Hi Greg,

Regarding the impact or wall drill, I have a question about the associated shoulder turn.

Assume that I retain the spine angle from setup through impact so that my upper torso rotates around the spine (i.e. the spine angle does not change through the swing, untill the follow through where it may become more upright). If this is the case, and at setup if the ball is aligned with the sweet spot of the club, then the club will more likely strike the ball with the sweet spot if my shoulders are square at impact (the hips should be open or straining to point to the target to maintain the rotational tension on the upper
torso).

If the shoulders are open at impact, as in the impact/wall drill, does that not imply that the distance between left shoulder and ball is now greater than at address and the club will strike the ball with the bottom half of the club or worse still I am going to top the ball ?

Do not take this the wrong way, I am not being critical here since I think the impact drill has considerable merit. I am merely concerned about the impact of the shoulders being so open at impact (instead of much more square to the ball).

Al