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Originally Posted by Azinine  The 'half backswing' thing is always something that I end up going back to when my swing gets in a funk. I always had a sneaking suspicion that I was probably taking quite a full swing while I thought I wasn't... A few days ago the sun was just right and I was able to watch my shadow while taking a supposed abbreviated backswing. Sure enough, my arms were going to 10 o'clock or more and the club was going parallel to the ground, as Todd said. |
I hate to say it, but for me 10 o'clock is about as "full" as it gets--with shaft at right angle, so about 1 o'clock. If I try to put my arms any higher than that, my swing self-destructs. A more dependable, controlled swing only goes to 9 o'clock. It may be a geezer swing, but I don't worry about it too much, because when my timing is on I can still get lag and pop the ball a good distance. I just don't have much flexibility, so by the time I get to 10 o'clock, I feel wound up very tight.