Your best swing isn’t necessarily your problem. It’s understanding why you can’t repeat it.
Answer 10 carefully selected questions about your ball striking, tempo, arm–body connection, and what changes under pressure. Discover your primary training priority—and get a personalized practice recommendation.
10 questions · about 2 minutes · free results, no email needed
How the assessment works
Part I · Your pattern. What goes wrong, how it shows up in your strike, and what happens at the top.
Part II · Your swing. How your swing changes on the course, how your arms and body work together, and how your best swings feel.
Part III · When it counts. Competition, mental load and pressure—the moments that change a swing.
The 10 questions
Part I · Your pattern
Question 01 · Primary frustration
When your swing breaks down, what frustrates you most?
My contact is unpredictable—pure one swing, fat or thin the next.
I get quick or rushed and completely lose my rhythm.
My arms or hands seem to take over instead of working with my body.
I can hit great shots; I just can’t repeat them consistently.
Everything gets worse when I try to add distance.
Why we ask: Your biggest frustration tells us where to start looking. There’s no wrong answer.
Question 02 · Ball striking
Which contact pattern sounds most familiar on a bad day?
Fat and thin shots both show up.
I catch the heel or toe more than I should.
Contact is decent, but direction and distance vary.
Strike isn’t my biggest problem—the swing feels mistimed.
Contact gets worse when I try to swing harder.
Why we ask: Contact patterns are useful clues, but on their own they don’t point to a single cause. We read this alongside your other answers.
Question 03 · Transition
From the top of your backswing, what usually happens?
It feels smooth and controlled; my problems happen later.
I tend to get quick and start down aggressively.
My arms feel like they fire before the rest of my body.
My body starts turning and my arms feel left behind.
It changes depending on the shot or the pressure.
Why we ask: The transition is where many timing issues first show up.
Part II · Your swing
Question 04 · Range vs. course
How different is your swing on the course compared with the range?
Very similar. Pressure doesn’t change much.
A little quicker once the score matters.
I get noticeably tighter, especially in my hands and arms.
I start steering the ball instead of making a free swing.
Some days my range swing seems to stay in the parking lot.
Why we ask: Comparing your range and course swings helps us separate mechanics from pressure.
Question 05 · Connection
Which description best matches your arms and body through the swing?
They generally feel synchronized.
My arms sometimes separate from my chest and feel independent.
My body can stop while my hands and arms keep going.
My body rotates hard and my arms struggle to catch up.
I’m not sure what my arms and body are doing relative to each other.
Why we ask: This is our main question about arm–body coordination. If you’re not sure, say so—it won’t count for or against you.
Question 06 · Your best swing
Think about the shots you absolutely flush. What do those swings usually feel like?
Smooth and almost effortless.
Like my arms and torso are moving together.
Surprisingly easy—I’m not manufacturing speed.
Balanced from start to finish.
Like I stopped thinking and simply swung.
Why we ask: Your best swings are the reference point. We want to understand what changes when that feeling disappears.
Question 07 · Added speed
What happens when you consciously try to hit the ball harder?
Not much. My motion stays consistent.
My transition gets noticeably faster.
My hands and arms start dominating the swing.
My balance or swing shape starts falling apart.
Contact gets worse before I gain useful distance.
Why we ask: Adding effort tends to expose whatever isn’t quite repeatable yet.
Part III · When it counts
Question 08 · Let’s be honest
Your buddy just carried you by 15 yards. You’re next. What happens?
Nothing changes. Same swing.
I probably give the next one a little extra.
I’m absolutely trying to send the next ball into another postal code.
I tell myself I’ll swing smoothly, but everything gets tighter.
I tell everyone I don’t care, which is usually evidence that I care.
Why we ask: Competitive instinct can change a swing without you deciding to. Be honest—nobody’s watching.
Question 09 · Mental load
When you stand over the ball, what’s normally happening in your head?
Target, setup, swing. Pretty simple.
One or two mechanical thoughts.
Several positions or movements I’m actively trying to control.
My swing thought changes depending on my last bad shot.
I’ve watched enough golf instruction that several fixes are competing for attention.
Why we ask: Mental load affects tension and rhythm more than most golfers expect.
Question 10 · Pressure response
Narrow fairway. Trouble on both sides. This shot matters. What changes physically?
Very little. I make my normal swing.
My backswing or transition gets quicker.
My grip and arms get noticeably tighter.
I start guiding or steering the club through impact.
I add effort because I really want to make sure I get through the shot.
Why we ask: What changes physically under pressure helps us tailor your advice.
What you’ll receive
Your primary training focus: a named pattern, explained in plain golf language.
The answers behind it: exactly which of your answers led to each conclusion.
A free prescription: something to practice today. No purchase required.
A training recommendation: the tool we’d start with, and a practice protocol built around it.
Possible training focuses
Tempo patterns:
The Pressure Accelerator
The Rushed Transition
Power at the Wrong Time
Rhythm Breakdown Under Pressure
Tempo Overthinking
Effort-Driven Rhythm Breakdown
Inconsistent Tempo
Connection patterns:
Body Stall, Arms Take Over
The Arms-First Pattern
Body Outruns the Arms
Arm–Body Disconnect
Structure Loss Under Effort
Connection Overthinking
Connection Consistency Problem
When answers point to both, the result is a combined rhythm and connection pattern. When they’re mixed or mild, you get a starting focus you can choose, or a maintenance plan.
A straight answer
This assessment can’t see your swing. So we show you exactly which answers led to each conclusion—and we keep the language measured when your answers are mixed.