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I am working on swallowing in the downswing, and also not straitening the right elbow so early in the downswing. Basically when I get to impact my right arm is already straitened, so my question is to do this correctly do I need to focus more on turning and pivoting to get my shoulders turned more before I start involving my arms? I'm not real sure how to get to this position, do I turn the shoulders earlier and faster? More like this 5sk video? [VIDEO]http://youtu.be/iD0b6wDS_WE[/VIDEO] Here is a pic from my lesson, in the position I need to try to be more like.

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Do you work at all with a foam ball between your arms? I think @Golfingdad did this and it helped to shallow the shaft and will keep your elbows together.

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Do you work at all with a foam ball between your arms? I think @Golfingdad did this and it helped to shallow the shaft and will keep your elbows together.

I have done that drill before, right now I'm doing the closed face drill, it's not so much the shallowing I'm having trouble with but keeping the elbow from straightening to early.

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Do you work at all with a foam ball between your arms? I think @Golfingdad

did this and it helped to shallow the shaft and will keep your elbows together.

I have done that drill before, right now I'm doing the closed face drill, it's not so much the shallowing I'm having trouble with but keeping the elbow from straightening to early.

The right arm straightens because it has to straighten for the club can reach the ball. Only way you can hit the ball with the elbow bent like that is to drop the right shoulder down and closer towards the ball so that the right arm doesn't have to reach as far to make contact.

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The right arm straightens because it has to straighten for the club can reach the ball. Only way you can hit the ball with the elbow bent like that is to drop the right shoulder down and closer towards the ball so that the right arm doesn't have to reach as far to make contact.

So basically I need to turn my left shoulder forwards the ball faster? Is it that simple?

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The right arm straightens because it has to straighten for the club can reach the ball. Only way you can hit the ball with the elbow bent like that is to drop the right shoulder down and closer towards the ball so that the right arm doesn't have to reach as far to make contact.

So basically I need to turn my left shoulder forwards the ball faster? Is it that simple?

Right shoulder needs to drop lower and the left shoulder goes up. Same thing as leaning away from the target. You'll probably hit a bunch of fat shots at first because you're used to throwing the right hand towards the ball so you might need to 'feel' like that hand is much more passive.

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Right shoulder needs to drop lower and the left shoulder goes up. Same thing as leaning away from the target. You'll probably hit a bunch of fat shots at first because you're used to throwing the right hand towards the ball so you might need to 'feel' like that hand is much more passive.

That is kind of what I have been trying to do since starting to work on this, so basically in the start of the downswing I have been shifting my weight, turning my shoulders, while feeling like I'm not doing anything with my arms. So sounds like I'm on the right track.

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I am working on swallowing in the downswing, and also not straitening the right elbow so early in the downswing. Basically when I get to impact my right arm is already straitened, so my question is to do this correctly do I need to focus more on turning and pivoting to get my shoulders turned more before I start involving my arms? I'm not real sure how to get to this position, do I turn the shoulders earlier and faster? More like this 5sk video?

From the pic, I would agree that you need to open up more on the downswing, need to get the body more involved. I'd focus on feeling it more with the lower body/hips rather than the shoulders. Copy what Erik is doing in the video.

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From the pic, I would agree that you need to open up more on the downswing, need to get the body more involved. I'd focus on feeling it more with the lower body/hips rather than the shoulders. Copy what Erik is doing in the video.

Thanks I'll work on getting the body turning better.

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