The Arm Move That's Quietly Killing Every Swing You Make!
Mike Granato and Shaun Webb from Athletic Motion Golf explain how the popular 'swing left' cue often backfires by causing golfers to wipe their arms across their chest, which kills pelvis rotation. Using Gears 3D data, they demonstrate that keeping the arms on the trail side and rotating the body is the true way to achieve a left-exiting club path. The video provides a specific release drill from Scott Hamilton to help golfers stop 'manufacturing' the swing with their hands.
Swinging left should be a result of body rotation, not pulling your arms across your torso.
Wiping the arms across the body (horizontal abduction) actually prevents the hips from opening correctly.
Pro players often maintain the same lead-arm-to-chest angle from the top of the swing through impact.
A proper release feels like 'shooting a BB out the shaft' as the body pivots, rather than dragging the handle.
Fixing the arm path often automatically creates better shaft lean without additional effort.