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Full Swing · Technique

Set the ball forward and sternum back to hit up with driver

For the driver, the speaker positions the ball forward in the stance opposite the lead heel and keeps the sternum well behind the ball. He says this creates a swing circle that bottoms out behind the ball and strikes it on the way up, which gives maximum distance. He warns that using this same setup with hybrids or fairway woods produces a topped shot.

Channel: Danny Maude

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Why this context matters

Set up as the contrast case before he explains the fairway-wood/hybrid adjustments.