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Full Swing · Technique

Hit the 90/45/half backswing turn ratio

The instructor gives a textbook backswing turn ratio: about a 90-degree shoulder turn, a 45-degree hip turn, and about half of that turn again in the knees. She says hitting these positions puts you in a good position at the top of the backswing.

Channel: Golf with Coach Carolin

Watch official source at 1:02

Why this context matters

Part of a lesson on downswing sequencing; she reviews the backswing first.