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I thought I had seen something about this before but I couldn't find it. So is it ok to tilt your head towards your left shoulder for a right handed player at address? I find that if I tilt my head a little bit I don't end up hitting it and pushing it with my shoulder in my backswing.
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Robert Rock pushes his head slightly rotating it with his shoulder on his backswing. The key is lack of horizontal movement.

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Robert Rock pushes his head slightly rotating it with his shoulder on his backswing. The key is lack of horizontal movement.

Yea that's what I do if I don't tilt my head.

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So what feels more natural to you? What feels least tense?

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I tilt my head slightly to the right, right handed, just before I start my take away. I'm left eye dominate, and that gives me a better sense of where I'd like my club head to strike the ball..weird huh..lol

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I tilt my head slightly to the right, right handed, just before I start my take away. I'm left eye dominate, and that gives me a better sense of where I'd like my club head to strike the ball..weird huh..lol

I tilt my head to the right also (right handed) but I'm right eye dominant. I guess the key is to keep the eyes pretty steady no matter how the head tilts. Tilting to the left seems strange though.

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I tilt my head to the right also (right handed) but I'm right eye dominant. I guess the key is to keep the eyes pretty steady no matter how the head tilts. Tilting to the left seems strange though.

Well, today I found why I tilt my head to the right. I went to get a new prescription for my glasses, turns out, I don't need new lenses, I need cataract surgery..my right eye is far worse than my left, so I get to go see the eye doc soon..

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I tilt my head to the right also (right handed) but I'm right eye dominant. I guess the key is to keep the eyes pretty steady no matter how the head tilts. Tilting to the left seems strange though.

Well, today I found why I tilt my head to the right. I went to get a new prescription for my glasses, turns out, I don't need new lenses, I need cataract surgery..my right eye is far worse than my left, so I get to go see the eye doc soon..


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I thought I had seen something about this before but I couldn't find it. So is it ok to tilt your head towards your left shoulder for a right handed player at address? I find that if I tilt my head a little bit I don't end up hitting it and pushing it with my shoulder in my backswing.

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Both can work. If you find it's better for you, stick with it. [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/content/type/61/id/115253/] [/URL]

I more the guy on the right, it feels weird but I found I can get a better shoulder turn if I feel like my left ear is closer to my left shoulder. I just tried this a on a couple swings when I was practicing last night and I'm going to ask Brian @evolvr to make sure the next time I am able to upload a swing video. I haven't been able to, hopefully I will be able to soon but I'm not sure when. We are expecting more snow tomorrow.

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