[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-golf-swing-basics-common-golf-swing-basics-mistakes-and-simple-fixes":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"common-golf-swing-basics-mistakes-and-simple-fixes","Common Golf Swing Basics Mistakes and Simple Fixes","The easy traps golfers fall into with swing basics, plus simple fixes that work on the range and course.","\u002Fimg\u002Fgolf-swing-basics\u002Fcommon-golf-swing-basics-mistakes-and-simple-fixes_common-golf-swing.png","Common Golf Swing Basics Mistakes and Simple Fixes illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"golf-swing-basics","Golf swing basics","\u003Ch3>The miss usually leaves clues\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>When swing basics goes wrong, the ball tells on you. A block on the driver, a pulled short iron, or a pattern that only changes when you slow down are rarely random — they trace back to a consistent root. In a nervous opening tee shot with a pond right, even a small mismatch can turn a sensible club into a scramble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watch for these patterns:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Changing the swing thought after every poor shot rather than staying with one.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Confusing a drill feel for the actual swing — range mechanics and course mechanics need to match.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Rushing the takeaway when the target is hard to commit to.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Adding a new fundamental while the previous one is still only half-installed.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>One change at a time\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Isolate the correction before testing it. Make ten rehearsal swings at half-speed, hit five balls with a clear focus on that one element, and check whether the ball flight changed before adding anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",163,{"slug":15,"title":16},"the-fundamentals-of-golf-swing-basics","The Fundamentals of Golf Swing Basics",{"slug":18,"title":19},"drills-to-improve-golf-swing-basics","Drills to Improve Golf Swing Basics",1782812355124]