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Senior Insight:
YouTube promises quick fixes — but your body keeps the score.
You type things like:
Up pops a confident instructor with perfect lighting, a launch monitor behind him, and a smooth voice that makes everything sound simple.
He says things like:
You watch. You nod. It makes sense.
The next morning, you head to the range full of optimism.
And… nothing really changes.
Maybe you hit a few better shots.
Then your old miss comes back.
Pull left. Block right. Thin. Fat. Tense.
So you go back to YouTube again.
That loop — watch, try, fail, repeat — is where frustration is born.
And here’s the uncomfortable truth:
That frustration is not your fault.
Senior Insight:
Many golfers over 60 turn to YouTube for help — but the advice often doesn’t match their mobility.
Most online golf instruction is created for one type of player:
Younger.
More flexible.
More athletic.
More powerful.
In other words — not you.
This becomes very clear when you try a few simple ROM tests every senior golfer should do before changing their swing.
That doesn’t mean the instructors are bad. Many of them are excellent. But their advice is usually built around a body that moves very differently from a senior golfer’s body.
Tour pros and young low-handicap players typically have:
Most golfers over 60 do not — and that’s not a flaw. That’s normal aging.
Yet many YouTube videos still say things like:
What they rarely say is:
Instead, you’re left feeling like you’re doing something wrong — when in reality, your body simply doesn’t support the movement being taught.
Pros don’t just look different. They move differently.
A 28-year-old tour player can make a huge turn without losing balance.
A 67-year-old golfer often cannot — at least not comfortably.
When seniors try to copy those movements, a few things tend to happen:
This is also why many seniors see improvement just by following the Senior Golfer Stretch Guide before trying to change their swing.
Watching pros is inspiring. But it can also be misleading.
Then they think, “I must be doing it wrong.”
But the real issue is this:
You’re not doing it wrong — you’re being asked to do something your body can’t safely support anymore.
That’s not a skill problem.
It’s a movement problem.
“Most YouTube golf tips assume a level of flexibility and balance that changes as we age.”
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A lot of people say older golfers are “confused” by YouTube tips.
I don’t think that’s true.
You understand the ideas just fine.
You’re frustrated because:
And still, your results don’t match the promise.
That’s not confusion.
That’s mismatch.
Your body and the instruction don’t align.
That mismatch creates:
And golf is supposed to be fun — especially at this stage of life.
There’s something subtle that happens when we watch golf instruction online.
We assume the problem is understanding.
If we just understand the tip better…
If we just try it harder…
If we just practice it more…
It will eventually work.
But for many golfers over 60, the problem isn’t understanding at all.
It’s that the body receiving the advice is no longer the same one that used to execute it.
A 30-year-old instructor demonstrating how to “clear the hips,” “shallow the club,” or “create lag” is showing movements that require:
Those things used to be automatic for you.
They aren’t anymore.
And that’s where the quiet frustration starts.
You can see the move.
You understand the move.
You want to do the move.
But when you try, your body doesn’t cooperate.
That’s when golfers start thinking:
“Maybe I’m just not practicing enough.”
Or worse:
“Maybe I’m just getting worse at golf.”
Neither is true.
You’re trying to apply advice built for a different body.
This is why so many senior golfers feel like they are “fighting” their swing instead of swinging naturally.
And this is also why many of the tips you see online actually make things worse.
Because they ask your body to do something it physically cannot do the same way anymore.
The off-season is a perfect time to work on this, as outlined in the Off-Season Golf Plan for Seniors.
Golf is unique among sports because it’s a rotational movement done from a fixed posture.
That combination exposes mobility limitations faster than almost anything else.
You can walk, bend, and move through daily life without noticing your hips are tight or your upper back is stiff.
But the moment you try to rotate into a backswing, it becomes obvious.
That’s why golfers often say:
“My swing just feels shorter now.”
“I can’t make the same turn I used to.”
“I feel stuck at the top.”
Those are not swing flaws.
Those are range-of-motion signals.
And until you understand that, you’ll keep chasing mechanical fixes for something that isn’t mechanical at all.
Watch tip → try it → feel worse → watch another tip → repeat.
Each new video adds another thought.
Another movement.
Another thing to “fix.”
Soon, your head is full of swing ideas and your body is full of limitations.
That combination leads to tension.
And tension is the enemy of a smooth golf swing.
This is exactly why many senior golfers start feeling like golf has become more complicated than it used to be.
Not because golf changed.
Because the way we’re trying to learn it hasn’t adapted to the way our bodies have changed.
Before trying to change your swing, it helps to understand what your body is capable of today.
That’s where simple ROM tests can be eye-opening for senior golfers.
They show you, very clearly, why certain tips feel impossible — and why others might work just fine.
You can see those tests here:
👉 ROM Tests Every Senior Golfer Should Do Before Changing Their Swing
Once you understand that, you stop fighting your swing.
And you start working with it.
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If there’s one missing piece in most online instruction for seniors, it’s this question:
Senior Insight:
“What can your body actually do right now?”
YouTube is very good at showing:
But it’s far less interested in:
Yet those physical factors often matter more than any swing position.
If your body can’t support a movement, no amount of practice will make it work.
Instead of chasing the latest YouTube tip, a better starting point is to understand your body first.
That’s why I created a simple Senior Range of Motion (ROM) Test.
It’s not fancy.
It’s not high-tech.
It doesn’t require a coach.
It’s just a practical way for older golfers to check seven key movement areas that directly affect their golf swing:
Each movement is scored.
This simple system gives you something YouTube rarely provides: clarity about your body before changing your swing.
Let’s say you watch a video that tells you to “make a bigger shoulder turn.”
If your thoracic rotation is limited, forcing that bigger turn will likely make your swing worse, not better.
You might sway.
You might lift your arms.
You might lose balance.
You might feel sore afterward.
The problem isn’t the video — it’s that the advice didn’t fit your body.
Your ROM score helps you avoid that trap.
Instead of asking, “What should my swing look like?” you start asking, “What swing fits my body?”
That’s a much smarter question — especially after 60.
Senior Insight:
You don’t fail at golf because you’re older. You fail because the advice wasn’t built for your body.
For golfers over 60, better golf usually comes from:
None of those require copying a tour pro.
They require understanding your body first.
This is also why club fitting for senior golfers becomes more about comfort and consistency than chasing distance.
If you’ve felt stuck in the YouTube loop — watching, trying, failing, repeating — you’re not alone.
The smarter path forward isn’t another swing tip.
It’s a clearer understanding of your body.
The Senior Golf Range of Motion (ROM) Test — A Smarter Way to Build Your Swing After 60
In that post, I’ll show you:
Better golf after 60 doesn’t come from swinging harder — it comes from swinging smarter for your body.
Q: Why don’t YouTube golf tips work for seniors?
A: Most tips are built for younger, more mobile players and don’t account for reduced flexibility after 60.
Q: What should seniors do instead of YouTube tips?
A: Start with a simple Range of Motion (ROM) test to understand your body before changing your swing.
Q: Is YouTube bad for senior golfers?
A: No — it’s just better when filtered through your mobility limits.
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