The Quality of Kylie Kelce's Swing Shouldn't Surprise You

I don’t think I’m alone in feeling like the fame around the Kelce family went 0-to-60 faster than a Tesla Model S Plaid. They were obviously always “famous,” however, after the perfect confluence of both brothers playing in the Super Bowl the same year they started the pod, plus the added kicker of Travis and Taylor, they slingshotted themselves into another stratosphere entirely.

What’s been even more interesting is the family's growing crossover into the golfing world.

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We’ve seen Jason on TGL broadcasts, at the Par 3 Contest during Masters week, and fully leaning into golf media. Depending on what side of Golf Twitter you live on, your opinions may vary there.

The brothers even recently had Rory McIlroy on their chart-topping podcast to talk about his back-to-back Masters wins and whether or not he thinks the game should shrink.

And while Jason has been seen everywhere in golf lately, Kylie has officially entered the chat.

In an effort to get her golf game into a spot where she can beat her husband on the course, Kylie enlisted the help of Michelle Wie West in a recent episode of FAFO on her YouTube channel.

As a swing nerd, you know I was going frame-by-frame immediately.

And honestly? The early returns are really good. Watching it back frame-by-frame, the athletic foundation jumps out right away.

Kylie’s background in field hockey shows up all over the swing. The rotational movement, the ability to create speed, the comfort moving around the ball—it’s all there. And for someone early into golf, that’s a huge advantage.

There’s plenty to work on, of course. But there’s also already a lot to like.

Setup:

If you showed this to someone without context, there is no shot they would think this is one of Kylie's first times holding a golf club.

Granted, having Michelle Wie West standing behind you giving pointers certainly helps, but you can’t fake athleticism. There honestly is not much I would nitpick here. Her posture is solid, she looks comfortable over the ball, and nothing feels overly manipulated.

Backswing:

This is where we start to see some of the tendencies of someone newer to the game.

You can see her lead arm and lead leg begin to break down almost simultaneously during the takeaway. Having some bend in either of those is not necessarily a dealbreaker. But the order in which it happens matters because it affects the sequencing of the swing. This is likely where her field hockey muscle memory comes in as the shorter length of a field hockey stick compared to a golf club typically requires more bend to get closer to the ground.

Ideally, you would want a bit more stability out of the lower body as the upper body starts taking the golf club back. At the same time, keeping that lead arm straighter for longer would help her create more width and consistency.

Top of backswing:

There is actually a little bit of vintage Jack Nicklaus in the lower body movement here.

What I really like is how complete the turn is.

Most beginners either do not turn enough, or they fake depth with their arms only. Kylie actually uses her shoulders and hips well to create a full turn, which is a huge positive this early on.

If anything, I would just like to see a bit more wrist hinge instead of the slightly rolled-over club position at the top.

Pre-Impact:

She does a really good job loading into the trail side during the backswing, but this is where we start to see the lower body get a little underutilized.

She begins shifting pressure forward, however, you can still see her hanging back slightly instead of fully getting onto the lead side.

Again, for someone this early in the golf journey, this is still a win overall.

Impact:

This is probably the clearest “new golfer” checkpoint in the swing.

Her weight stays relatively centered instead of continuing forward, which forces the upper body and hands to take over through impact. You can also see some casting and flipping of the clubhead through the strike.

Totally normal. Totally fixable.

Post impact / Follow through:

We have found a common thread that Kylie would want to work on in her journey to take down her husband on the course.

Once she gets through impact, her weight falls back onto the trail foot instead of continuing fully into the lead side.

A drill I would absolutely have her work on is the famous step-through drill popularized by Pádraig Harrington, where you literally step into the shot and finish with almost all of your pressure forward. It is one of the best ways to train proper movement through impact without overcomplicating things.

All-in-all, like Michelle says at the beginning of the video, if this is her starting point, she is well on pace to take down Jason on the course. You can see her natural athleticism at work here, and her history in field hockey certainly helps.

As soon as she gets a bit more synced up in the backswing and shifts her weight more through impact, she will have a real shot at becoming number one in the Kelce household. Jason might want to start asking for strokes while he still can.

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