Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Are you practicing golf the wrong way? After 30 years of teaching, Todd Graves has identified the single biggest mistake golfers make — not just what they practice, but the ORDER they practice it in. Most golfers are learning backwards. Here's how to fix it.
The answer isn't a new drill. It's a new sequence. Every other skill — dancing, piano, martial arts — is learned by first mastering individual positions, then blending them into fluid motion. Golf is the only sport where beginners skip straight to performing the skill (hitting balls on the course) before they can reliably hit the underlying positions. That's why the average golfer plateaus within 3 years and never breaks through.
In this video, Todd walks through:
• Why "just hit balls" is the golf equivalent of trying to play Beethoven before learning the notes
• The 3-year plateau — and the neuroscience of why bad habits feel normal
• Why Todd teaches the SETUP before the grip (and why most instructors have this backwards)
• The Single Plane Swing broken into positions 0 through 6 — and how to sequence them correctly
• How to reprogram your swing in 30 days using the Single Plane 30 courseIf you've taken lessons, watched videos, and still can't seem to break a barrier — this is why. And more importantly, this is how to get out of it.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Why most golfers are learning backwards
00:45 The skill-learning principle golf ignores
01:48 Why golfers plateau after 3 years
02:32 Introducing the Single Plane Swing
03:38 The goal of every swing: getting to impact
04:45 Learn positions first — the dance metaphor
05:07 Position-by-position walkthrough (0 through 6)
06:25 How to blend positions into a real swing
06:55 The neuroscience of bad habits
07:45 Building the correct pattern from address
08:28 The 2 recommendations for every golfer
09:05 Single Plane 30 — the 30-day reprogramming course
📘 Get Todd's book, The Intelligent Golf Swing: theintelligentgolfswing.com
🏌️ Start the Single Plane Academy: https://singleplaneacademy.com🌐 Graves Golf: gravesgolf.com
Are you practicing golf the wrong way? After 30 years of teaching, Todd Graves has identified the single biggest mistake golfers make — not just what they practice, but the ORDER they practice it in. Most golfers are learning backwards. Here's how to fix it.
The answer isn't a new drill. It's a new sequence. Every other skill — dancing, piano, martial arts — is learned by first mastering individual positions, then blending them into fluid motion. Golf is the only sport where beginners skip straight to performing the skill (hitting balls on the course) before they can reliably hit the underlying positions. That's why the average golfer plateaus within 3 years and never breaks through.
In this video, Todd walks through:
• Why "just hit balls" is the golf equivalent of trying to play Beethoven before learning the notes
• The 3-year plateau — and the neuroscience of why bad habits feel normal
• Why Todd teaches the SETUP before the grip (and why most instructors have this backwards)
• The Single Plane Swing broken into positions 0 through 6 — and how to sequence them correctly
• How to reprogram your swing in 30 days using the Single Plane 30 courseIf you've taken lessons, watched videos, and still can't seem to break a barrier — this is why. And more importantly, this is how to get out of it.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Why most golfers are learning backwards
00:45 The skill-learning principle golf ignores
01:48 Why golfers plateau after 3 years
02:32 Introducing the Single Plane Swing
03:38 The goal of every swing: getting to impact
04:45 Learn positions first — the dance metaphor
05:07 Position-by-position walkthrough (0 through 6)
06:25 How to blend positions into a real swing
06:55 The neuroscience of bad habits
07:45 Building the correct pattern from address
08:28 The 2 recommendations for every golfer
09:05 Single Plane 30 — the 30-day reprogramming course
📘 Get Todd's book, The Intelligent Golf Swing: theintelligentgolfswing.com
🏌️ Start the Single Plane Academy: https://singleplaneacademy.com🌐 Graves Golf: gravesgolf.com
