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Lead Side Dominant

Here is the process for learning the Lead Side Feels. The order is important. Inherent in Rotary Swing is the notion that you practice one concept 3,000-5,000 times to anchor into your body as a habit. While this may be true. Who among us wants to stop golfing for months and months while we rework things? I have created an order that should facilitate incorporating whatever element you are working on into your swing without waiting until the end for results.
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Start with a proper
Setup
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Mastery is possible in a short time and should instantly impact your swing.

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Backswing

Save only the Setup, this has contributed to consistency more than any other element of my swing.
Pull right shoulder behind head with your right lat - keep head stationary
Shoulder turn - Hold your plane
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Right hip is stagnant - it should never sway - you should feel tension building as it slightly turns back - increase pressure on trail foot to 80%
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Spine Angle - Plane
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- if you were wearing a neck tie it should be just inside right knee.
Left shoulder should go down
Maintain right knee flex - it may straighten a bit but not lock

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Transition
Sit to Square
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Learn to use your big muscles in the swing.
Keep chest away from target as you
Shift and sit into left leg - sit or squat to square - hips are parallel to target - weight is 50-50 on feet
Shoulders are moved by hips
Left leg will move independently of right leg - just like throwing a ball
Left knee should move over left ankle - increase space
Right foot is twisting and creating counter force - heel is moving toward left leg
Maintain tush line - clam shell drill
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Downswing
Post Up
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Big muscle swing thoughts are key to me making a controlled effortless swing.
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Post Up
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- into left side neutral joint alignment
Left leg straightens as if you are standing up
Hips 30-45 degrees open - left hip moves up and back - right glut stays back - keep tush line
Shoulders are square to target - parallel to target line
Don’t move shoulders, hips move them - left shoulder should stay below right shoulder
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The Drill
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This is where the magic happens.
Learn to swing the arms incrementally. From club parallel to arm parallel to full swing.
Learn the feel of the swing
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Leed Arm only
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My first feeling of compressing the ball.
Big body swing - small arm swing
Extend arm
Squat to square - arm should be parallel
Post up - hand should be over right leg
Hand is under the shoulder
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Release
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Squaring the club face effortlessly.
Without a ball:
Take club upside down
Squat to square - +90 degree between shaft and arm
Post up - club shaft just above parallel to ground
Arm and club is moving at this point
Chest stays square
Body stops moving - the club will move you into a follow through
Shaft should be pointing down the target line
Let club release
With a ball:
Left arm only - start with foam balls first so that you don’t lose
Go to top - add right hand
Right arm is up there helping support the club
Let right hand come off
Keep right hand on longer and longer - keep right hand loose
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