“Keep that elbow tucked” Keeping the elbow tucked can work for some players who are struggling with issues in their trail arm positioning. However, trying to lock the trail elbow to your side in the ...

You've probably noticed it to some extent before, and maybe even wondered why there's such a vast difference in this part of the golf swing. Of the 96 players in the 2025 Masters field, you'll see ...

Let me explain. From the backswing right through to striking the ball, the left arm is never bent and the right arm is never straight right. That changes just after impact.

The right elbow for right-handers is slightly bent at address and when viewed from behind, looking down the target line, it sits below the left arm (above). This serves two crucial functions.

Before/After I get into it in more detail in the video below, and as I wrote about here, Rory’s golf swing has drifted more across the line over the years (meaning the club is pointing to the right of ...

I get into it in more detail in the video below, and as I wrote about here, Rory's golf swing has drifted more across the line over the years (meaning the club is pointing to the right of his ...

In golf, the ground is your friend. Try telling that to a golfer who just chunked a shot and the reaction might not be too friendly. Yet, using the ground as a source of stability and power is key to ...

As we get further into the backswing the hands start to travel a little bit more upward and will continue to do this – the left arm is across the body, the right elbow is in behind him and there is an ...

“My ‘flying right elbow’ and ‘upright’ plane have sometimes been criticized as poor backswing form,” Nicklaus said in an article in the May 1972 issue of Golf Digest.