Full Swing · Technique

Delay trail-arm extension past pre-impact

At pre-impact with the clubhead parallel to the ground, the coach describes the trail elbow externally pinned and driving outward, leaving two or three inches between the trail tricep and the chest or stomach. He says to keep that relationship until the butt end reaches the inside of the lead leg, then extend the trail arm; extending earlier minimizes potential speed. Through release, the butt end moves from inside to outside the lead leg while the clubhead moves from one parallel position to the next.