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Full Swing · Technique

Set up with forward shaft lean and weight left

Set up with more weight on the left foot and leg, and put the shaft and left arm in one line with the hands farther forward inside the lead thigh. This creates around 12 degrees of shaft lean at address and gets the setup closer to the needed position. The motion still needs lateral shift and the body opening.

Channel: CraigHansonGolf

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Try it

  1. Set up with a little bit more weight on your left foot and left leg.
  2. Get the shaft in one line with the lead arm, with the hands further forwards on the inside of the lead thigh.
  3. Lean the shaft over to around 12 degrees of shaft lean.

Why this context matters

Instructional segment on setting up for solid ball-first contact.