90% of Golfers Are Fixing the Wrong Thing — This Test Proves It

90% of golfers are stuck chasing fixes that don’t actually solve the problem. This video gives you the truth.

In today’s lesson, I walk you through a free 19-question swing self-assessment that reveals exactly what’s breaking down in your swing — no gadgets, gimmicks, or theories — just cause and effect.

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This is a full-body diagnostic tool built from 20+ years of experience working with players of all ages and skill levels.

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A step-by-step swing checklist you can follow as you watch

A full score interpretation breakdown (0–19)

Insights on upper/lower body disconnects, tilt breakdowns, sequencing flaws, and more

Real advice you can use today — not another swing bandaid

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00:00 Introduction
01:04 Golf Product
02:32 19 Question Checkpoint on Seeing your Compensations
05:04 Test Results

thank you so much for these great people on the screen here they are supporting our channel to bring you more education like this if you are interested in joining the crew come on down the link is in the description below if you’ve ever bought a swing trainer a miracle wrist age or some secret slice fix and you’re still stuck this video is for you today I’m breaking down why most golf products are a waste of your time and money and more importantly what actually works and while you are watching you can follow along with a free selfassessment quiz I’ve built based on the 20 plus years of real cause and effect coaching and at the end I’ll tell you what your score reveals about your biggest swing compensation whether it’s your lower body sequencing or setup plus I’ll share how you can get free swing analysis from me every week during my YouTube live show it’s called the Red Light Live and it’s 100% free no pay you all no sales funnel just me helping you improve right here on YouTube and no one else in the golf space is doing this the golf product industry isn’t built on your improvements it’s built on your frustration they do sell you hope some emotional relief most likely in a shortcut what’s the problem with this well most of these swing aids are designed to treat symptoms and not the causes fix your slice in 10 minutes magic lag trainer never miss again it’s just enough visual change to make you think you have improved until the next frustration hits and you’re back online shopping for that hope again but here is what can work and what nobody really sells is a setup match to your tilt balance and structure a downswing sequence that starts from the ground and not your hands and real understanding of your own movement pattern it’s not sexy it doesn’t go viral but this is the difference between band-aids and breakthroughs so no product is going to replace a body that is out of sequence but a better understanding will and just like yesterday’s video let’s just recap what social media does for a second a lot of these viral instructors are great at getting views but not always at getting results they show you a move that works for them but they never ask if it works for you and through our previous investigation on these we know that most of these instructors don’t even do what they’re telling you to do and the reason most of these tips don’t stick they’re not tailored to your body your mobility your rotation or your time to practice or even your talent it’s basically flash over function and it’s why so many golfers stay stuck so let’s just flip the script instead of watching another tip let’s find out what your swing actually needs i built this quick 19 checkpoint self assessment guide to help you we’re going to take you down this in this video and this quiz might help you reveal or identify what is breaking down in your emotion so then you can go back and look at the cause and effect when it does break down so let’s start with this cause and effect self assessment checklist that’s a mouthful and I’m going to read them as they are if you agree with this go ahead and put yourself a check mark keep tally of how many check marks you do have let’s start with setup my weight is balanced between the balls of my feet and my heels at address if it is check mark my spine tilts forward from the hips not just bending from the waist check mark my trail arm is relaxed and elbow is slightly bent not rigid or flared check mark my grip pressure is light i could wiggle my fingers without losing the club check mark so let’s go into back swing my chest rotates away from the target without my hips swaying laterally if it does check mark my trail leg maintains some sort of flex it does not straighten out too early if it does check mark my arms stay connected i’m not lifting or faking my width check mark i stay in posture and I don’t stand up during the back swing check mark now let’s go into the down swing my lower body initiates the down swing not my hands or shoulders check mark my hips begin rotating before impact not just sliding laterally check mark my trail elbow stays in front of my body and not trapped behind it if you do check mark my hands are ahead of the club face at impact check mark i rotate through the shot instead of flipping the hands check mark now let’s go into impact and release i take a divot after the ball on iron shots check mark my wrist release naturally not early not held off check mark and my head doesn’t rise out of posture before impact check mark now let’s scoot on down to ball flight and some feedback i tend to miss in one direction more than the other which provides some sort of predictable miss check mark the ball feels compressed at impact not scooping or glancing check mark and I can predict my shot shape on most swings even if it’s a fade or a draw check mark so hold on to your scores because there was 19 total check marks because I’m going to break down what your total means about your likely compensations whether they could be upper body lower body your sequencing your tilting or even flexibility based so if zero to five boxes were checked you have pretty severe structural breakdown so you’re likely dealing with a total body compensation your mechanics are breaking down across the board your setup your back swing your sequencing and your rotation are all affected some common issues could include standing up in the back swing or having that early extension swaying instead of rotating flipping through impact no consistency in ball flight or striking the primary cause could be a lack of tilt and structure in your body there could be little to no lower body engagement and you likely have poor body awareness or you might have mobility issues here’s the reality this is probably the reset zone you’re not broken but you need to stop chasing tips and rebuild from setup to motion pattern if you score between six to 10 boxes checked you fall into the region of the upper and lower body disconnection game so basically you have one segment of your swing either the upper or the lower working against the other some likely signs could be your hips are sliding or stalling while the hands take over your shoulders spin out before the lower body rotates your trail arm gets stuck behind the body in transition and you could have inconsistent compression some primary causes for this could be poor sequencing and timing the weak tilt leads to compensations of your outside and this is typically seen in self-taught or you two built-ike swings so your focus should be to get your lower body and spine tilts synced together before fixing the arms or release remember the outside is there to save you so focus on the inside first if you score between 11 and 13 boxes checked you fall into the functional but fragile so you’ve built a pattern that can work but small compensations are creating inconsistency or one persistent miss some typical issues you might have is a slight early extension the overuse of hands to square the club face narrow or late transition and you do have functional contact but poor face path matchups primary cause for this could be incomplete posture or tilting the transition flaw and rushing from the top or not clearing through at impact your focus should be to start refining your sequencing and your posture in other words small changes here can create huge returns if you fall between the 14 and 17 congratulations you now fall into a patterned swing with very small micro leaks you’re basically stable you can repeat your motion under normal pressure and you likely have a predictable miss or slight strike variability your common issues could be a subtle tilt loss you could have early club face closure or under rotation your posture could break down later in the golf swing and as a result you’re missing out on max compression or potential distance primary causes could be slight technical habits that creep in every now and then often posture your trail arm coordination or your finish of your rotation some focuses you could use is video or some coaching to highlight your leaks you’re past the basics now it’s about your performance and if you fall into the 18 to 19 checklists congratulations you are athlete you’re athletic you fall into the athlete mode because you’re swinging within your structure your sequencing and your intent and this in turn means your swing reacts to the ground and body not just your hands and timing some key traits you are looking at is you have a stable setup your ground up sequencing inside out is working correctly you do have a controlled release and you have predictable shot shape under pressure the primary cause is none you’re moved beyond your compensations now it’s all about sharpening scoring skills and managing course variability next steps you got to take your stats you got to train you got to practice tougher lives add strategy you’re at the golfing not fixing stage congratulations i hope that helps you but don’t forget each Sunday at 6:00 p.m pst right here we go live so submit your swings to me i will help you free of charge es no payw walls no chachkis no systems you have to purchase i do it just to help you guys so just remember this the industry has gotten flipped but that doesn’t mean you have to be misled by it i’ll see you next time Fevers and Greens [Music]