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Start the takeaway from the lead shoulder

With the lead-side club-to-body relationship already set, feel as though the club is stuck to the body. Start the takeaway by rotating the lead shoulder so the lead shoulder, arm, hands, and club move together to position one.

Channel: Todd Graves

Watch official source at 36:23

Try it

  1. starting with the lead shoulder
  2. The lead shoulder starts rotating
  3. everything turns together to position one

Why this context matters

This is Graves's trigger cue for his connected single-plane takeaway.