Once you are set up, hinge your wrists until the club is parallel to the ground. The only thing that moves is the club and your wrists. At this point, your wrists are in the position you want them at the top. Take the club and your arms back. The clubhead stays on the target side of your hands until your arms reach waist-high. Then the clubhead breaks up and over your hands. As you swing to the transition of your swing, the clubhead keeps moving away from the target line. As you change directions, the momentum of the club will help your arms fall on the correct path into the ball.
From the set up, take the club back to waist high on the backswing. At this point, when your lead arm is parallel to the ground, you should have a 90-degree angle between the club shaft and your lead arm. Swing down through impact and into the follow-through until your trail arm is parallel to th...
Set up several sticks. One is on your target line. The others are spaced apart to create gates to hit the ball in between. As you practice, make the same backswing but then change the path of your arms on the downswing to make the ball go through the intended gate. Start by making swings that sta...
Learning how the hands and the handle of the club work to create the proper pivoting action of the club is one of the most critical skills in the game relative to distance and control. You do not pull the handle; use your hands the way you would snap a towel. The handle has to slow down and feel ...
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