Todd Graves
330 verified teaching moments with direct channel credit and official-source links.
Lock the putter to your lead arm
Set the club behind the ball to help your backswing
Ease back after a layoff over a two-week ramp
Shallow the club from the lower body, not the arms
Practice the driver in swing circles, not by pounding balls
Let the clubface square itself, don't rotate the hand
Sequence impact from lead knee to hands
Record practice swings for feedback
Practice the backswing in pieces, then blend
Turn the body together in the first move
Rotate into the trail leg instead of shifting weight
Choke down to hit in-between yardages
Fix fat and thin shots by getting into your lead side
Single plane driver address: club behind hands
Keep the trail foot down to slow the pelvis
Let the trail arm bend after extension to stay stable
Review your golf journal for patterns
Bring several clubs to the greenside shot- Keep the trail foot down to constrain pelvis rotation
Recognize the conventional two-plane setup
Place the club behind the ball for an inside path
Stabilize one part of the body to accelerate around it
Keep handle movement from changing the plane
Add body tilt at address to keep the club on plane
Square the face with body positions
Swing works in sequence or you go over the top- Feel a squat down into the lead knee from the top
Overlap the hands to let the wrists work together- Match trajectory to pin position
Tilt your body to stop coming over the top- Fix a steep or flat club top with lead arm rotation
Return on the same plane to reduce back pressure
Let the arm fold to release an open face
Let the trail side extend as the lead side slows
Change trajectory with stance width, not ball position- Play the ball back and catch it first
Start and impact on the same plane- Open the torso while keeping the shoulders square at impact
- Train the ball-position picture before the course
Bring the wrists together with an overlap grip- Most torso rotation happens in the first move
- Chair drill to feel forearm max range
- Hitting it straight doubles your fairway margin
Set up matching your impact position: tilt, line, hands- Open the torso while the shoulders look closed
- Keep a little knee flex, don't lock out the trail leg
Set your body before your hands at address
Flare the feet and keep the legs relatively straight
Vary chip trajectory with the hand hinge- Feel it as pull with the left, skip a rock with the right
- Reinforce address and takeaway confidence
Match the club to the trail arm without an arm gap- Start the club on its impact plane
- Do feel practice, not technical, right after a round
- Rehearse every swing checkpoint in slow motion
- Tilt at address instead of creating it mid-swing
- Play the odds so a miss still leaves a makeable putt
Preserve wrist range with the trail-hand grip
Spot-putt big breakers to a spot, let the green carry it
A closed face forces you to manipulate your body
Use drills to preserve the whole swing motion
Set the club behind the ball to preset hand lead- Use green contours to feed an approach toward the hole
- Add side bend and forward bend at impact
Pelvis first: sequence pelvis, then torso, then arms
Align the clubface first, then orient your body
Let the arms pass the body for speed
Let body tilt pre-rotate the trail hand- Draw with the ball back and a rightward path
- Turn everything together on the first move
- Deliver the trail hand on a straight line
Carry the rock-skipping feel into the club- Release the trail arm and shoulder after impact
Shorten your backswing to get the hands leading- Check the shaft plane from two views
- Check your swing speed before carrying a 3 wood
- Set the trail foot back with the driver to swing from inside
- Brace the inside of the trail leg to stabilize the hip
- Shape shots with path and ball position, not grip
- Commit to an aggressive swing from a sandy divot
- Mirror your impact tilt in your address setup
Measure three feet with a seven iron
Check single plane address: club aligns with trail arm
Return to impact with the same body tilt- Set the single-plane address down the line
Set spine tilt at address in the single plane swing- Pull with the lead side, then release the right arm
Create swing speed through body separation- Start the takeaway from the lead shoulder
- Film your swing to match feel to real
Set the club on the heel at address for center strikes
Narrow your stance as clubs get shorter for shaft lean
Stand further from the ball with driver for a flatter plane
Keep the handle from getting behind the ball- Accelerate the putter on short putts to beat deceleration
- Hit easy drivers, then gradually add speed
Angle the feet to limit the knee and backswing- Check the pelvis first for arm and hand path faults
- Into the wind, flight it down instead of punching low
- Spend half your practice time on the driver