Your Backswing Length - Too Long? Probably.

[Greg 504]

I voted shorter than it should be. It is getting to what I feel is the right length after feedback about my shoulder turn, which has helped tremendously. I continue to practice that but it has not yet become automatic and lapse at times to my old short BS. 

[Double Mocha Man]

Mine is Mid-John length.  Longer than John Rahm.  Shorter than John Daly.  I have a device that measures, among other things, the degrees of my backswing.  With a driver I'm consistently 270-272 degrees.  Horizontal.     

Edited January 29, 2021 by Double Mocha Man

[GTA Golf Pro]

My left arm folds and makes my backswing too long. I try to keep it relatively straight but not locked but it's so hard to focus on that when there's tons of other things to think about. Any fix for folded left arm on the backswing?

[iacas]

  On 2/2/2021 at 4:33 AM, GTA Golf Pro said:

My left arm folds and makes my backswing too long. I try to keep it relatively straight but not locked but it's so hard to focus on that when there's tons of other things to think about. Any fix for folded left arm on the backswing?

Expand  

You’re most likely doing it as a result of a smaller turn or pivot than you should have.

[GTA Golf Pro]

  On 2/2/2021 at 4:38 AM, iacas said:

You’re most likely doing it as a result of a smaller turn or pivot than you should have.

Expand  

So is there a drill for a better turn or pivot? I try to feel my left shoulder moving towards the inside of my right leg when I wanna make sure I make a full turn. Is this the correct way to think about it?

[iacas]

  On 2/2/2021 at 4:40 AM, GTA Golf Pro said:

So is there a drill for a better turn or pivot? I try to feel my left shoulder moving towards the inside of my right leg when I wanna make sure I make a full turn. Is this the correct way to think about it?

Expand  

I’d love to help out but it’s tough to say. Could be a number of things. Create a Member Swing topic.

[klineka]

I voted for the 3rd option, longer than it should be, but IMO not long enough to be in the 4th option.

I've noticed the longer my swing gets, the steeper the downswing is and I have less rotation through the shot, and typically the shorter my swing is, the club is shallower on the downswing with a bit more (still not enough) body rotation through impact.

I feel like I make half swing shots that I think only went like waist high on the way back only to watch it back on film and see that it's pretty much a full swing. Need to get back into better practice habits.

[colin007]

Depending on what we're measuring, I'm not really sure...going by shoulder turn, I might be in the ball park of just right. but I definitely need to work on keeping my arms in front of my chest and not letting my left arm get adducted too far across my chest like a frigging noob

[ChetlovesMer]

It looks like I'm a little too long with the irons.

Looks even more too long with the driver