Golf Digest South Africa - June 2026

GET OFF TO A BETTER START WITH THIS ‘KEY’ THOUGHT I bet you never realised you had a better backswing in your pocket. Swinging keys on a lanyard ( above ) or long key chain is a great visual and feel for your takeaway. Why? To create the momentum needed to wrap the keys around your hand, you would swing the keys away from you before wristing them upwards. Similarly, you don’t want to bring your clubhead up at the start of your backswing. You move it down the target line before raising it up with a setting of your wrists. Remembering the lanyard move when you take the club back will help get you off to a good start, which leads to better consistency

in your swing. Keep your club’s shaft in line with your lead arm as you start the swing ( right ). This also will help you establish a natural tempo in your

backswing and create a more fluid movement to the top.

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