Move your left shoulder back and down on your backswing, then forward and farther down, before whipping it up and behind you. Key move: Shift pressure to your right foot, then to your left.
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Swing to the top, then take your left hand off the grip and allow your arm to fall. Let gravity do the work. You've made a successful, Sergio-like pull back if your left hand hangs even with and slightly to the right of your left knee as you look down. If it hangs to the left of your left knee, you didn't pull your left shoulder back far enough; if it hangs above your left knee, you didn't drop your shoulder low enough.
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LEFT SHOULDER • 7 INCHES BACK
That's just past the middle of your chest when you stand in your address position. In the players we studied, most got here with 40 degrees of hip turn and 85 degrees of shoulder turn, numbers that any golfer can reach. |
LEFT SHOULDER • 4 INCHES DOWN
If your coach says, "Turn your left shoulder into your chin," fire him! In elite golf swings, the left shoulder drops to the approximate level of your sternum as you stand at address. Very few everyday players get this low. |
LEFT SHOULDER • 5 INCHES OUT
Students fight me on this position, but it's where you want to be. Prove it to yourself right now. As you sit, turn your shoulders to the right. As your right shoulder moves behind you, your left shoulder goes out in front of you. |