Fix Your Backswing to Improve Ball-Striking with Justin Kraft
About this episode
Mark Immelman and Justin Kraft discuss the importance of the backswing in improving golf ball-striking.
In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman is joined by golf instructor, Justin Kraft , for a detailed and practical conversation about one of the most important and often misunderstood parts of the golf swing: The Backswing. While impact is often called the “Moment of Truth,” Justin explains why the backswing plays a major role in helping golfers control the clubface, swing path, and quality of strike. A better backswing can make impact easier to repeat, reduce the need for compensations, and help golfers create a more functional delivery into the ball. Mark and Justin begin at address, discussing posture, spine tilt, shoulder tilt, hip bend, distance from the golf ball, and how setup can either support or sabotage the swing before the club ever moves. They then move through the key checkpoints of the backswing, including the takeaway, shaft-parallel position, lead-arm-parallel position, recentering, wrist structure, trail-arm motion, pressure shift, and the top of the backswing. The message of this episode is clear: If you want to strike the ball more consistently, stop treating the backswing like an afterthought. Build a better setup, understand the checkpoints, avoid the…
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