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One of the “That makes sense” moments of the Rotary Swing is their concept of centripetal force - pulling versus pushing. Learning to use the back muscles really helps to feel this pulling notion.

A straight left arm is the beginning of a good takeaway but getting it back on the correct arc is critical. Using the correct muscles on the takeaway doesn’t guarentee the correct plane but it can help make it more predictable.

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Back muscle - Shoulder turn - Hold your plane (101)

Consistency in swing path and to have a predictable plane, is also key to consistency. Rotary Swing is the first golf technique that focused on pulling vs pushing. A straight left arm is the beginning of a good takeaway but getting it back on the correct arc is critical.

We get this right by pulling with the back muscles. Pull the shoulders around with the back muscles. Perfect shoulder turn with a perfectly positioned arc.

It also promotes turning instead of swaying back.

Utilizing this pull with the muscles also encourages the right elbow to stay connected to the torso (without touching the torso). A flying right elbow makes it hard to swing on an “in to out” plane.

The wrong plane can result in fat or non-square divot. If your divot is not square (more divot on the toe side of club face) then this can be a sign that your plane is too steep (toe of club hits the grass first).

Full shoulder turn [block] (302)

You can utilize both arms being straight initially in the back swing to assist in moving the right shoulder back, in a piston like fashion, and helping to complete a full 90 degree shoulder turn.

Again, we need to be proactive. The fewer variances we add early on in the swing, the more consistent and predictable we will be. We want to be as wide as possible throughout the backswing. The hips only turn about 30 degrees.

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