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his right armpit? I understand that he wants to keep his right elbow tucked in but when reading through Harvey Pennicks Little Red Book yesterday he, Harvey, said that the right elbow should ONLY come down to the side on the downswing and never on the upswing. Is Vijay trying to keep his elbow tucked in throughout then?

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his right armpit? I understand that he wants to keep his right elbow tucked in but when reading through Harvey Pennicks Little Red Book yesterday he, Harvey, said that the right elbow should ONLY come down to the side on the downswing and never on the upswing. Is Vijay trying to keep his elbow tucked in throughout then?

Vijay tucks them under his left armpit. He'll occasionally do it under the right armpit too, but it'll stay. Try it. Only Jack Nicklaus and his flying elbow wouldn't really keep it in place, there.

Putting one under both armpits keeps your body turning. Vijay gets into trouble when his body stops turning and he snipes one hard left.

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