re: Worst swing related advice you've ever heard someone say?

Those scratch golfers have obviously never played baseball then.

The swing is not the same and it's obvious if you ever give a baseball player a driver for the first time and have him hit it off a tee.

They lean back and the weight transfer and distribution is completely different. That's one of the main parts of a swing.

Because they lean back and the weight distribution is different, they'll either top the ball or if they make contact they'll get so far under it they'll hit it almost straight up in the air.

If you want a video explanation, here is a short YouTube clip from someone who can explain the difference to you:

https://youtu.be/GIqXFv-cYgg

Two things are factors in why they sky the ball and hang back.... their feet are spaced farther apart in baseball and they tend to rise up out of their posture. But still, the fundamentals require to propel the ball forward remain the same.

Your left hand grip has a ton to do with how you swing the club. The weaker the grip, the less angle you have between the left forearm and the shaft. That means if you don't have much angle, you'll likely be a sweeper. This also isn't talking about face implications of how the club is gripped.

That guy proves my point. First of all, he admittedly doesn't know much about the golf swing. In golf, just like baseball, your head stays back while your lower body goes forward. Your follow trough is what brings you into the posted position on your left leg. And if your legs feet were closer together in baseball the finish would look identical to that of a golf finish.

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Your left hand grip has a ton to do with how you swing the club. The weaker the grip, the less angle you have between the left forearm and the shaft. That means if you don't have much angle, you'll likely be a sweeper

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None of this changes the fundamentals of propelling the ball forward. It changes your swing plane, obviously, but it doesn't change the body movements you have to make to hit the bball properly.

You absolutely "sit down" in the golf swing, it's just less noticeable because you're bent forward at the hips. It happens in the transition from back to through swing, just like baseball.

You keep proving my point better than I am. Thanks, I guess.

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Look at that weight distribution and how his body is leaning back... just like a golf swing...

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WTF did he do to his right leg? I can't see him beating anything out with it broken in two or three places like that.

I'm saying the weaker the grip the more likely you are to have a steeper backswing. But steep or flat, you have the same fundamental body movements.