The concept of the golf swing transition has seen a lot of discussion on the Rotary Swing Forums as golfers try to understand what it is and how you time it, what the bump is, and how it all fits together. We’re going to take a few minutes today to discuss exactly what the bump is by reviewing a…

When a golfer first looks at their own golf swing on video with their golf instructor or on their own, it can be as confusing as a wiring schematic for a Boeing 747. There are so many things that can be broken down and dissected in the golf swing mechanics that a road map of the things that really…

One of the most common questions I hear almost every week is “what starts the golf swing?” Without fail, the golfer is trying to find something specific on what to move first or a swing thought to start the swing back “correctly.” When I hear a question like this, it generally sets off an alarm in…

Many golfers learning the one plane swing tend to neglect the rhythm aspect necessary in any golf swing. Ask any PGA Tour professional what role golf swing rhythm plays in their swing and you will get the same answer — they’re always working on it. That’s how important rhythm is. While timing is…

Master the Takeaway The golf takeaway can either make or break your golf swing. You either start your swing on the right foot or the wrong foot, and it is very difficult to recover from a poor takeaway. The good thing is the golf takeaway can be extremely simple when you understand exactly where to…

Something we talk about a lot on the website and in the Rotary Swing book is passive arms — this concept of not actively using your arms in the golf swing. That concept tends to be misunderstood, so we’re going to discuss it today and explain exactly what we mean by passive arms in the golf swing…

When we discuss missed shots and what causes them, it’s helpful to look at different golfers creating the miss in question. You can watch Chuck recreate these misses again and again, but it’s still always Chuck’s swing. Watching other golfers, some of whom may have swings similar to yours, can make…

One of the most frustrating misses in the game of golf is of course the dreaded S-word, the shank. In a Rotary Golf Swing it’s typically caused by one of two things, and of course they both come down to fundamentals. Nearly everything that goes wrong in the golf swing can be traced back to a…

When a golfer starts coming too far from the inside and under the swing plane, a multitude of bad shots are the result that can turn a day at the course into a drudgery of “Army Golf” – left, right, left, right. Three shots are typically the result – the push, the snap hook and the dreaded shank….

Golfers learning a one plane swing, or a more rotational rather than upright golf swing, can begin finding themselves hitting shots off the toe as a common miss. If you find yourself doing this, take heart — it probably means you’re doing a key component of the swing correctly. Hitting shots off…

When golfers begin learning the rotary swing, the most common miss is one that starts left and tends to go further left — a pattern that can quickly become a stubborn habit if the root cause is not addressed. If you have performed all the other fundamentals correctly, then this is almost always…