You Can't Create This Position... It Has to Happen | Jimmy Ballard

Golf instructor Jimmy Ballard explains why you shouldn't try to manually manufacture a perfect position at the top of the backswing. Using a throwing motion analogy, Ballard demonstrates how initiating the transition with the right foot and leg naturally sets the club and wrists into the downswing position.

• Do not try to force or position the club at the top of the swing using your hands, wrists, or arms.
• The proper position at the top happens naturally as a result of lower-body movement.
• Transition begins when the right foot and knee reverse direction to shift toward the target.
• Treat the completion of the backswing and the start of the downswing as one continuous motion triggered by the legs.

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