Power from your biggest muscles
Your glutes and thighs are some of the largest muscles you have. Weedon’s Way puts them in charge, aiming for the most clubhead speed for the least effort from your arms.
A golf swing designed for your body
Power from the ground up
Weedon’s Way lets your legs and the ground power the swing, so you’re not forcing speed with your arms and upper body. Developed by PGA professional Reeves Weedon and studied in university biomechanics labs, now as an app that coaches the swing to fit how your body moves.
Join the waiting listFree to join · Coming to iPhone and Android
- 6ClubDelivers it to the ball
- 5Arms & handsReceive the speed
- 4ShouldersFollow the hips
- 3HipsTurn because the legs move
- 2Ankles & kneesFlex and extend
- 1GroundYour feet push into it
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university research projects, 2016-2019
15
golfers in the motion-capture study
30+ yrs
Reeves Weedon’s teaching career
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priority per session, not ten tips
Designed for your body
More speed, less effort, a swing you can keep making
Most swing advice asks your body to copy a tour pro. Weedon’s Way starts from what your body does well, and the app fits the method to you.
Feels easier, swing after swing
Your chest and hips turn together instead of twisting against each other, with less sideways tilt through the ball. A smooth, connected swing you can repeat round after round.
Fitted to how you move
A two-minute body-fit check sets targets from your own range of movement, so you’re coached towards the best version of the swing for your body, not someone else’s.
“If you can walk, if you can run, if you’ve got mobility in the legs, you can do this.”— Reeves Weedon
The method
Let your legs swing the club
Most golfers are taught to start with the arms, shift weight side to side and twist the upper body against the hips. Weedon’s Way starts the swing from the ground instead.
The legs start it
Flexing and extending the knees against the ground moves the hips, then the shoulders, then the club. The arms don’t drag the club away.
Instead of a one-piece takeaway led by the arms.
Heel to toe, not side to side
Weight moves front to back through the feet, the way you walk. Reeves calls it the transverse pivot. It turns the body around a steady centre.
Instead of a big lateral shift onto the trail foot and back.
Straighten the lead leg to turn through
From the top, extending the lead leg turns the hips and chest together. The arms stay in front of the body and swing around it.
Instead of driving the hips at the target and tilting to catch up.
“The arms receive the power. They don’t create the power.”— Reeves Weedon, On the Mark podcast, 2023
The research
Tested in the lab, not just on the range
Weedon’s Way has been studied by sports scientists at Northern Michigan and Michigan State universities, including a peer-reviewed pilot study at the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports conference.
2015
The Lower Body Golf Swing published by Reeves Weedon with Jack Harris PhD, setting out the method.4
2016
First lab study of the technique presented as a poster at the Keweenaw Medical Conference, Michigan.3
2018
Cross-sectional study with Reeves as lead author presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s 65th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis.2
2019
Peer-reviewed pilot study comparing the lower-body and modern swings, published in the proceedings of the 37th International Society of Biomechanics in Sports conference.1
Ground force and speed
Biomechanist Sasho MacKenzie measured 40 golfers and found a near-linear link: the harder they pushed into the ground with the lead foot early in the downswing, the faster the club moved.5
The swing order
Feet, legs, hips, chest, arms, club. Weedon’s Way coaches that order directly, so the arms are moved by the body rather than working on their own.
The 2019 motion-capture study
Male golfers using their usual swing hit five drivers each for maximum distance. Six used the lower-body swing; nine used a modern swing.1
15
golfers
10
cameras
250
frames / sec
62
body markers
Sideways bend between chest and hips
Peak speed during the downswing, degrees per second
Lower-body97Modern156
Chest turning against the hips
Peak rotational acceleration, degrees per second2
Lower-body6,254Modern9,008
Chest turning against the hips
Peak rotational speed, degrees per second
Lower-body356Modern437
In golf terms: lower-body swingers turned their chest and hips more together, with less sideways tilt through the ball: a smoother, more connected turn. The authors concluded the lower-body swing showed a favourable movement profile on most of the measures they compared.
What the research doesn’t show yet
- It’s a pilot: 15 golfers, grouped by the swing they already used rather than assigned at random.
- It measured how golfers moved, not their results on the course. Clubhead speed and distance weren’t reported.
- The researchers called for larger and longer-term studies. With your permission, anonymous data from the app can help provide them.
The app
Your swing, measured against the method
Other apps compare you to a tour pro and hand you data. This one compares you to Weedon’s Way, adapted to how your body moves, and tells you the single next thing to fix.
