You HAVE to avoid this take away mistake golf g...
This is a move that so many players get wrong. So when you are at setup, from your setup position to this club getting parallel to the ground, your hands should not be getting any higher. So there's two reasons I will see this happen. One will be players will think they're keeping the club head out in front of them, and they will push the hands out and away. So you can see my hands are elevated and working up and away from the body. This is where the arms can get a little disconnected. The body is going to feel the weight of this club get too far to the outside. So usually it's going to do something, and something is usually a roll to try to get this club back and behind them. And this is where, as you shove out and away, plus add a little bit of roll, this club is going to get into a very flat position, and nine out of 10 times when that club gets too flat, it has nowhere to go but steep on the downswing. The other big issue I will see, or the other mistake I will see players make, is they will have very little wrist hinge. They'll try to feel a one-piece take away, or take the arms out of it. And as they start to turn the body with no wrist hinge, this club is going to sweep to the inside, and by the time this club gets to parallel to the ground, you can see it's very high on the body, up above waist high. And this is where I will typically see a full breakdown of the arm structure. If there's no wrist hinge, and we get to this point, something has to happen to get the club up to the top. If the wrists are going to be of no use, that movement is going to move up the arm here to the elbow, and the next joint that can move. And that is where the elbows will start to lift and break down, and we will see a big breakdown of the arm structure. So the fix here is we want to keep the hands down and inside with a little bit of more wrist hinge, feeling that trail wrist work a little bit more up and back. And as we do that, we can now keep that arm structure, these hands down and inside a little bit more with wrist hinge. And you can see I can get this club to parallel to the ground without any elevation of my hands. Now this club is set to a spot where it can work a little bit more vertically to have plenty of room to shallow. And now that my wrists are setting, I can take the stress off the elbows, keep that elbow structure in a pretty good spot. And that is going to help your golf swing tremendously. Don't karate chop the target. You want to backhand it. As you lead with the side of the hand in this karate chop type motion, where the glove logo points out towards the camera, that's going to open this club face up big time. Instead, try getting your glove logo to face the targeted impact. This should help add a little bit of shackling and close the face, giving you better compression. Start hitting partial punch shots with that glove logo leading the way, and then ramp up to full speed. Follow for more golf tips.
Summary
To improve your golf swing, keep your hands low and inside during the takeaway. Incorporate wrist hinge to maintain arm structure and avoid a flat club position. Lead with the glove logo towards the target for better compression.
Key Points
- Keep hands low and inside during the takeaway.
- Avoid elevating hands to prevent disconnection in the swing.
- Wrist hinge is crucial for maintaining arm structure.
- A flat club position leads to steep downswing issues.
- Lead with the glove logo towards the target for better compression.
- Practice partial punch shots to improve technique.
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