Golf.com Study: Most Common Swing Faults by Handicap

[DeadMan]

New study reveals the most common swing flaws for every golfer

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A new study from SWING AI reveals what the most common faults are for golfers of all levels. Which one are you?

With this helpful graph:

Interested in your thoughts on this. Some of this makes sense, but hard disagree on weak grip being the biggest problems for beginners. How would any grip lead to a whiff, which seems to be the implication?

[billchao]

This looks like one of those correlation doesn't prove causation things.

I'm not a big fan of generalizing populations of golfers with swing flaws the way golf magazines do. That's how you end up with people working on golf tips that don't actually help their swing.

[saevel25]

8 minutes ago, billchao said:

I'm not a big fan of generalizing populations of golfers with swing flaws the way golf magazines do. That's how you end up with people working on golf tips that don't actually help their swing.

I agree,

A chunk and a thin for a high handicap golfer are two sides of the same coin. For a better golfer it could be just early extension.

A weak grip doesn't necessarily cause a whiff, chunk or slice. I've seen golfers with very strong grips slice the ball.

I am not sure what they define as late hinge.

[David in FL]

Stuff like that is why I read virtually nothing related to golf swing instruction...

[nevets88]

I guess I'm not common, I don't see shank.