SYNC YOUR TORSO WITH YOUR LOWER BODY

At the top of the swing, I like to feel my weight loaded on the instep of my right foot. This means that I haven’t turned back too far with my hips. You don’t need a huge hip turn to hit solid drives. In fact, having too much can make your swing too long and loose for any consistency with your ball-striking. With my weight set, I know I’m ready to start the downswing. Whenever I get nervous, I have a tendency to turn my hips toward the target too fast compared to my upper body—the spinout move. To keep from doing that, I feel as though the end of the grip is leading the way and moving toward the ball ( above). This keeps my upper body rotation in time with my lower body. I get back to the ball unhurried, but accelerating.