Category Archives: Backswing

Where the arms should fold

November 14, 2024- by Steven Greer

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How to Start the Swing without Anxiety or Weird Trigger Moves

October 20, 2024- by Steven Greer

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The mental goal of the backswing

September 24, 2025- by Steven Greer

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A drill to prevent flipping

September 25, 2025- by Steven Greer

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A drill to achieve the key elements of the backswing

September 25, 2024- by Steven Greer

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External Rotation of the Lead Hip

September 11, 2024- by Steven Greer, MD

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The Greer Right Turn mental image to control the club at the handle

May 20, 2024- by Steven E. Greer

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The Greer 180 Drill for the Trail Arm

June 15, 2024- by Steven Greer

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The Greer-Mac move to get the upper torso in place before the downswing

April 3, 2024- by Steven E. Greer

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Drill for getting tall and loaded: Face the camera in the backswing

August 15, 2023

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Roll the Ankles like Snead and Nicklaus

May 8, 2024- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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A mental trick to get the left shoulder to stay on plane

June 30, 2024- by Steven Greer

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Flex the Trail Elbow at P3 to Avoid Getting Stuck Into P4

June 19, 2024- by Steven Greer

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Fixing a Flat and Laid-Off P4

June 15, 2024- by Steven Greer

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The Trail Elbow Is Key to Starting the Backswing

June 12, 2024- by Steven Greer

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The Mental Sequence: Start the Swing with the Lower Body

May 6, 2024- by Steven Greer

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The Arms Lift Away from the Chest

May 5, 2024- by Steven Greer

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The importance of pronating the trail forearm to start the backswing

November 22, 2023- by Steven E. Greer

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The merits of a flexed lead elbow

September 27, 2023- by Steven E Greer

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How the spine and pelvis move in the big Nicklaus backswing

October 9, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Getting the elusive Counter Fall with extra hip turn

August 15, 2023

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The crucial Counter Fall move that all good golfers do

March 12, 2023- by Steven E Greer

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Fixing my pelvis and pivot

May 30, 2022- I have made good progress, but  could tell my spine in the backswing was getting stuck.

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I finally understand why the wide-arc, fast-tempo backswing works

December 14, 2021- by Steven E. Greer

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A sidearm football throw teaches you how to move the elbow in the golf throw

February 6, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD I have written many times previously how the ideal golf throw resembles a sidearm football

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Fixing my plane with touring pro Willy Pumarol

July 10, 2021

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Our strong reflexes to maintain balance prevent us from swinging properly

September 13, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD Please follow us on Instagram I am heading to Palm Beach Gardens for another session with Warren Bottke. I think that I have finally

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The Segmented Backswing Drill

May 9, 2021- by Steven E Greer I got this tip from a Martin Chuck video. It was hugely important for me. All this time, I was getting

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Place a stick under your right elbow to feel where the arms should be

April 21, 2021

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The Clubface Controls the Body Via Torque

May 11, 2021- by Steven E. Greer This is a powerful

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Control your center of gravity with your rear-end

April 9, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD The key to good ball striking from fairway to green is to have a shift of the center of gravity towards

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From Frozen to Alive: A Tip to Get the Swing Started

March 3, 2021- by Steven E. Greer

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The Shoulder-Chin Landmark

December 7, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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A drill to feel the full shoulder turn

October 3, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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How to pivot around the leading leg

October 22, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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Anatomy of the full swing

September 27, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Curing Tin Man Syndrome

September 13, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD All of my life golfing.

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Use the Nicklaus left heel lift to make the backswing turn easier

July 3, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I have been feeling like the frozen up Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz with my backswing. I have

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The Greer Anti-flip wrist drill

June 1, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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RX to cure a case of “The Steeps”: Watch Lee Trevino QD

May 10, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Never Doubt the Bottke

August 29, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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