DON'T Drop Your Hands To Start The Downswing (Feel THIS Instead!)
PGA instructor Milo Lines and Henry Fall explain why golfers should not artificially drop their hands down to start the downswing. They demonstrate how dropping hands into the trail pocket leads to getting stuck, severe loss of clubhead speed, and poor impact positions. Using synchronized drills like the alignment stick in belt loops, they show how hands should transport on plane naturally with body rotation.
Artificially dropping the hands to start the downswing causes the club to fall too far inside, leading to getting stuck and losing clubhead speed.
Elite golfers transport their hands along the swing plane in sync with upper body rotation rather than separating arm movement and turning into two independent steps.
Holding the lead hand under the trail tricep off the course provides a simple feel for keeping the trail arm properly connected to body turn.
Threading an alignment stick through belt loops gives visual and physical feedback to prevent excessive sliding and keep arms out in front of the chest.
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