Golf swing faults, in plain words

Every fault below is one our analysis engine actually detects and measures. No blame in any of them: your body is always solving a problem, just sometimes in a way that costs you the golf ball. Each page tells you what is really happening, what it costs, the cue that fixes it, and a drill with real numbers.

• Corrected at P8 Release

  Early Extension

  Your hips are thrusting toward the ball on the downswing instead of rotating, and your spine is standing up out of its address tilt before impact.

• Corrected at P6 Delivery

  Outside-to-In Swing Path

  Your shoulders unwind first from the top — the downswing starts up top instead of from the ground, because the body doesn't yet know the real job of the transition. The club gets thrown outside the plane and approaches the ball out-to-in. (You'll hear this shape called 'over the top' — that's the symptom; the fault is the sequence.)

• Corrected at P4 Top

  Sway

  On the backswing your lower body slides laterally away from the target instead of turning — the trail hip drifts outside the trail foot.

• Corrected at P5 Transition

  Reverse Pivot

  Your weight moves toward the target at the top of the backswing (upper body leaning left for a right-hander), then falls away from the target on the downswing — the opposite of a proper pivot.

• Corrected at P7 Impact

  Loss of Posture

  The forward tilt you set at address is changing mid-swing — you are standing taller (or dropping lower) through the downswing than you were at setup.

• Corrected at P6 Delivery

  Casting

  You are releasing the wrist angle at the start of the downswing — throwing the clubhead outward from the top instead of retaining lag into the delivery zone.

• Corrected at P8 Release

  Deceleration Through Impact

  The club is slowing down as it reaches the ball — the swing peaks too early or the body stalls, so impact happens while everything is shutting down.

• Corrected at P8 Release

  Scooping

  Your lead wrist is breaking down (cupping) through impact — the clubhead passes the hands before the ball, adding loft and lifting instead of compressing.

• Corrected at P5 Transition

  Over-Swinging

  The backswing keeps going past the point where your body can stay in control — arms run on after the shoulder turn is complete, and posture and wrist structure give way at the top.

• Corrected at P4 Top

  Cupped Lead Wrist

  At the top of the backswing your lead wrist is bent backward (extended/"cupped"), which opens the clubface relative to your swing.

• Corrected at P4 Top

  Over-Bowed Lead Wrist

  Your lead wrist is excessively bowed (flexed) at the top — beyond the strong, slightly-bowed position — which shuts the clubface relative to your swing.