Stop Grinding on the Wrong Things: 3 Real-World Swing Interventions

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Daniel Guest discusses common mistakes golfers make during practice and offers practical solutions to improve their game.

Are you putting in hours at the range but still not seeing your handicap drop? You’re not alone. This week on The IMAGEN Golf Podcast , Daniel Guest (Top 100 Coach, PXG Staff Pro) reveals why 90% of golfers are wasting their practice time by grinding on the wrong things. Daniel breaks down three real-world examples from students who recently visited the IMAGEN Golf Performance Center. We explore why obsessing over backswing positions, desperately trying to fix your early extension, and relying on wrist manipulation might be the exact things keeping you stuck in a rut. In this episode, you’ll learn: The "Perfect Pose" Illusion: Why focusing on a picture-perfect takeaway won't save you if your swing dies at the ball, and how the "Finish Pose Drill" can instantly fix your tempo and power. The Early Extension Trap: Why doing endless chair drills to keep your hips back is useless if your swing path is 6-9 degrees over the top. Discover why your brain forces you to early extend just to make contact, and how fixing your steep swing path first will often make your posture problems disappear naturally. The "Hands and Wrists" Band-Aid: Why trying to fix a slice with split-second timing is…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Guest

Topics covered

• golf practice
• swing interventions
• golf performance
• handicap improvement
• golf coaching

Keywords

• golf
• swing
• practice
• handicap
• coaching
• performance
• drills
• golf tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IMAGEN Golf Performance Center, PXG

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