The SHORTER BACKSWING MOVE Is Changing SO MANY Golf Swings!

PGA Professional Chris Dennis from Get Good At Golf demonstrates how maintaining trail arm connection creates a shorter, more compact backswing. By tucking the shirt sleeve under the trail arm, golfers prevent overswinging and casting, leading to improved weight transfer, cleaner delivery, and increased driving distance.

• Tuck your shirt sleeve under your trail armpit to feel arm-to-body connection through the backswing.
• A flying trail elbow leads to overswinging, loss of angles, and casting on the downswing.
• Initiate the downswing by shifting weight onto the lead side before rotating through impact.
• A compact backswing helps maintain driver loft and energy transfer, resulting in higher ball speed and straighter drives.

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