RORY

MCILROY

PUSH BACK WITH

LEFT SHOULDER TO

START THE SWING

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mpact is the moment of truth but it’s a product

of what has gone before. One good move leads

to another. I’ve found that keeping the clubface

looking at the ball for a fraction of a second longer

in the takeaway – with the ‘magic triangle’ of arms

and chest moving neatly together – helps me get

the club in the right slot at the top. The left arm

should be straight and the right arm soft as the you

push back with the left shoulder and hand to keep

the face looking at the ball rather than rotating open

in this initial takeaway phase. Then you simply turn

your shoulders to get the club consistently on plane

at the top. From there, the downswing starts from

the ground up and you can drop the club down

and attack the ball from the inside.

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Make a
compact
backswing
Don’t swing the shaft
past parallel. A big
shoulder turn and a
shorter arm swing will
enable you to
generate power
without sacrificing
control and accuracy.

TOP TIP

This is the

position you

want to achieve

before you

release your

wrist hinge to

unleash the lag

and really

accelerate the

clubhead into

the ball.

DRIVING AVG

317.2 YDS

GOLF ASIA 61