Your brain is pulling your swing over-the-top without you knowing

Name: Your brain is pulling your swing over-the-top without you knowing
Uploaded: 2026-07-17T18:30:27.000Z
Duration: 1 min 13 s
Channel: True Swing by Erika Larkin
Description: Erika Larkin from True Swing explains how subconscious brain reactions to poor alignment cause an over-the-top swing. Aiming to the right triggers the brain to automatically pull the club across the body to redirect the ball toward the target. Getting properly square to your target eliminates this subconscious compensation at the root cause.

Erika Larkin from True Swing explains how subconscious brain reactions to poor alignment cause an over-the-top swing. Aiming to the right triggers the brain to automatically pull the club across the body to redirect the ball toward the target. Getting properly square to your target eliminates this subconscious compensation at the root cause.

Aiming to the right of your target subconsciously forces your brain to pull the club across your body to redirect the shot.
Mechanical downswing fixes fail if your brain is continually overriding them to compensate for alignment errors.
Aiming further right to compensate for a pull or slice only intensifies the over-the-top movement pattern.
Squaring your body alignment gives your brain accurate directional feedback and reduces the urge to throw the club over the top.

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