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Drop-Back Stance Shallow Swings
Pull your trail foot a foot back from the target line and hit shots from that closed stance.
- Duration
- 10 min
- Reps
- 20 balls
- Equipment
- none
- Level
- Intermediate
How to do it
Take your normal setup, then slide your trail foot about a foot straight back from the target line.
Keep your shoulders roughly square to the target.
Swing at half speed and feel how much room the club has to drop behind you.
Build up to 75% effort once the ball is starting right and curving back.
Hit 20 balls, then hit 5 from a normal stance keeping the same feel.
Goal
Use the stance itself to make a steep, out-and-over start down physically awkward to produce.
Feel cue
Feel the club dropping in behind you with plenty of room, so you have to swing out toward the right.
Mistake to avoid
Swinging harder to compensate for the odd stance — start at half speed and let the new shape appear before you add any effort.
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