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Push a beach ball underwater to feel hand leverage

The speaker describes a drill he uses with students to feel the leverage: from setup, the hands hang straight down from the shoulders with the fingers pointing out away, and you push down as if pushing a beach ball underwater, keeping the push going as the hands move back and through. Once the feel is there, the fingers rotate slightly to simulate the club head pivoting around the handle.

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Try it

  1. Hands straight down from the shoulders, fingers out away, and push like pushing a beach ball underwater
  2. As you go back, keep pushing down with the palms, fingers pointing out away
  3. Then rotate the fingers a little to simulate the club head pivoting around the handle