Are You Too Tight In Your Backswing (Here's How To Check)

[@MarkG_603]

Such a perfect reminder. As many of us remake our swings it appears some of the new methods cause us to tighten up everywhere, myself included. One of your best tips was your video "Greed Not Good" (paraphrasing). When I remove greed I swing so much more relaxed. I hope others reading can take note of this and maybe locate that particular video because I feel this video here aligns perfectly. Thanks again PW!

[@paulwilsongolf]

New methods. What happened to the old ones? Seems they are onto the next thing that will never work for average players. Oh well, people will figure this out in a few years and be back to the old method. Greed is a killer for sure. Glad you see that. You need to be yourself and swing as hard as you can swing not has hard as Rory. I made this mistake too many years ago so I know all about greed. Be yourself and you will play great golf. Keep at it.

[@MarkG_603]

​@@paulwilsongolf NEW METHODS.... should have typed BETTER HABITS. I dislike saying body positions because we suck at learning body positions, we are fluid and we move.

[@bencovington1121]

Great lesson Paul. I wish you’d been around 50 years ago. I’m 80 and you’ve turned my game around. Thanks

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad to help. Thanks for the support.

[@youMatterItDoesGetBetter]

Grats for golfing at 80!

[@40mmmikemike]

You honestly have some of the most helpful videos. I hit some of my best shots today at the range because of this video.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you like them. Keep up the good work.

[@40mmmikemike]

I've always felt like I was too stiff and felt uncomfortable going as far back in the swing as some other people, so this video helps. I haven't seen any other videos like this one.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Yes tight going back is a problem. If you're tight going back you will be tight coming down. Loose up and it's a whole new world. I have tons of tips on this on the channel.

[@richkalbus4346]

Paul is the Best !!!

[@paulwilsongolf]

Thanks for the support. I appreciate it.

[@mossbergshockwave623]

Messiah of golf instruction.

[@paulwilsongolf]

lol, Thanks for the support. I appreciate it.

[@mossbergshockwave623]

@@paulwilsongolf absolutely you've changed my life bro you just don't know. I'd like to see some short game ones to but I'm getting your video.

[@mossbergshockwave623]

@@paulwilsongolf I've scoured the earth since I was 14 now finally.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you are doing well. I don't have a ton of short game tips posted. It's a fine line with what I give away. I have a membership site where people pay for access so it's not really fair to them if I give everything away. Plus, I do a short game tip and no one watches it (crazy). Here are the short game tips I've done so far: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5-nmWSDrqqnZ7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioexipSLesxkl9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2mzeGWMbZ55o5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3zWXqxnfK2sidE kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5_LgKB7fNSHiKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHa1g5uLYq-tbck kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIiWi3ZphtyEm80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3ycfqyEaNKXqpo kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX_an59sr6qJeJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6W8nmNqYr5_oaM

[@paulwilsongolf]

You are in the right place. It's so simple. Everyone is making it too complicated. Watch me fix this guy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2a1oJ2KrZqmfqs

[@joelbrooks814]

Thank you Paul for another fantastic video. I'm seeing vast improvement.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Great to hear! So much more fun when you see results. Keep at it.

[@twopine33]

This was extremely helpful to me!

[@twopine33]

To expand, a relaxed backswing is letting me finally achieve the "powerless arms" swing. Real breakthrough for me!

[@paulwilsongolf]

Very good. You are seeing what I am talking about. Keep at it. Big things to come for you in the future.

[@paulgreen8228]

Another great tip that I could put into practice immediately

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you liked it. Yes, do this right away. Smooth.

[@aaronh.917]

Locking up leads to hitting it way off the toe, even shanking it off the toe, hitting it way right for the right handed golfer. I did this twice in my last round. I need to make sure I stay looser! Thank you Paul!

[@paulwilsongolf]

Locking up makes you pull up which creates the toe shots. You don't shank it off the toe. You shank it off the hosel so shots you see going on a 45 degree angle out to the right are severely toed shots from hitting and lifting up severely. Stay loose. If you are not try to hit anything why would you look up?

[@ovi2nedelcu2]

Hi Paul, love the videos. I had a question about how to determine what needs adjusting on a swing. For example if I'm slicing the ball with a driver, do I adjust my arm wing, back foot raised, position of set up, grip, hip rotation, arms locking, etc... how do you determine which needs adjusting in order to fix the slice? Thanks.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you like them. Thanks. As for bad shots your way is just searching for an answer you think might fix it. I see things differently. The ball is the teacher. It will tell you exactly what to do watch for. So this is how simple this is. There are 3 parts to a golf shot spin, direction and contact. Let's leave contact out for a min. Now you have spin and direction. Is slice spin the spin you want on your shots? No. If you are slicing it you would be pull slicing it so you are swinging over the top which is the wrong direction. So you are doing nothing right. If the average person actually figured that out what would they do? Answer: The would tinker and try to hit straight shots hoping they will fix their swing. This is the problem. To hit it straight you need to release the club and you need to fire your body. So this is 2 things. the person is working on 1 thing trying to fix it so they never will. So you work on the spin first. You hit the top and roll it. Roll and roll and hook and hook. Now you got right of the slice spin so you are doing half right. I usually get people to hook 5-10 in a row. As they do that I want them to memorize what this feels like so they can keep doing it without thinking about it. Now we need to straighten it out because those are pull hooks. Right spin wrong direction. So we switch to the lower body. You setup with an alignment stick dead square. Now you hit the top and instead of rolling you fire you hips. I would use the belt buckle trigger. Give it a little legs and allow the club to release. Watch the ball. Previously when you were only rolling you were hitting 50 yard pull hooks. Now you fire the hips a little and you are hitting 20 yards pull hooks. Better but not perfect. So you hit the top and fire even quicker. Now you hit a 10 yard pull hook. Even better but not quite. So now you try to fire the hips as hard as you can and you push it 20 yards right. This is too much so you slow down. Keep firing the lower until you hit it dead straight. Remember this feeling of how much legs you need to put into it then keep firing that much forever. Watch me fix this guy with a massive slice: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2a1oJ2KrZqmfqs This is what I told him: Wrists = Spin (Step 1) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmXZcoajhN-ehsk kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2mZaYSpidF6qpY kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3mop2p9br9oY5I Body = Direction (Step 2) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIebpoaQZpt1r9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJXTmaeeeLZsjK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2mpqYaQiNJ-e9k (secret tip) The watch this so you get the timing:: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH3WnHqvbNeootE

