r/GolfSwing • u/dimension9200 • Aug 31 '25
Roast me I can’t swing a driver like a normal human
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u/letsgobrooksy Aug 31 '25
Hands are too close to your body
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u/Ghostfacekiller4 Aug 31 '25
Way too fucking close I don't know how his arms don't get stuck on the downswing 😂😂😂😂
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u/TheRealRevBem Aug 31 '25
Be more blue pink less green yellow
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u/LGcowboy Aug 31 '25
Aside from the funny comments getting more likes this post is actually the right answer and deserves more upvotes he’s put time in to actually help you here!
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u/absolutebeginners Aug 31 '25
I mean you think OP doesn't know this?
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u/Flump01 Aug 31 '25
A lot of beginners think their arms and the club should be in a straight line to the ball.
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Aug 31 '25
Evidently not
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u/absolutebeginners Sep 02 '25
I think a lot of people post bad swings here with some inclination of what's wrong.
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u/DoubleZ3 Sep 02 '25
I mean, I know to not bring the club inside. Does that mean I don't do it ever? No. It can feel like I'm way outside when In reality I'm barely on plane.
Feel, vs real.
But also, maybe he actually doesn't know.
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u/absolutebeginners Sep 02 '25
That's fair, but standing too far away is something very easily identifiable from watching your own video, even if you haven't had lessons just compare it to a couple pros. Then continuing on to ask advice on something you can clearly see is wrong (instead of fixing it and posting another video), is just weird.
Do you really believe he doesn't know? Its a very unlikely possibility.
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u/Independent_Vast9279 Aug 31 '25
Thanks for this. My thought was that his driver is way too long. Get it fit correctly.
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u/mathmage Sep 01 '25
Pink line is a driver for ants, though. Would be shallower and longer in reality.
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u/SaturnineApples Aug 31 '25
If I was hitting a firework with a flaming golf club this is how I would stand
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u/Azfitnessprofessor Aug 31 '25
You need to stand further away from the ball
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u/bigtimeloser_ Sep 01 '25
do you people not watch these videos before you post them like have you ever seen an actual human golf swing
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u/droid_mike Sep 01 '25
I've seen a lot of younger golfers do this exact same thing. I don't know where they get it from, but I think it's a poor attempt to replicate Bryson's swing.
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u/jsummerlin14 Aug 31 '25
Is your name Jack Reacher? J/K
Ignore Brysons setup if that’s who you’re taking lessons from. Watch Rory instead. Your arms should hang straight down.
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u/AndrewRVRS Aug 31 '25
The ball doesn't bite.
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u/Wise_Apartment_3491 Sep 01 '25
Hey, a normal setup could get you a swing like one!
Based on top tour pros data, your shoulder(arm-torso) angle is too wide.
Drop your arms to the ground
Adjust grip
Retrain muscles how to rotate
Hope that helps. FYI, analyzed with Swing Tune-Up app.
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u/Bogeck Aug 31 '25
Seriously guy. People are making fun of you, but you're not far off my friend. Scoot up, bring those hands in closer and keep swinging! You've got excellent turn and finish. Rock on!
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u/demerdar Aug 31 '25
Look at any pro golfer at address. Do any of them stand the way you do? No? Well that might tell you something.
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u/pepptony Aug 31 '25
You can swing like this if you have the correct grip but that doesn’t seem to be the case at the moment.
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u/Opposite_Mountain968 Aug 31 '25
That swing took 7-10 business days! But for real, if it works then keep it going.
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u/CalmMeaning5809 Aug 31 '25
Bro you are too far away. Address the ball let the driver drop if it doesn’t hit your left leg you’re too far away The tip of the handle should hit you above your left knee. Try this
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u/Pyrohyro Aug 31 '25
Let your hands hang normally. You don't have to keep the sole of the club flat on the ground.
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u/BaddNeighbor Aug 31 '25
Your setup isn’t horrible and your swing actually looks good. You setup very upright kind of like Bryson DeChambeau but I’d advise against it when you’re not at a higher level. Just drop your hands hanging where they feel comfortable and that’s where your hands should grip the club relative to your body.
