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I saw Sergio doing this backswing drill on the tee at the Ryder Cup and I was curious about what he was doing. Then, coincidently, I saw Breed on Monday talking about it and it made perfect sense to me. One of my issues is getting the club stuck too far back on the backswing, forcing my to come out and around and hit across with a closed clubface. This drill does not allow the club to get stuck behind you and you have to bring the club back on a better plane. I worked at it during the week in my back yard and yesterday I had my best ball striking day in two years. I saw my Pro after the round and we discussed it and he agrees it is a good drill. I can't wait to get to the range this weekend and work on it some more. 

http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/michael-breed.htm

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Yes, I noticed Sergio as well.  Coincidentally, this is what I was alluding to a few weeks ago when I was attempting to discuss keeping the right elbow in front of you. I did not explain it very well and I kept saying point your elbow at your belt buckle. This is not exactly what I meant, but rather to point it at the right hip. When I said belt buckle,  that would have been a diagonal line. This drill exemplifies well what I was trying to say. The @radargolf video as well, same thing, more or less except he puts the lead hand in behind the trail upper arm. I like them both.

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3 hours ago, mvmac said:

Per the trail arm I also like this drill

 

I'll have to try that since I struggle with the right elbow and shoulder position in the backswing.

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I like this drill for two reasons:

1. It promotes the path back

2. It also promotes a great shoulder turn

I really like the feeling it gave me in creating a much "tighter" feeling shoulder turn. I have a tendency to let the club path go a little outside in a pick up type move which can pull me off the ball back with a slight sway. This drill kills both birds with one stone! 

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9 hours ago, saevel25 said:

I'll have to try that since I struggle with the right elbow and shoulder position in the backswing.

I like it because it gives you a good feel for the external rotation without having the right arm "glued" to your side.

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On 10/7/2016 at 9:45 AM, phan52 said:

I saw Sergio doing this backswing drill on the tee at the Ryder Cup and I was curious about what he was doing. Then, coincidently, I saw Breed on Monday talking about it and it made perfect sense to me. One of my issues is getting the club stuck too far back on the backswing, forcing my to come out and around and hit across with a closed clubface. This drill does not allow the club to get stuck behind you and you have to bring the club back on a better plane. I worked at it during the week in my back yard and yesterday I had my best ball striking day in two years. I saw my Pro after the round and we discussed it and he agrees it is a good drill. I can't wait to get to the range this weekend and work on it some more. 

http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/michael-breed.htm

Yeah, I want to try this too.  I struggle with my right elbow tipping out in the transition.

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I need to work on this

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