Driver takeaway

Could anyone tell me the correct takeaway with the driver? I normally concentrate on taking the club straight up in a circle which worked reasonably well for me. However, I started taking the club away inside and seem to be getting way more yardage with less effort.

The main things I focus on are keeping the club head squarely in front of my chest as the arms/shoulders rotate back, and maintaining a wide swing arc back along the target line. During a pre-swing I check that my left arm is not collapsing at the top, and I'm not closing the clubface at top.

Gary: ive heard that swing thought before but i cant understand how you can keep the club in front of your chest when it has to come in and rotate around and back of your head..please elaborate-David

"In front of the chest" is just how I describe the mental model of maintaining a large triangle between the clubhead, my arms and across my shoulders. Sometimes I get a bit anxious and fold the arms back too soon, giving up width and club speed, and usually ending up coming over on the downswing. Once the club gets back to about level, the left arm begins coming across my chest naturally.

I don't know if that is necessarily a good image, but that is what I try to think of on practice swings.

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