Your Biggest Golf Swing Problem... Starts With This Advice

Golf instructor Mags explains why the traditional advice of keeping your head down often causes golfers to top the ball. Staying in forward bend forces the arms to pull in to prevent slamming into the ground, leading to poor contact. By learning proper follow-through extension and right side bend, golfers can maintain posture while letting their head swivel naturally.

• Abandon the 'keep your head down' swing thought—it restricts extension and forces arms to bend through impact.
• Allow your head to swivel naturally toward the target as your chest extends upward in the follow-through.
• Maintain spine angle via trail-side bend (keeping the trail shoulder lower than the lead shoulder) rather than remaining scrunched forward.
• Practice waist-high swings while holding the finish to check for tucked hips, an extended chest, and straight arms.

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