Todd Graves
Founder of Graves Golf and Authority on the Single Plane Swing, Challenging How the Game Is Taught Through Biomechanics and Simplicity
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What “intelligent golf” reveals about how we make decisions
Golfers have access to more tips, videos, and opinions than ever, yet many feel more confused-and inconsistent-than before. Todd argues that the issue isn’t lack of information, but lack of clear principles to evaluate it, which leads players to chase fixes instead of building understanding. By using golf as a case study, he reframes intelligence as the ability to filter noise, test ideas against evidence, and commit to structure-an approach that applies just as powerfully off the course as it does on it.
Why the swing that lasts the longest is the one that works with your body, not against it
Many golfers accept back pain and decline as inevitable, then unknowingly adopt swings that accelerate both. Todd explains how the Single Plane Swing reduces stress on the lower back by minimizing compensations and timing demands. His perspective is shaped by decades of teaching golfers whose bodies forced them to rethink how they move if they want to keep playing.
Why most movement advice fails people as they age, and what golf quietly reveals about longevity
Longevity conversations often focus on doing more-more intensity, more flexibility, more corrective work-when the real risk is accumulating unnecessary strain over time. Todd explains how golf exposes this problem clearly: systems built on timing, compensation, and athleticism break down as bodies age, regardless of motivation. By redesigning movement around structure, repeatability, and joint-friendly mechanics, he reframes longevity as a design problem rather than a willpower problem-an insight that applies far beyond the golf course.
Why golf hasn’t improved in 70 years despite massive equipment advances
Golfers assume better technology should lead to better results, yet the average male handicap has barely changed in decades, and roughly a million people quit the game every year. Todd challenges the belief that the problem is effort, talent, or gear, pointing instead to how the game is taught. When instruction prioritizes performance and tips over learning and structure, even the best equipment can’t overcome flawed foundations.
Why golf is one of the few skills people try before they learn
Todd argues that golf instruction fails because it skips structured learning. Instead of teaching movements slowly and progressively-like dance or music-players are thrown into full motion immediately. Graves Golf reversed that process, building a system that prioritizes learning before performance.
Why most golfers don’t need another tip-they need a different starting point
Golf instruction often piles fixes on top of faulty fundamentals, leaving players stuck in constant rebuild mode. Todd breaks down how starting from a mechanically sound setup removes guesswork and inconsistency. The issue isn’t effort or motivation-it’s that most golfers were taught the game backward.
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Why most golfers don’t need another tip-they need a different starting point
Golf instruction often piles fixes on top of faulty fundamentals, leaving players stuck in constant rebuild mode. Todd breaks down how starting from a mechanically sound setup removes guesswork and inconsistency. The issue isn’t effort or motivation-it’s that most golfers were taught the game backward.
Why most movement advice fails people as they age, and what golf quietly reveals about longevity
Longevity conversations often focus on doing more-more intensity, more flexibility, more corrective work-when the real risk is accumulating unnecessary strain over time. Todd explains how golf exposes this problem clearly: systems built on timing, compensation, and athleticism break down as bodies age, regardless of motivation. By redesigning movement around structure, repeatability, and joint-friendly mechanics, he reframes longevity as a design problem rather than a willpower problem-an insight that applies far beyond the golf course.
What “intelligent golf” reveals about how we make decisions
Golfers have access to more tips, videos, and opinions than ever, yet many feel more confused-and inconsistent-than before. Todd argues that the issue isn’t lack of information, but lack of clear principles to evaluate it, which leads players to chase fixes instead of building understanding. By using golf as a case study, he reframes intelligence as the ability to filter noise, test ideas against evidence, and commit to structure-an approach that applies just as powerfully off the course as it does on it.
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Latest episodes
Key topics
Why most golfers don’t need another tip-they need a different starting point
Golf instruction often piles fixes on top of faulty fundamentals, leaving players stuck in constant rebuild mode. Todd breaks down how starting from a mechanically sound setup removes guesswork and inconsistency. The issue isn’t effort or motivation-it’s that most golfers were taught the game backward.
Why most movement advice fails people as they age, and what golf quietly reveals about longevity
Longevity conversations often focus on doing more-more intensity, more flexibility, more corrective work-when the real risk is accumulating unnecessary strain over time. Todd explains how golf exposes this problem clearly: systems built on timing, compensation, and athleticism break down as bodies age, regardless of motivation. By redesigning movement around structure, repeatability, and joint-friendly mechanics, he reframes longevity as a design problem rather than a willpower problem-an insight that applies far beyond the golf course.
What “intelligent golf” reveals about how we make decisions
Golfers have access to more tips, videos, and opinions than ever, yet many feel more confused-and inconsistent-than before. Todd argues that the issue isn’t lack of information, but lack of clear principles to evaluate it, which leads players to chase fixes instead of building understanding. By using golf as a case study, he reframes intelligence as the ability to filter noise, test ideas against evidence, and commit to structure-an approach that applies just as powerfully off the course as it does on it.
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