Forget Impact... THIS Is the Most Important Part of the Golf Swing!

PGA instructor Rob Cheney explains why focusing on your follow-through (P9 position) utilizes motor learning principles to automatically improve your swing path and impact consistency. He breaks down essential body, arm, and wrist checkpoints from the ground up at finish. Cheney demonstrates practice drills using doorway constraints and range punch shots to master end-point control.

• Motor learning research shows the brain uses end-point control (a clear finish position) to naturally structure the downswing prior to impact.
• At P9, the trail arm is parallel to the ground, the trail foot is banked inward, and the lead hip rests outside the lead ankle.
• Both arms reach maximum straightness and full extension at P9 with the shaft re-cocked perpendicular to the ground.
• Maintaining trail arm setup structure ('3 and 1' elbow external rotation and pronation) into the follow-through eliminates mid-swing micromanagement.
• Start with dry repetitions at home before hitting slow range punch shots while holding your finish position.

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