Getting swing advice from your golf buddies is a lot like getting medical advice from your barber – well-intentioned but rarely helpful.
While there is no shortage of great golf tips you can get from rated instructors, sometimes knowing which tips to ignore can be just as important as knowing which ones to follow.
To help cut through the noise, we went straight to the source. Last week, more than 100 of the game’s top coaches gathered Cabot Citrus Farms for GOLF Magazine’s annual teaching summit.
And lucky for you, our very own Claire Rogers was on site asking the questions everyday gamers care about – including this: What’s the worst advice golf instructors hear on the range?
Keep reading to find their answers below.
The worst golf tips amateurs get
1. “You’re coming out on top. Most people don’t know what they’re coming out on top of,” – Jason Bailey
2. “Keep your head down, hold like a baby bird, swing slowly,” – Maureen Farrell
3. “Keep your head down”, – Steph Shaw
4. “Keep your head down”, – Cathy Kim
5. “Put your head down, hit it, slow down. If that’s the advice you’re getting, that’s why you’re not getting better,” – Jake Tower
