This Is Why You Are Shocking At Striking The Golf Ball...
Stuart Cartwright from Good Golf Coaching breaks down the true mechanics of ball striking: handle path and low point mastery. He demonstrates how elevating the lead shoulder causes fat and thin shots, and introduces a TheraBand exercise and lead-arm external rotation drill to keep shoulders level and position low point past the golf ball.
The lead shoulder acts as the pivot point of the swing; lifting it drops the low point behind the ball, causing fat or thin strikes.
Trying to force an extreme inside-out path often causes side-bending of the spine and internal arm rotation, ruining contact quality.
External rotation of the lead forearm in the downswing allows the club face to square up naturally and aligns the swing arc properly.
Depressing the shoulders on the rib cage during rotation maintains posture and keeps the handle path traveling on a functional inside-to-inside arc.