Golf Instruction

SwingFix analysis: Making a good backswing pivot

By Ed Oldham, SwingFix Instructor
Jan 18, 2013 7:00 PM ET

Nothing can make for a longer, more frustrating day on the golf course than missing shots both right and left.

Unfortunately, however, that’s a fate that many average and higher-handicap players suffer all too often when they tee it up.

Brian is fighting two-way misses on the course and as SwingFix instructor Ed Oldham shows him in this swing analysis it’s because he’s sliding and lifting in his backswing as opposed to making a good body pivot.

This is a common problem for many golfers because a slide off of the ball feels like a powerful move, but it’s one that create issues on the downswing and into impact.

So watch this video and you might just pick up a few pointers about how you can improve your pivot and in turn improve your overall ball-striking.

And if you’d like to have Ed Oldham personally analyze your swing, click here.

Tags: SwingFix, backswing, Backswing Power Leak Slide or Sway, full swing

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SwingFix instructor Ed Oldham is a PGA certified Master Professional in Instruction and was selected by Golf Digest as one of Colorado's top teaching professionals.

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