew]

Any thoughts Adam? Thank you 🙏🏻 🏌️‍♂️

[@MrPaulbartholomew]

No?

[@brandonjohnson1697]

I feel like this swing could win a major. Beautiful.

[@PorzakGolf]

Hopefully we can look back at this comment in amazement one day!

[@systemoptimizer3542]

Would you explain why you advocate a variable ball position? It's much easier to be consistent with a constant ball position. If you are making a consistent setup, and you're making the same swinging motions (grooving one swing, not 13 different swings) then you'd bottom out in the same position with each swing. The fact that a longer shaft puts the ball further away from you from a feet to ball to target line should have no bearing on where the clubhead bottoms out relative to the right and left side of the body. Vary it and your alignment, takeaway, point of contact on the face, balance all change and sold contact and consistency get harder to produce. The best ball strikers in history advocated using constant ball positions including names like: Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Nick Price, Annika Sorenstam, Rory Mcilroy, and many others who I'm simply forgetting at the time of this post. The only big name golfer I can remember advocating a variable ball position was Ernie Els, and contrary to his advice if you looked at pictures of his ball position when he played well it was under his left ear regardless of what club he was hitting. Ball position aside lots of good information in the video.

[@dmkfactor1721]

The reason why differing ball positions is the length of shafts. As a shaft lengthens then the arc of your swing will change along with it. If you keep the same ball position then you’d need clubs that all have the same shaft length. Without moving the ball you’ll end up with lots of miss hits, fats and thins, due to the shaft length.

[@dmkfactor1721]

Change ball position also helps you shape shots. You’re comparing people who play golf and practice for a living. The average golfer, and the majority of pros today move the ball around in their stance to shape shots. It’s much easier for a non-elite player, say a 12 handicapper to learn to hit a fade by moving the ball up and slightly opening the face vs changing swing planes. They just don’t practice enough! Same said about hitting draws moving the ball back half an inch or ball will help promote a more in to out swing producing a draw. That one you don’t even have to manipulate your club face. That’s why todays Pros tend to be drawers vs the power fade! This was really evident in Tiger and Phil! Those are 2 guys famous for moving ball positions to shape shots!

[@systemoptimizer3542]

@@dmkfactor1721 Incorrect. Shaft length does not change where you bottom out from left foot to right foot. A longer shaft just puts the ball away from the body in the heel to toe dimension. If you go varying the amount of lateral shift/slide during your swing then you will bottom out in different spots, but if you shift is consistent regardless of club (ex: 1" hip shift starting back, and 5" shift in transition) you will consistently bottom out in the same spot regardless of longer or shorter shaft.

[@dmkfactor1721]

@@systemoptimizer3542 Go argue with Tiger and Phil on that one!

[@dmkfactor1721]

@@systemoptimizer3542 Also argue that with the top instructor’s in the world, they all teach that now! Your discounting the fact that majority of golfer struggle to square the club face at impact, and to aid in the with shaft length ball position must be changed! Also as I stated and you CLEARLY didn’t read is that it’s much easier to work the ball by changing positions!

[@paulwhite6367]

It’s the worst thing for me. Long swing and a horrible wrist hinge at the top that I just can NOT get rid of, especially on the course. It’s gona take some drill or apparatus to fix it. Thinking about Keeping my arms in front of my chest just doesn’t help me

[@martynmantack4026]

Swings like Colin morokowa

[@charlesbeene4222]

Get more out of lessons to us instead of students

[@ttevhold7522]

Not sure what this video is trying to show you but to shorten your swing with more core rotation…. Great tip but rest of the video was just praising this kid and talking about ball position. Time could have been utilized much more actually talking about the core rotation etc to keep the swing shorter…

[@MarkSmithhhh]

You should like, go away

[@RollYourRock]

Locate the relevant/good stuff and ignore the rest. - Now how hard was that!?