[@usmcforever7630]

Another great video

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@OnyxCVO]

AMAZING video.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@tysongarrett8688]

Tension is the killer of golf swing on any shot driver/iron/pitch/chip/putt.....that an deceleration= instant flubb!

[@paulwilsongolf]

It sure is. Glad you see it.

[@paulwilfridhunt]

It’s a beauty Paul

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you liked it. Thanks.

[@wimplesaur]

Your method seems to be like something I’ve recently discovered myself whilst practicing. Oddly enough I was trying to improve the consistency of my pitching game and found that taking the arms out and using the body turn improved my shots massively. I then applied the same feeling to my full shots and was surprised everything improved including the driver. Does your video course and book cover the short game also?

[@paulwilsongolf]

So glad you started to take the arms out of your swing. Now you see that you can do it and hitting shots feel easy. As for my product, it does not include the short game but when you purchase the bundle you have full access to over 1,300 of my tips. I have over 80 short game tips teaching you all techniques from pitching, bunkers, chipping and putting. You get access for 30 days then you can decide if you want to keep the membership or not. If not it just turns off. Let me know you have other questions. Thanks for your interest.

[@wimplesaur]

Thanks for the response. I’ll have a look

[@40mmmikemike]

Also having old slippery grips makes you grip your club harder and stiffen up, so make sure to have good grips.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Yes, need good grips for sure.

[@jeffbrummette1622]

What’s your thought on people like me that can’t get the club at the apex like you do? Do you have any advice on how I should proceed?

[@paulwilsongolf]

To the top of the backswing? Just break your arm. Watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4XMhWN5bb15aLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYm8eJevp6qbpLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnnMoaKMqqqtf5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpiypn6Hpbqfa5Y

[@stevehainestrumpet]

Nice tip as always, Paul! Unfortunately, I live in Michigan and golf season is wrapping up. Playing hockey for the cold season! Keep up the good work!

[@paulwilsongolf]

Thanks. Not sure why everyone thinks they have to hang up the clubs. Doing practice swings at home is the best way to work on your swing. No ball means no distraction of you trying to hit it. If there is no distraction you can make the changes over the winter then play great golf next season as opposed to not practicing then working on it next season when you should be playing great golf. I have literally taught this for years. It's just getting everyone to do it. Just take out a 7 iron and having sitting there. Do daily practice swings doing some of the stuff in my tips and it will be mastered by next season.

[@stevehainestrumpet]

@@paulwilsongolf Hard to get motivated when I won't be playing until April. I made quite a bit of improvement this season with your help. I look forward to more improvement next year. Hope you have a great fall and winter season!

[@kermdafro]

How does John Rahm swing without tightening his arms?

[@paulwilsongolf]

It's called being 28 years old 6'2" and 220lbs (I think that's low). Let's see how he swings when he's 50 plus. Maybe you don't realize but the shorter the swing the more you will use your legs and hips. Watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJTFgaWPZs-nqMU I wouldn't recommend copying him. This will hurt your body.

[@ctaylor1285]

How can you keep your arms relaxed without getting stuck?

[@paulwilsongolf]

Easy, your going to get stuck because you are only firing the lower body as hard as you can. There is timing between the release and the body. So you speed up the release. Then you add body. Watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH3WnHqvbNeootE

[@ctaylor1285]

@@paulwilsongolf perfect...thanks

[@Ben59910]

I find my arms are too far behind my body in the downswing now. Should I wait for them to fall instead?

[@paulwilsongolf]

You need to watch this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH3WnHqvbNeootE

[@Ben59910]

@@paulwilsongolf thanks

[@m.j.greathouse456]

Front 9 4 over My buddy Alex Was playing well. 1 over after 9 holes. Mike Started In On Us. I tried not to let him drive the cart. That’s how Alex was able to play as well. I started a fight. I told him your not going to do shit in his face. And he didn’t I hope that I’m. It the one with the problem. I’m tired of the humidity mine as well.

[@paulwilsongolf]

You goal is to beat this guy every time. That will shut him up.

[@butchersrespawn]

More like I lost my whole swing because my knees wouldn't bend in the down swing. Making me tense and grip hard in setup. Don't know what happened, but something just clicked off.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Typically people lose it cause they start swinging way too hard. All sorts of things can fall apart when this happens. Just slow down to 50%. Think coil and hinge going back. Uncoil and rehinge down and through. This is the basis movement. So keep this in mind and do slow easy swings hit it maybe 100 yards. As you get better don't hit harder. Uncoil a little faster with the legs and hips. Slowly build it back up.

[@CybekCusal]

Tricky to keep the left arm straight while being relaxed

[@paulwilsongolf]

I don't want you to keep your left arm straight. Watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4XMhWN5bb15aLc Stop trying to do that immediately.

[@Lanamar]

You da best of the best: best teacher, best tips, best explained, and much more ...you saved me!!...Many many thankssssss!!🤍

[@paulwilsongolf]

Thanks so much. I appreciate it.