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Body-fit check
Four quick movements on camera set your own target ranges, like a club fitting for your swing. About two minutes.
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Film your swing
Prop up your phone and hit three to five balls. Slow-motion capture finds each swing automatically.
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Get your swing report
Six checkpoints in green, amber or red, your swing beside a Weedon’s Way model scaled to your body, and your number-one priority.
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Fix it and re-check
A 60-second drill and one cue word. Film again and watch that checkpoint move.
Sample swing report
72
Efficiency score out of 100
- Body turns togetherClose
- Stays tall through the ballPriority
- Weight on the lead sideOn target
- Leg driveClose
- Relaxed tempoOn target
- Steady headOn target
Your #1 priority
Stay tall through the ball
Drill: lead-leg extension · 10 rehearsal swings, then re-check
For iPhone and Android. Analysis runs on your phone, and your videos stay with you unless you choose to share a clip.
About Reeves Weedon
A career cut short. A swing built to last.
Reeves grew up in London as one of England’s leading junior golfers, playing alongside a generation that included future Ryder Cup players Colin Montgomerie, Paul Way and David Gilford.
Then back problems halted his playing career at 21. He turned professional at 27 to teach instead, and spent nearly two decades as head professional at Hartsbourne Country Club in Hertfordshire.
In the evenings he studied the physics of the swing. He became an Authorized Master instructor of Homer Kelley’s The Golfing Machine, then moved into biomechanics, investing more than £150,000 of his own money in research with sports scientists in the United States.
Reeves wanted a swing he could play powerfully with again, and spent the following years building one from the ground up. The result is Weedon’s Way: a swing powered by the legs and the ground, so golfers of any age can find speed without forcing it.
“I couldn’t play golf without this swing.”— Reeves Weedon, On the Mark podcast, 2023
- PGA
- Advanced Fellow of the PGA
- Method
- Authorized Master, The Golfing Machine · TPI Certified
- Books
- The Lower Body Golf Swing (with Jack Harris PhD) · Weedon’s Way (2022)
- Research
- Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine (2014, 2018) and the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (2019)
- Coaching
- Head professional, Hartsbourne Country Club, for nearly 20 years; has coached Tour players to wins at the French and Scottish Opens
- Media
- Presenter for the Nick Faldo golf series · guest on On the Mark and Flag Hunters golf podcasts · featured in Golf Australia
“What you’re saying is logical, it’s factual ... and it’s going to be productive.”
From the course
“Not only do you get accuracy and distance...”
“...I was struggling with my golf. I couldn’t get the distance and I wasn’t that accurate. ... It moves the club head around your body rather than away from your body.”Kish, club golfer for 14 years, filmed at the Old Course, St Andrews · coached by Reeves for two and a half years
One golfer’s experience of lessons with Reeves. Individual results vary.
“The doggone thing works ... I will demonstrate this 85 year old body. Body friendly, I’m not torquing my body.”Bob Cunningham, 85, on his golf YouTube channel (2021) · field testing the method after a lesson
One golfer’s experience with the method. Individual results vary.
Early access
Join the waiting list
- Be among the first to try the app on iPhone or Android
- Founding-member pricing at launch
- Help choose which checkpoints and drills come first
We’ll only use your details to tell you about the app. No spam, and you can leave the list at any time.
Questions
Before you sign up
Do I have to rebuild my whole swing?
No. The app works one checkpoint at a time, in swing order: setup, weight, body turn, legs, finish. You only ever see one priority, so you can change gradually and keep playing.
What do I need?
An iPhone or Android phone that records slow-motion video, something to prop it on, and room to swing. A range bay or a net at home works.
Will it be on the App Store and Google Play?
Yes. The app is being built for both iPhone and Android. Tell us which phone you use when you join, and we’ll invite you to early access on the right store.
Will I hit the ball further?
That’s what the method is built for: speed from the ground and your biggest muscles, with less forcing from the arms. Golfers coached by Reeves, like Kish above, talk about finding more distance. We won’t put a number on it until we’ve measured it with app users, and the beta will do exactly that.
Does it suit older golfers or beginners?
Yes, that’s who it’s designed for. The body-fit check sets targets from how you move today, so a golfer with a shorter turn is coached towards a comfortable, repeatable version of the swing, not a copy of a tour pro.
Is this a medical or health app?
No. It gives golf coaching only. It doesn’t diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. If you have pain or an injury, speak to a qualified professional before changing how you play.
Are my videos uploaded?
No. Your swing is analysed on your phone. Nothing leaves it unless you choose to share a clip.
How much will it cost?
TBD