# Show the bad position, then diagnose it

A sports and outdoors format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors/show-the-bad-position-then-diagnose-it

Open on the faulty movement or setup and explain what it says about the viewer's swing before prescribing the fix. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 5x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head.

## Why it works

The hook lets viewers self-diagnose from the first seconds, then stay for the cause and the drill.

## How to make it

1. Show the fault visually in the first 3 seconds
2. Name it in plain physical words
3. Explain the cause in one sentence
4. Prescribe one or two drills

## Hook formula

If your [movement] looks like this, you're [plain-English mistake]

## Examples

- @brycecopegolf (264K followers, TikTok talking head): 4.8x their usual views. Hook: “I DON'T NEED TO SEE YOUR SWING...” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@brycecopegolf/video/7692849041335455006)
- @golfgains.fitness (181K followers, Instagram talking head): 5.3x their usual views. Hook: “IF YOUR BACKSWING LOOKS LIKE THIS” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeRj39bRsK0/)
- @sam.druce (276K followers, Instagram talking head): 3.3x their usual likes. Hook: “STOP STANDING UP” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Deb5l3qOLnG/)

More sports and outdoors formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors.md

## Get the full library

The full library has every post, format and hook in sports and outdoors, plus long-running Meta ads, and your AI agent can search it over MCP. The library comes with Volume Core and Pro, from $29.99 a month, and every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Start a free trial: https://tryvolume.app/library

Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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