Young’s setup and backswing are standard among power players, and there’s a lot you can copy. His wide, stable stance is neutral in relation to START WIDE AND STAY WIDE – BUT REMAIN CENTRED +
Cam’s swing is the width of his swing arc. While amateurs tend to have a narrow arc, taking the club back mostly with their arms, Cam stays very wide by moving his arms and torso together ( left ). The wider the arc, the more time the club has to pick up speed in the downswing. Also, note how his upper body remains centred over his lower body ( above ). In the past, a tendency to move more laterally led to inconsistencies in his ball-striking. Amateurs frequently make the same mistake. Now Young coils with his “legs under him. That's a good swing thought,” he says.
the target ( above, left ), which leads to more consistency. “I use the term ‘benchmarks’ for things in his stance and swing that are easy to copy. We want as many of those as he can create,” David says. “Think about it, if you're not square, how do you know from swing to swing if you’re starting from the same position?” The main thing to pay attention to in this phase of
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