Swing Technique

Golf Swing Tips
Backed by AI Analysis

In-depth technique guides for every major swing concept — hip rotation, lag, slice, grip, tempo, posture, and distance. Each guide explains the mechanics, common faults, and drills that actually fix them.

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All Swing Technique Guides
Pick the concept causing your most common miss. Each guide goes deeper than typical tips — explaining why the fault happens and how to fix it at the root.
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Body Mechanics

How to Rotate Your Hips

Why "fire your hips" is the wrong cue, what the hips actually do in the downswing sequence, and the pump drill that builds correct rotation pattern.

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Head Position

How to Keep Your Head Still

What "still" actually means (not zero movement), the difference between sway and rotation, and the shadow drill that builds stability without stiffness.

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Power

How to Create Lag

Lag is preserved, not manufactured — why conscious lag attempts backfire, what casting is, and the step drill that creates natural lag through correct sequencing.

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Ball Flight

How to Stop Slicing

The real cause of the slice (path + face together), why aiming left makes it permanent, and the 4 o'clock drill that fixes the path without grip manipulation.

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Fundamentals

Golf Grip: How to Hold a Club

Lead and trail hand placement, interlocking vs overlapping, the correct pressure (4-5 out of 10), and why daily regrip practice is the most underrated home drill.

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Timing

Golf Swing Tempo & Rhythm

The 3:1 backswing-to-downswing ratio every pro shares, how to find your natural tempo, why it breaks down under pressure, and the metronome drill fix.

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Setup

Golf Posture & Setup Guide

Spine angle from the hips, knee flex, weight distribution by shot type, ball position for every club, and the 5-minute mirror routine that builds automatic setup.

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Distance

How to Hit It Farther

The three distance levers — speed, strike quality, launch angle — and why center contact adds more yards faster than swinging harder ever will.

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The 4 Pillars of Swing Mechanics
GOATY's AI measures your swing across four categories. Understanding what each measures helps you know what to work on.
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ENGINE

The power-generating mechanism — hip loading, trail side pressure, and the coil that stores energy for the downswing.

ANCHOR

Head and spine stability — lateral sway, vertical bobbing, and early extension that disrupt the low point of the swing arc.

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WHIP

Club delivery and release — lag preservation, face angle at impact, and the timing of the speed release through the ball.

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GOATScore

The composite of all three — a single number from 0-100 that tracks your swing quality over time, compared to elite benchmarks.

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