So many golf tips. Some stick around for a long time. Some are useful. Some made sense with older hardware or older instructions. Not all age well.
Based on modern guidelines, testing and what we see over and over again Testing MyGolfSpyHere are five golf tips worth keeping in mind as we head into the new year.
1. The wedge with the highest torque is the best
Rotation matters. We do not give up on this. What has changed is the idea that a higher spin wedge is better. More spins do not automatically lead to better results in short games.
Predictable spin and launch are more important than peak spin numbers.
Wedges that produce reliable rotation and continuous flight tends to be easier to control in partial shots and in less than perfect conditions. They also help golfers develop distance control because they are getting the same results every time they hit the ball.
What to leave behind: The idea that the higher spin wedge is always the better option.
What to focus on instead: Continuous launch, repeatable rotation and predictable carry.
2. “Low and slow” is the right way to start the backswing
“Low and slow” sounds useful, but not if you don’t know how to do it.
The problem is that “low and slow” is not clearly defined. How low is low? What is slow? For many golfers, holding the club low for too long pulls it too far in early. And then slowing everything down takes away the rhythm needed to organize the rest of the swing or move the body.
This often leads to a backswing that feels controlled early on, but requires more compensation later on. The club goes out of position early and, on the downswing, you are forced to make compensations just to save leverage.
Getting is not about sitting low or moving slowly. It’s about keeping the club in front of the body early on and allowing speed to build naturally as the swing develops.
What to leave behind: Trying to drag the club down and deliberately slow for the first part of the swing.
What to focus on instead: A structured tool that stays connected to the body and allows the backswing to develop at a natural pace.
3. A 3-wood is safer off the tee than the driver
If you look at data from Shot Scopemost amateurs do not hit a 3-wood more accurately than a driver. Hit quality with fairway woods is often worse, leading to similar distributions with less distance.
The result is shorter tee shots without a significant increase in accuracy.
What to leave behind: Automatically reaching for the 3-wood when accuracy matters.
What to focus on instead: Using the club, you consistently hit for that hole, whether it’s a driver, hybrid or something else.
4. Choose a putter based on your type of shot
For years, golfers were told that match your shooting style to your stroke form. Straight backhand shots required balanced face shots. Archery shots require finger hanging. Simple and easy to remember, right?
Modern shooter testing and assembly instructions have shown this Impact labels alone do not explain facial behavior through impact. Face stability, torque and how the drive behaves dynamically matter.
Many golfers misclassify their swing and end up driving themselves into a golfer that doesn’t help them control the face.
What to leave behind: Choosing a shooter based solely on shot type.
What to focus on instead: How stable the face is during impact and impact. Adapt.
5. You need to “make room” on the way down
You’ve probably heard some version of this advice. If the rear drive is in good position and the lower drive is lined up correctly, the wings will “drop” into place.
This part is true.
Where this advice goes wrong is how golfers try to make it happen.
When players hear “create space,” many of them try to produce it. They move their arms away from their body or force their hands outward because that’s what they think they’re seeing in the video. The problem is that what looks like space in a good movement is not created by the arms.
What we see in the swings of great players is that space appears as a result of rotation and lateral bending. The arms stay more connected to the body and move into position because the body is turning, not because the golfer is trying to get them there.
When golfers try to actively create that space with their hands or arms, the sequence is often broken and contact worsens rather than improves.
What to leave behind: Trying to produce space by pushing the arms away from the body.
What to focus on instead: Allowing the rotation to create the space in which the arms move.
Final thought
Most outdated golf tips aren’t completely wrong. Sometimes, they are simply incomplete. Leave these ideas behind this year and see if it helps your game improve in any way.
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