We all know you have to turn on turning back It’s how you come back that makes the difference. To borrow some boxing analogies, disabled people tend to cross left. The best players do an uppercut. Here’s what I mean – plus a visual to help you see and feel the difference.
Get into your regular setup with each iron, then swing up and hold. Have a friend place a stretch stick across your elbows, as shown in the photos above. If you struggle with stability or speed, it’s likely that the extension stick looks like the one on the left: parallel to the ground.
This indicates that you simply rolled your shoulders, perhaps with a little too much swing from the ball. Yes, you’re back, but you’re not really “charged”. This is the dreaded cross-left turn, which can lead to a serious lack of power and lots of cornering problems.
You need to build some uppercut into your backswing. Notice in the top right photo how at the top the extension stick is more angled toward the ground. It’s this type of swing that puts the club correctly on plane and creates the “load” you need for a powerful, on-plane landing. Consider returning while saving the slant you put in the address. It’s the easy way to always catch the hard ball.
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