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Originally Posted by bjd  Stop your bodies forward motion when the club arrives at the ball and keep your head down and eye on the ball. Always follow thru and have the shaft smack you in the back. Stay loose the whole time. I can consistently hit it about 250-290 yds. Not bad for a 54 year who broke his back 2 years ago I must say. |
I must
disagree with the recommendations to
keep your head down and
have the shaft smack you in the back!
I have never seen a golfer hit a good shot when he/she is focusing on keeping his/her head down. Like Ernie Els says it is a better thought to think
keep your chin up.
http://www.ernieels.com/default.aspx?i_CategoryID=144
For many years I modeled my swing after Greg Norman, and arriving at the same finish position as him (with the club finishing across my back) I ended up with two drivers and two iron shafts that broke (the second driver scratching my back...I'm lucky it didn't impale me
). I recommend that people who can't afford to replace broken shafts, and don't want to hurt their back and shoulder try to finish more around the neck and parallel to the shoulders like you see from players like Ernie Els, Fred Couples, and Annika Sorenstam.
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