X-Factor Hold at the Top

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X-Factor Hold at the Top

Make a slow backswing, stop at the top for three seconds, and feel the stretch across your trunk before starting down with your hips.

Duration: 8 min
Reps: 3 sets of 5
Equipment: club
Level: Intermediate

How to do it

Take your address with a mid-iron.
Make a slow backswing and stop at the top.
Hold for three seconds and feel a stretch across your trunk and down your lead side.
Start the downswing by turning your hips toward the target, not by throwing the arms.
Repeat for 3 sets of 5, with a rest between sets.

Goal

Build the feel of a stretched trunk at the top, with the shoulders turned further than the hips.

Feel cue

Feel a stretch down your lead side and across your belly at the top.

Mistake to avoid

Rushing out of the hold with the arms — start down by turning the hips first.

Works on

P4Top of backswing

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