STEP THREE: USE BODY
ROTATION TO HIT THE SHOT
• Resist the urge to make an arms-only swing. • Keep your body turning towards the target. • Smoothly accelerate the club down into the ball ( left ). • Make sure your weight stays forward for crisp contact.
STEP FOUR: MIRROR YOUR BACKSWING AT THE FINISH • Let your hands and arms swing past your body. • Keep turning your hips and shoulders through. • Allow the club to rehinge
STEP FIVE: DRILL: RESTRICT YOUR BACKSWING • Wrap a resistance band around your torso and hands. • Swing back, feeling your arm swing pulling your body. • Use the tension from the band to make a wide, compact swing ( above ). • Notice how the band
into a backward “L” shape at the finish ( right ).
keeps you from overswinging.
MAUREEN FARRELL is director of instruction at Oakwood Country Club in Kansas City.
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MAY 2026
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