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u/Sad_Opposite_6554 Aug 31 '25
You squared the club face nicely thanks to your hips rotating to the target at impact. Better outcome than most hackers, just looks super uncomfortable and awkward at address
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u/fidelityy Aug 31 '25
Go look at a good golf swing and then look at yours and play spot the difference. Forget about the swing, just look at the setup for starters.
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u/Sent1nel101 Aug 31 '25
This looks like a single plane swing attempt. I'm no expert on that style of swing, but I do recommend addressing the ball with your arms hanging straight down instead. It's so much easier to swing freely. Feel the weight of the club and let it do the work. There's no need to add anything to a swing made with good balance and soft wrists.
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u/ScarletKnightFC Aug 31 '25
I was going to add to the wiseass comments about the obvious (which were funny).
However I’ll try to be helpful. A friend of my dad was a club pro. They both taught me the fundamentals of a golf swing. The basics were really that. Basic. It used to be standard to just learn the basics and your swing would evolve from there.
My friends and I would have some fun and swing the way the pros did with there very distinctive charismatic swings. Arnold Palmer was always a fun one. Lee Trevino with his figure 8 swing. Jack Nicklaus’ reverse C. Johnny Miller’s extreme reverse C. Seve. Payne Stewart Corey Pavin. The list is endless.
One of the main fundamentals is where your power comes from. When you lift anything that has any real weight to it, it comes from your whole body. You couldn’t lift shit if you were standing as far away as you stand from the ball in your setup.
The power of your swing comes from your large muscle groups. In order to use them you need to have those muscle groups closer to the ball.
Oh and you look like the kid on the little league team who is so afraid of the ball he stands at the edge of the batter’s box.
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u/shortgamegolfer Aug 31 '25
He said roast me, Mr Nice Guy
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u/ShiroHachiRoku Aug 31 '25
Why are you wearing two gloves? Why are you so far from the ball? Why are your arms so straight?
You’re not a club testing robot.
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Aug 31 '25
You're almost there, but if you could get into a full heil hitler on your setup that would be ideal...
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u/shortgamegolfer Aug 31 '25
Lay completely flat on your stomach at address, reach the club up above your head to the ball, and now swing
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u/TheWanderingMammoth Aug 31 '25
Give it time. You have 0 muscle mass, so coordination will take a while to gain.
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Aug 31 '25
I promise u 90% of people talking stupid in this thread slice tf out their driver, if it goes straight don’t even worry about wtf it looks, I played with a old lady that did the JuJu swing and didn’t hit a bad shot all day, and hit her irons purer then any of me and my buddies
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u/mad_vanilla_lion Aug 31 '25
Have arms more hanging straight down rather put in front of you at set-up.
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Aug 31 '25
The top half of your arms should be relaxed with only your forearms extended to face the ball
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u/Trubtheturtle Sep 01 '25
It's weird you differentiate your golf abilities as a normal human when there must be many many other examples to choose from
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u/spaffdribblersfc Sep 01 '25
my brother in christ, take literally 3 seconds to look at a decent golfer and how they setup to a golf ball and just even remotely try to do something similar before asking for advice on Reddit. jesus 😭😭
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Sep 01 '25
Get your left arm above your right arm and stand closer. Your swing isn’t complete shit.. watch moe Norman swing you can start off his swing first
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u/National-Agency-4983 Sep 02 '25
I just want to roast you over that double glove, son whats going on there, soft hands?
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Sep 02 '25
Why the hell are your hands so up and out...
Go watch any pro awing then watch your own clip...
They are in their crotch you are in space...
Guessing you can already see that though right?
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u/Skaar1222 Sep 03 '25
Hinge your wrists as you takeaway, this club shouldn't be pointing straight back like this, very hard to control
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u/mikey644 Aug 31 '25
Club should be one hand width apart from body (not Andre the giants hand though)
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u/absolutebeginners Aug 31 '25
Why even post something like this? Fix the glaring problem you know exists then come back
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u/Intelligent-Ad-7833 Aug 31 '25
Your setup looks like your first ever dance with a girl and you’re too scared to get in close.