In this episode, Mike Granato & Shaun Webb from Athletic Motion Golf Podcast answer the comment they get every single week: "Amateurs shouldn't try to copy tour players." Using years of 3D data on tour winners, they explain why that advice is backwards. The players in their database are not physical outliers. Many fail basic mobility screens that amateurs pass. What actually separates them is simpler movements, repeated inside a tight, learnable window, not more talent or more flexibility. They break down why good players fall into a narrow range on things like hip turn, arm bend, and spine angle (and why bad golf swings fall into a much wider one), the "shifting through the gears" idea versus jumping straight to full effort, and why two pros with completely different builds can both produce 180 mph ball speed through technique and sequencing, not strength. Then they get into the practical takeaway: find your own 3 or 4 "dominoes," the small number of things that move your swing back into a good window, write them on a note card, and stop chasing a new fix every week. They also cover why setup (grip, ball position, aim) drifts faster than your actual swing, and why removing variables before you practice is the fastest way to actually get better. You don't have to be a physical specimen to move like a tour player. You just have to move simply, and in the right direction. 🎁 FREE Training Here: 🎁 Make your BEST swing your NORMAL swing: https://athleticmotiongolf.com/consistency Chapters 00:00 The comment they get every single week 00:20 "Amateurs shouldn't copy pros" (and why that's backwards) 00:38 Every sport, you study the best and steal from them 01:12 Nobody says that about investing or car mechanics 01:50 What tour data actually reveals 02:01 Why tour players aren't always physically impressive 02:29 What TPI screening shows about tour players' bodies 03:03 Physical gifts are not the differentiator 03:35 What "95% of the database does this" really means 04:00 The trail arm window almost everyone can do 04:34 Giving the easiest solution that matches what pros do 04:56 No videos on "you must be 68 degrees open" 05:16 Teaching to a window most golfers can reach 05:47 Why "natural" doesn't mean simple 06:16 Stacking simple movements creates efficiency 06:39 Shifting through the gears vs jumping straight to full speed 07:17 Effortless power vs powerless effort 07:24 Two pros, different builds, same 180 ball speed 08:04 Why strength isn't the whole story 08:09 Why AMG started measuring in the first place 08:49 What it was like before 3D was available 09:33 Comparing his own swing to the data for the first time 09:58 Two and a half years spent going the wrong direction 10:30 Digging out of a swing hole is harder than building one 11:12 Two roads: the quirky outlier swing, or the tight window 11:42 Every great player has gone through a bad spell 12:04 What do you fix when a quirky swing breaks down? 12:36 Why players should get scanned when they're playing well 13:12 "Easier to put Humpty Dumpty back together" 13:54 The player who didn't want to see his own swing 14:04 You can't go back to old feels. Those feels don't exist. 14:30 Playing with different feels within the same tournament 15:03 Why more information beats a repetitive feel 15:04 How the data is actually captured 16:02 It's not a swing model. It's real, individual swings. 16:27 Why they rotate which players they show 16:53 Different bodies, same underlying movements 17:11 Why single-camera phone apps aren't accurate 3D 18:09 Data points where nearly 100% of players agree 18:30 No PGA Tour player has a 90 degree hip turn 19:11 Why there aren't a million ways to do it 19:43 Why playing in the windows means hitting fewer balls 20:24 Shaun's own windows: trail arm, spine angle, shaft lean 21:27 You can write your own on a note card 21:51 The lazy backswing that fakes a turn 22:11 The biggest windows of movement: any public driving range 22:38 Different builds, same things that matter 23:00 Find someone who can measure your swing 23:27 Real dominoes are things you keep for years, not weeks 24:24 Confidence comes from knowing what to work on 24:42 If you're playing well and lose it, go back to your 3 things 25:08 Setup drifts faster than your actual swing 25:29 Charlie Hoffman's grip drift story 26:01 Scottie Scheffler's molded grip 26:10 Removing variables before you practice 26:36 Target practice without aiming, and still expecting to hit it 26:59 You can move toward tour movements, just not as fast or big 27:18 Good clubface, good pivot, decent plane 27:31 Golf is designed to knock you off consistency 28:03 Find comfort in what you can make consistent #golf #golfswing #golfpodcast #golftips
