A very common breakdown in the golf swing is for the lead side to collapse in toward the ball and away from the target. It is most commonly caused by the golfer taking the club back too flat during the early stages of the backswing takeaway. This pulls the body around early and exacerbates the flat…

Golfers learning the Rotary Swing 1 (RS1) swing will often “over cook” certain aspects of the swing as they try and develop the new sensations of the movement. One common “miss” occurs when the golfer hits the ball fat — when the ground is struck before the ball. One of the most common causes of…

While golfers who hit the ball fat tend to stop their rotation or increase their spine angle too much, golfers who hit the ball thin often lose their spine angle during the downswing and have too much drive of the lower body. One is usually caused by too little body movement and the other is often…

Golfers learning the one plane swing who miss shots to the right are often more experienced, lower handicap golfers who have been taught to swing more from the inside. Most of these golfers come from a two plane swing background that teaches the golfer to drop the arms back down from their “high…

The Rotary Swing is many things — simple and low maintenance — but one of its most important features is that it helps the average golfer understand their missed shots. For years, golfers have been taught to try to position the club in certain ways and manipulate their hands to achieve various…

Today we’re going to look at a swing by one of our Forum members. You can find this swing in the Member Uploads section of the Members Vault, in the 11-20 handicap golfers. We can see a lot of interesting things in this golfer. He has a lot of flexibility, good athleticism, but he’s making a couple…

One of the most important concepts we’ve discussed in the Rotary Swing is the idea of swinging left. As you work the club down you want your body and chest to work through the ball, around to the left, rather than trying to hold everything more square and release the arms and hands out. The idea is…

Having a penetrating ball flight is one of the most coveted aspects of ball striking. It truly separates the average golfer from the seasoned pro, and today you are going to learn the secrets to unlocking this powerful ball flight. But first, what exactly is a penetrating ball flight? When a tour…

Swing plane is a hotly debated topic amongst the golfing world and for good reason. It is a critical piece to having a sound and repeatable swing. But, with all the conflicting beliefs on the swing plane, how does the average golfer know what to work on? I can assure you that there is no one…

Taking the club back on too shallow a plane is perhaps the number one most common fault I see on a daily basis with most golfers learning a one plane swing. It puts the golfer in a very deep and around position where the clubhead gets too far behind the hands and the club never works up on plane. A…

Ben Hogan’s concept of the swing plane and his image of a “pane of glass” running from the ball through the shoulders is one that has had a significant impact on the game of golf and golf instruction. Unfortunately, the images from his book “Five Lessons” were a bit skewed because Hogan’s lead arm…