Taking swing advice from your golf buddies is a lot like taking medical advice from your barber — well-intentioned, but rarely helpful.
While there’s no shortage of great golf tips you can receive from top-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. This past week, more than 100 of the game’s brightest coaches gathered at Cabot Citrus Farms for GOLF Magazine’s annual teaching summit.
And lucky for you, our Claire Rogers was on-site asking the questions everyday golfers actually care about — including this one: What’s the worst piece of golf advice golf instructors overhear on the range?
Keep reading to find out their answers below.
The worst golf advice amateurs receive
1. “You’re coming over the top. Most people don’t know what they’re coming over the top of,” – Jason Baile
2. “Keep your head down, grip it like a baby bird, swing slow,” – Maureen Farrell
3. “Keep your head down,” – Stef Shaw
4. “Keep your head down,” – Cathy Kim
5. “Head down, hit down, slow down. If that’s the advice that you’re getting, that’s why you’re not getting any better,” – Jake Thurm