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What happens when AI takes a swing at golf instruction?

In this episode of the Athletic Motion Golf podcast, Mike Granato and Shaun Webb break down Rory McIlroy’s legendary swing—but with a twist. They asked ChatGPT to do the analysis first.

🤖 From balance and posture to ground force and rotation, the guys dissect what AI got right, where it fell short, and why even the most advanced tools still need human context. If you're a golfer, coach, or just AI-curious, this one’s a must-listen.

👉 Using Gears data and years of elite coaching experience, Mike and Shaun compare ChatGPT’s analysis to real-world swing mechanics—highlighting truths, half-truths, and teaching moments throughout. This episode is part masterclass, part tech review, and all-out fascinating.

📈 Whether you’re interested in AI’s future in golf, how Rory creates power, or you just want expert commentary from two of the best minds in the game… this is for you.

Hit play, and let’s break it all down.

Most golfers hear it as one of their first tips: "Keep your head still." But what if we told you that trying to freeze your head is destroying your swing mechanics?

In this video, Mike Granato & Shaun Webb break down one of golf’s most misunderstood concepts—the illusion of head stillness. Whether you’ve been told you “lifted your head” or you’re battling inconsistent ball striking, chances are this advice is doing more harm than good.

We'll explain the biomechanics of head movement in elite golf swings, why it’s actually impossible to keep your head completely still, and how forcing it leads to poor body mechanics, reverse pivots, and swing compensations.

You’ll learn:

• Why trying to “lock your head” creates chaos elsewhere in your swing
• How rotational body mechanics naturally move your head (and why that’s a good thing)
• The mobility requirements behind elite-looking swings
• How aging impacts head movement—and what the Champions Tour proves about it
• The real fix: how to improve movement patterns to let your head do what it’s supposed to

This isn’t your dad’s golf tip—it’s a modern, biomechanical reality check grounded in data, tour-level analysis, and real-world student experience.

If you’ve ever struggled with head position, reverse spine tilt, or staying “down” through the shot, this one’s for you.

🏌️‍♂️ It’s time to stop fighting your body and start working with it.

Golfers everywhere are being taught the wrong concept of where impact happens — and it’s destroying swings before they even start. In this video, Mike Granato & Shaun Webb expose the truth that 90% of golf instruction still gets wrong: impact actually happens on the trail side of your body, not the lead side.

If you’ve been grinding on “getting your hands in front of your lead leg,” there’s a high chance you’ve been fighting physics, stalling rotation, and killing your power — all because of a bad address in your mental GPS.

They break down:

• Why the “hands in front” myth persists in lessons worldwide.
• How pros actually position their hands and hips at impact (with 40+ Tour winners’ data to prove it).
• The illusion on TV that makes impact look lead side… but isn’t.
• Why getting this one concept right can finally unlock your rotation, speed, and consistency.

Once you understand this, your entire approach to the golf swing changes — and improvement gets a whole lot easier.

If you’ve been frustrated, plateaued, or even gotten worse after “doing what you were told” — this is the lightbulb moment you’ve been waiting for.

📌 Listen to the end for practical drills and checkpoints to retrain your swing the right way.

In lessons, we’ll often have the golfer take their address position, then we’ll ask them to move straight to what they feel is a good impact position.  The variations and ideas we see about what impact should be is enough to fill a book.  It’s hard to arrive at impact if you don’t have a clear idea or feel of what a good impact should be.  

This episode is all about helping you develop that feel.

We're BACK!  In today's episode of the Athletic Motion Golf podcast- we're discussing practice moves that can take strokes off your score...

These moves should be at the top of YOUR list for things to work on during your next (and all future) practice sessions!  

You'll discover the 5 basic but BEST moves that will help you do just that.  Start to incorporate these moves, and you’ll start to shed serious strokes off your score… and fast!

The Golf World has been obsessed with this concept of adding "Depth" in the swing lately...

...it's a thought that is causing a PLAGUE of poor swing movements in the majority of golfers that are chasing more depth.

Not to mention, the loss in distance and consistency that players are experiencing as a result!

This ONE IDEA you'll discover in this episode can totally transform your golf swing.  

Join the discussion with Mike and I as we break down WHY players aren't getting the results they want and discover the RIGHT way to add depth in your swing.

How do you define a successful shot?

On the green? Hitting the middle of the fairway? Inside 15 feet from 200 yards out?

Although it's a little different for everyone, ONE THING is the same for almost EVERY golfer we teach...

...Most players are torturing themselves with unrealistic expectations.

The good news is: your relationship with golf doesn't have to be that way anymore!

Join us in this episode  as we discover the RIGHT expectation levels for shot outcomes, and how 1 change in YOUR mindset will uncover a whole different side to golf you've never experienced before.

Let's face it: Great BALL STRIKING is one of the pillars of a great golf game.

If you're unable to consistently meet the ball with the center of your club face:

Your accuracy, distance, and scorecard will suffer...

...who wants that?

Join us in this episode to discover the #1 determining factor when it comes to how well you strike the ball!

You'll unlock the ability of diagnosing where you’re hitting the ball on the face and why a small change can produce MASSIVE results.

As much as we'd like for swing changes to be quick and easy....I think we've all experienced that even the smallest of changes can be challenging! 

Making changes can seem like you're playing "Whack-a-Mole" with your swing...once you bury one problem another one can pop up 🙄

Once you make a swing change how do you make it permanent?  

We get this question all the time and it’s a great one.  

In this episode we take a deep dive into this topic to help you understand what to expect when trying to OWN your swing changes.

Have you ever had days where you MASH your driver but struggle to land your next shot on the dance floor?

Or What about the inverse, where you are RIPPING your irons 🎯 but struggling to get off the tee?

In this episode we discuss a timeless question...Is there a difference between the iron swing and my driver swing?  

We look at the set-up, release point changes, and concepts to help you get the best out of both your irons and your driver unlocking those low scores you're capable of!