Category Archives: Backswing

Drill for getting tall and loaded: Face the camera in the backswing

August 15, 2023

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The importance of pronating the trail forearm to start the backswing

November 22, 2023- by Steven E. Greer

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The merits of a flexed lead elbow

September 27, 2023- by Steven E Greer

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How the spine and pelvis move in the big Nicklaus backswing

October 9, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Getting the elusive Counter Fall with extra hip turn

August 15, 2023

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The crucial Counter Fall move that all good golfers do

March 12, 2023- by Steven E Greer

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Fixing my pelvis and pivot

May 30, 2022- I have made good progress, but  could tell my spine in the backswing was getting stuck.

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I finally understand why the wide-arc, fast-tempo backswing works

December 14, 2021- by Steven E. Greer

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A sidearm football throw teaches you how to move the elbow in the golf throw

February 6, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD I have written many times previously how the ideal golf throw resembles a sidearm football

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Fixing my plane with touring pro Willy Pumarol

July 10, 2021

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Our strong reflexes to maintain balance prevent us from swinging properly

September 13, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD Please follow us on Instagram I am heading to Palm Beach Gardens for another session with Warren Bottke. I think that I have finally

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The Segmented Backswing Drill

May 9, 2021- by Steven E Greer I got this tip from a Martin Chuck video. It was hugely important for me. All this time, I was getting

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Place a stick under your right elbow to feel where the arms should be

April 21, 2021

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The Clubface Controls the Body Via Torque

May 11, 2021- by Steven E. Greer This is a powerful

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Control your center of gravity with your rear-end

April 9, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD The key to good ball striking from fairway to green is to have a shift of the center of gravity towards

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From Frozen to Alive: A Tip to Get the Swing Started

March 3, 2021- by Steven E. Greer

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The Shoulder-Chin Landmark

December 7, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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A drill to feel the full shoulder turn

October 3, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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How to pivot around the leading leg

October 22, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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Anatomy of the full swing

September 27, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Curing Tin Man Syndrome

September 13, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD All of my life golfing.

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Use the Nicklaus left heel lift to make the backswing turn easier

July 3, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I have been feeling like the frozen up Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz with my backswing. I have

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The Greer Anti-flip wrist drill

June 1, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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RX to cure a case of “The Steeps”: Watch Lee Trevino QD

May 10, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Never Doubt the Bottke

August 29, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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My latest thoughts on achieving a long backswing

March 4, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I started The Golf Project in 2016 with my abbreviated backswing as my biggest problem. Several swing coaches tried to label me as inflexible.

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The Viktor Hovland pause-backswing might be the ideal backswing

Update June 23, 2019- He used it in a real round during his pro debut. I too use this backswing

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The Greer-Hovland pump drill is a great way to transfer weight to the left foot at the top of the swing

February 24, 2020- I was on the verge of quitting again. Nothing I tried could fix the early stalling

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Working on the perfect swing for 2019

December 31, 2019- Well, with 8-hours left in 2019, I finally found the swing that was my

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The Golf Project: Visualize throwing your clubs, not hitting at the ball

December 16, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD Over the last few months of indoor swinging and thinking, I have started to view the entire swing as a

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Beware the “Golf Scientist” quack

January 20, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD Along with the advent of modern golf analysis technology is the downside of data overload. What do we

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