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I've heard of using swing triggers to let your body know it's time to start the backswing, but does anyone use some kind of trigger just before the downswing?

I find that if I'm doing things correctly, feeling no tension in my arms, keeping my left arm straight and getting a full shoulder turn, there is an instant at the top of my backswing where the club feels completely weightless. It's at that moment that I start to rotate my hips around and start bringing the club down. When I'm able to do that, I can hit a great looking straight shot that feels completely effortless.

Rules question: is it legal to stop in the middle of a swing if you sense something is wrong? For instance, I'm at the top of my backswing but I don't feel my club go weightless, can I stop and set up again?
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I've heard of using swing triggers to let your body know it's time to start the backswing, but does anyone use some kind of trigger just before the downswing?

Its time to start the downswing when you feel your shoulders have stopped turning. Remember that you dont want to continue pulling with your arms once the shoulder turn has stopped.

And yes, you are allowed to stop the swing at any time. Tiger seems to do it once or twice a tournament when he gets distracted. In fact, i'd recommend that you would stop it if something feels uncomfortable. You dont want to put a bad swing on a ball...and especially you dont want to do it if you know its coming.

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I've heard of using swing triggers to let your body know it's time to start the backswing, but does anyone use some kind of trigger just before the downswing?

Re: the rules. It is only a stroke if an attempt is made to advance the ball. You can stop anytime during your swing. This rule also covers that jackass in every group that says "That's One!" when you start your set up and accidentally bump your ball off the tee. It is not an attempt to advance the ball.

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When I see the clubhead out of the corner of my eye, I know its time to start my downswing.

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This rule also covers that jackass in every group that says "That's One!" when you start your set up and accidentally bump your ball off the tee. It is not an attempt to advance the ball.

Correct, Its not a stroke if you haven't swung, UNLESS you have already wiffed at the ball. In that case, yes, it is a stroke, because the ball moved after your first attempt to hit it on the teeing ground.

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