Swing-fault articles
Field guides to the faults that cost you strokes
Every article below is the same brief a coach would walk you through on the range — what the fault looks like in your swing, why it costs you what it costs, and the drill that reverses it. Read the article, then pick up the matching drill in the playbook.
Thin chips are usually a low-point problem, not a lack-of-touch problem. Learn the face-on tell, the setup that keeps the leading edge from winning, and the three-week drill that makes clean contact repeatable.
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A reverse pivot leaves weight stuck on the rear foot through impact, robbing forward shaft lean and turning solid strikes into weak, blocked contact. Learn the on-course tell, the plain-language root cause, and the step-through drill that moves pressure into the lead foot.
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A chicken-wing lead arm leaks fifteen yards off the tee and turns solid contact into a low, fading slice. The on-course tell, the three root causes, and the wall-and-pause drill that holds the lead arm straight.
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An over-the-top downswing is the single most common amateur swing fault. Pulls ducking left, weak fades, divots pointing at the left rough — three ball flights, one root cause. What causes the upper body to take over, what OTT costs you on the course, and the trail-elbow-tuck drill that puts the path back.
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Early extension pushes the hips toward the ball and costs compression, direction, and distance on every shot. The on-course miss signature, the three root causes, and the hip-bump drill that reverses it.
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Early extension pushes the hips toward the ball and costs compression, contact, and distance on every shot. What causes it, what it costs on the course, and the drill that reverses the pattern.
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A trailing-arm chicken wing leaks fifteen yards off the tee and adds a low-fade you did not ask for. Why the elbow flies, what the downswing loses, and the three-week drill that actually fixes it.
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An outside-in downswing is the most common amateur swing fault. Pull-hooks, weak fades, and divots pointing left — what causes the upper body to take over, why it costs strokes on the course, and the lower-body drill that puts the path back.
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Casting feels like speed from the top, but the early release throws away lag, contact, and control. Learn what causes it, how to spot it on video, and the simple drill that rebuilds your downswing.
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Standing up out of the shot through impact is one of the most common amateur faults. Why the body lifts, what it does to contact, and the standing-posture drill that reverses the pattern.
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The swing-plane fault is the single largest driver of mis-hit shots. A field guide to the three patterns — chicken wing, OTT, and casting — and the PARSIGHT view of each.
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Most amateurs fix the wrong thing. A worked example of how to pick the drill that matches the fault — and how the PARSIGHT drill playbook maps to the swing-fault catalogue.
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