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Full Swing · Drill

Pitch the club over each shoulder to complete the swing arc

Danny's arm-and-wrist drill: hold the club out in front opposite your lead breast, then pitch it over your trail shoulder without raising the butt of the club. He says that position is roughly your three-quarter top-of-backswing position. On the way through, pitch the club over the lead shoulder, with the elbows and shoulders sitting down.

Channel: Danny Maude

Watch official source at 5:57

Try it

  1. Hold the club out in front of you opposite your lead breast.
  2. Pitch the club without raising the butt of the club, over your trail shoulder.
  3. On the way through, pitch the club over the lead shoulder.

Why this context matters

Demonstrated with a wrist motion-feedback device, but the pitching motion transfers without it.