Help with too long of a backswing

Man my backswing has been a huge source of trouble for me, sometimes for the same reason as you. I feel as though I put too much energy into my backswing if that makes sense.

Anyway, the thing that I do to try and correct this is to take practice swings focusing on acceleration through the ground. For me, this always leads to a shorter backswing. Just need to give myself a reminder that not much force is necessary

I suppose the drill that I do is to have the club parallel to the ground (the takeaway position), and then turn my body forcing the club head to the ground. Again, another reminder of where the power comes from. Then build a bigger backswing until I feel it’s a full shot.

Hope this helps, I know it’s not the greatest advice but I can relate. Just remember you don’t need a huge backswing, it just needs to be complete (back to target)

what you need to figure out is if you're actually turning or if you're lifting to complete your backswing. since you're shanking, it seems like you could be lifting up out of posture and then swinging out to the right.

also, make sure you're keeping some bend in your right knee and not fully straightening.

Assuming you are right handed, try to keep your right arm fully extended in the backswing...like you’re pushing the club away from you. It will bend because it has to, but this feeling will shorten your swing. It will probably feel like your right arm is dead straight but you will actually have the proper amount of fold if you check in a mirror.


The reason this works is because the elbows act like shock absorbers in the backswing. If your elbows bend too much too early, the shoulders stop turning and you end up with a long, armsy backswing. Keeping the right elbow feeling like it is straight will cause the shoulders to turn properly and shorten the backswing. Reverse if left handed

Start hitting 3/4 shots

I have the opposite issue.

Sometimes my backswing is abbreviated.

Backswing lengths vary.
Daly- long
Jon Rahm- compact

Both crush the ball.

i have unfortunately the opposite problem, to short of a backswing. I guess I feel that I don't have much confidence on a long backswing so I use a abbreviated one - its a bad habit i'd love to break.

Widen your stance as well. This will create additional resistance in the back swing and give you a more athletic, stable base. I’d bet money you have a narrow stance and your weight sways to the outside of your trail leg when you take it back.

Your stance should resemble “ready position” as if you were playing short stop... feet just wider than shoulder width, knees bent, titled from the hips, and arms hanging naturally. The golf swing is an athletic move and needs to start from an athletic position.

Swing extender. Yeah, the name sounds opposite of what you want, but it absolutely works for this. I know from experience.