The Best Exit Move In Golf (And Almost Nobody Teaches It!)
In this instructional video, Shaun Webb and Mike Granato from Athletic Motion Golf explain what the trail arm actually does from impact to post-impact shaft parallel. Using GEARS 3D motion capture data, they demonstrate that tour players elevate the trail arm rather than pulling it across the chest, proving that body rotation and forearm rotation create the look of an 'exit left' follow-through.
GEARS 3D data shows the trail upper arm moves up ~10 degrees and in only 1 to 4 degrees relative to the chest post-impact.
Manually pulling or yanking the hands left cuts off pelvic rotation and often leads to a chicken wing.
The illusion of the hands 'going around the corner' is created by hip turn, torso pivot, and internal shoulder/forearm rotation.
Practicing a pivot drill with arms held static relative to the chest illustrates proper follow-through positioning.
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